Digitization of agricultural extension system for effective management of emergency in Nigeria

Olagunju, Oluwatoyin; Adetarami, Oluwaseun; Koledoye, G. F.; Olumoyegun, Adewumi Temidire; Nabara, Isah Shehu

doi:10.4314/jae.v25i4.9

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“…Masalah penyuluh antara lain terkait dengan kelembagaan penyuluhan, ketenagakerjaan penyuluhan, dan penyelenggaraan penyuluhan (Taryoto, 2014). Tiga isu utama meliputi aspek keterbatasan sumber daya manusia (SDM), keterbatasan pelatihan, akses informasi dan teknologi, keuangan, dan akses pasar (Olagunju et al, 2021). Jadi, secara umum masalah yang dihadapi penyuluh pertanian juga harus dihadapi petani.…”

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Tantangan Menjadi Penyuluh Kekinian di Era Disrupsi

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Sri Peni Wastutiningsih,

Novendra Cahyo Nugroho

et al. 2024

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Perkembangan sektor pertanian saat ini dihadapkan dengan berbagai dilema terkait dengan revolusi teknologi 4.0, seperti disrupsi, perubahan iklim, pandemi Covid-19, bencana alam, kemiskinan dan kecukupan pangan nasional. Tantangan ini memerlukan respons dari berbagai pihak dan para pemangku kepentingan, khususnya penyuluh pertanian sebagai ujung tombak di sektor ini. Berbagai permasalahan masih menyelimuti keberadaan penyuluh pertanian baik secara kualitas maupun kuantitas, mulai dari penguasaan dan akses pada teknologi informasi, kebijakan, pembiayaan, akses pasar serta dinamika kelembagaan yang terus mewarnai kinerja penyuluh pertanian. Berkembangnya digitalisasi pertanian diharapkan dapat membantu penyuluh pertanian bersikap lebih inovatif, adaptif, kolaboratif, dan profesional dalam menjalankan profesinya agar eksistensinya tidak tersisih dan terabaikan dari laju percepatan pembangunan pertanian berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tantangan penyuluh pertanian agile di Yogyakarta dan sekitarnya dalam menghadapi revolusi 4.0. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode pendekatan konstruktivisme kritis. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari penyuluh pertanian dan petani. Jumlah informan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak sembilan informan, dengan enam informan merupakan penyuluh pertanian dan tiga informan merupakan petani. Informan berasal dari dua kabupaten, yaitu Kabupaten Klaten dan Kabupaten Bantul. Setidaknya terdapat tiga tantangan penyuluh, yaitu: (1) Kurangnya kemampuan berkaitan dengan digitalisasi dan gawai, sebagian penyuluh tidak percaya diri; (2) Dukungan biaya operasional yang dirasa kurang dalam mendukung operasional Balai Penyuluh Pertanian; dan (3) Banyaknya aplikasi akibat digitalisasi yang justru memberikan administratif yang berdampak pada kinerja penyuluh. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan: (1) Penyuluh profesional dituntut dapat menyesuaikan diri dan perannya sesuai dengan perkembangan dan perubahan peradaban manusia yang selalu didukung oleh perkembangan teknologi digital; (2) Kunci utama sebagai penyuluh profesional adalah mengedepankan pendekatan yang humanis melalui pendekatan interpersonal. Dukungan anggaran dan kebijakan juga diperlukan dalam rangka mewujudkan penyuluh profesional di era kekinian.

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Tantangan Menjadi Penyuluh Kekinian di Era Disrupsi

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Novendra Cahyo Nugroho

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“…Ahmed et al (2020) and Lencucha et al (2020) identified policy inconsistency in the national agricultural sector as major consideration in digitalization. Other institutional factors include government and extension management support (Olagunju, 2021), availability of training and provision of support (Fabregas et al, 2022) and distance to training centers (Gyata, 2019). These institutional variables can motivate clients to utilize digital technologies.…”

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“…This can also assist remarkably in reducing production cost and risk as farmers are authorized to make healthy decisions (Pesce et al, 2019;Ibukun et al, 2021). Digitalization of the agricultural sector will essentially assist in bridging knowledge gaps, implying that majority of the farmers can access advisory services irrespective of the insufficient number of extension staff (Olagunju et al, 2021).…”

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“…For efficient digitalization, the existence of the technical know-how for manipulating and assessing data is of utmost importance (Baumüller and Addom, 2020). Less attention has been given to digitalization in many developing countries due to lack of knowledge of its possible capabilities in controlling production risks in agriculture (Olagunju, et al 2021). Foster et al (2018) identified deficiencies in digital skill, poor financial strength as the core exclusionary barriers to digitalization.…”

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A Review of the Digitalization of Agriculture in Nigeria

Izuogu¹,

Njoku²,

Olaolu³

et al. 2023

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It has become difficult to articulate the impacts, needs and challenges of digitalization of agriculture due to the extensive nature of publications relating to the digitalization of the agricultural sector. This review evaluated the effect of digitalization of agriculture on improved food production and standard of living, identified the training needs of extension staff and clientele for digitalization of agriculture, and highlighted the challenges of digitalization of agriculture. From an initial search of 208 articles, only 87 articles met the inclusion criteria using the PRISMA guidelines. Most articles were published between 2016 and 2020; more studies were carried out in the South Western region of the country. Digitalization of agriculture has reduced the role of middlemen, provided opportunities for farmers to expand their markets, and improved the linkage between extension and research centers, and productivity and livelihood of small-scale farmers. Training needs for effective digitalization of agriculture were in skills, use of relevant digital services, digital privacy and security risks. Challenges of digitalization of agriculture were lack of technical skill, poor infrastructure and high cost of purchase and maintenance. The government should focus on initiating agricultural technology transfer programs and provide the necessary rural infrastructure to support the sector's digitalisation.

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“…Furthermore, before the COVID-19 crisis, Olagunju et al (2021) observed that agricultural extension services primarily relied on "on-the-field" methods, including activities like demonstration plots, group training, and farm visits. These approaches involved direct face-to-face interactions, as highlighted by Maertens et al (2020).…”

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Utilisation of Artificial Intelligence-based Technology for Agricultural Extension Services among Extension Professionals in Nigeria

Deji,

Alabi,

Famakinwa

et al. 2023

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The study examined the current awareness and usage, determined the level of utilisation of AI-based digital technology for agricultural extension services, and identified the merit and demerit of using AI-based digital technology for agricultural extension services. Data were collected through an online structured questionnaire from 131 extension professionals across Nigeria. Percentage and mean were used to describe and summarise the data. The findings revealed that 79.4% of the respondents were aware that AI-based digital technology can be used for agricultural extension services, while 55.7% reported that they had used the technology at one time or the other. About 45% of the respondents disseminated innovations and 34% demonstrated innovations and technologies through the use of AI-based digital technology. Also, 77.9% perceived reaching the target audience everywhere and every time as the major merit of AI- based digital technology while 71.8% identified high-cost implications of digital enablers as its major demerit. There was a high level of awareness but a low level of utilization of AI-based digital technology for agricultural extension services among agricultural extension professionals. On-the-job capacity building should be organized for the current professionals to promote the use of AIbased digital technology for agricultural extension services in Nigeria.

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Digitization of agricultural extension system for effective management of emergency in Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Tantangan Menjadi Penyuluh Kekinian di Era Disrupsi

Tantangan Menjadi Penyuluh Kekinian di Era Disrupsi

A Review of the Digitalization of Agriculture in Nigeria

Utilisation of Artificial Intelligence-based Technology for Agricultural Extension Services among Extension Professionals in Nigeria

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