UMN X UGM Launch MySalak Application : AI Based Application for Salak Farmers

(Sesi foto bersama tim pengembangan aplikasi MySalak. Dok. UMN)

Jakarta – Recently on Wednesday (15/01/2025), Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) and Universitas Gajah Mada just launched “MySalak” app. MySalak is an AI and Internet of Things (IoT) based application, developed to help salak farmers in dealing with pests.

This application and program is a result of collaboration between Technic and Computer Studies UMN, Faculty of Agriculture UGM, LPPM UMN, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Director of Horticultural Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, Yogyakarta Agricultural Quarantine Office, DIY Agricultural Office, and Mitra Turindo Association

“With MySalak app, we expected that the farmers could manage their salak farmland better, and increase their harvest and export”, says Nabila Husna, Lecture in Technic and Computer UMN in an interview with UMN News Service.

Nabila also shared about UMN students that play a significant role in the making of this application, Nabila said that they fully contributed to this project.

“They applied the knowledge that they gained from the course to solve this real-world problem in salak farming. From this project, students did not only get practice experience, but also strengthened their contribution in supporting innovation in farming”, she added. 

Beside that, MySalak app is also made to solve the main problem faced by the salak farmer Tani Mitra Turnido Group, namely, the attack of fruit fly pests. These pests attacks caused farmers to face restrictions on salak exports to several countries. MySalak app is developed to address this issue.”

(Tentang aplikas MySalak. Dok. UMN)

MySalak app also have several feature, which is : 

• Weather prediction

This feature gives realtime information about the weather condition from the MySalak IoT system that is installed in several places on their farmer land.

“The results of the weather then will be analyzed with AI so it could give weather predictions for the next seven days. From these weather predictions, we re-analyzed the data to provide predictions of the possible pests that might appear based on the weather forecast,” said Nabila.

• Automated Fruit Fly Detection and Counting

This application also comes with fruit fly detection that is used for administrations export needs. “Usually, farmers need to report the number of captured fruit flies. To speed up and simplify these report processes, we developed automatic Fruit Fly Detection”, says her. 

• Pest distribution map

These features give information about the pest distribution across the Mitra Turindo farmland. With this feature, farmers can monitor the farmland that have higher or lower levels of pest infestation, making it easier to make decisions for more targeted management and control.

• Article

Beside automatic counting, this application also has feature articles and tips that can be used by the farmer to work more optimally.

“All these features are expected to optimize the farmer’s performance in controlling the fruit fly pests”, said Nabila again. 

Is this application open to the public?

For now, MySalak app is targeted for farmers and relevant authorities. Farmers will need to access mysalak.com website to use that technology. However, it is possible if this application will develop more so it can be used publicly. 

By Putu Wiena | UMN News Service

English Translations By Rachel Tiffany Tanukusuma

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