SMART PORTABLE PEST REPELLENT USING SOLAR PANEL TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Riana Nurmalasari, Yoto, Marsono
State University of Malang
Abstract
Almost all regions of Indonesia produce rice every year. This shows that the agricultural sector plays an important role for the economy in Indonesia . But there are still factors that hinder crop yields such as rice pests. This causes the amount and quality of rice harvested to be not as good as expected. One of the solutions to prevent pests is by designing smart portable pest repellent devices using solar panels. The making of this tool is intended to minimize the impact of losses during harvest caused by rats, birds, insects, and other rice pests. This tool utilizes sound frequencies that are environmentally friendly to repel pests and solar energy as a source of energy. This study aims to find out the relationship between the use of smart portable pest repellent with agricultural productivity. This study is a correlational quantitative study and using linear regression analysis . The study population is farmers who are members of farmer groups in Madiun. The data analysis showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between the use of smart portable pest repellent on agricultural productivity (R 0.662 and sig. 0,000).
Keywords: smart portable pest repellent, solar panel, rice field, productivity
