Mobile Apps Design for Sustainable Agriculture in Mali-West Africa Jaouja Maiga, Suyoto, Pranowo
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta
Abstract
In Mali, agricultural activities such as seeding, harvesting and irrigation play a significant role in productivity. These activities must be carried out appropriately and, above all, at an appropriate time to achieve excellent performance. Unfortunately, most farmers are unaware of the impact of these activities on the yield of their crops. This study aims to help farmers and youth people wishing to gather information needed in the field of agriculture entrepreneurship through a mobile application (mobile apps). The apps designed is mainly used to disseminate information to farmers on how to carry out various agricultural activities such as details information about the type of crops, fertilizers, pesticides, selling and buying a product of agriculture, etc. These apps help farmers and youth people improve their agricultural productivity and do not cause harm to the environment. So the apps help them for sustainable agriculture to make better land management decisions.
Keywords: Sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurship agriculture, mobile apps
