AEMOON: Optimizing Halal Agrotourism Through Internet of Things (IoT) Based Mini Aeroponic System Innovation to Support Sustainable Food Production

Abstract

As an agricultural country, Indonesia is the main pillar of the agricultural sector in strengthening the economy. This is proven by the fact that agriculture is still listed as one of the lending business sectors which plays an important role in economic growth. This potential can become an asset for the Indonesian state, especially in contributing to the national economy, especially to GDP. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) as of 2023, the growth of Gross Domestic Product or GDP in the agricultural sector increased by 1.30% during the fourth quarter of 2023, meaning that the agricultural sector made a major contribution to the national economy, growing 5.05% per year. However, agricultural potential is currently experiencing several problems, one of which is climate change which causes the potential for crop failure. Based on the results of the Climate Central study, Indonesia is one of the countries in Asia with a tropical climate that has experienced an increase in temperature in the last year. Indonesia occupies a leading position among G20 members with an average temperature increase of 2.4 degrees Celsius, this temperature even exceeds Saudi Arabia (2.3 degrees Celsius) and Mexico (2.1 degrees Celsius). This condition is also exacerbated by the phenomenon of land degradation from agriculture to the industrial sector which has an impact on reducing farmers' harvest yields. Not only that, but land conversion also results in reduced food production, based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), agricultural land conversion reaches 90,000 to 100,000 hectares every year. It should be noted that currently the area of raw rice fields (LBS) has experienced a reduction, including in 8 large provinces in Indonesia. If we compare the LBS depreciation from 2019 to 2021, it was 0.13%, so this can be used as a reminder for the government to make regulatory updates in response to this problem. In line with this situation, especially in the current era of digitalization, agricultural problems have become a challenge that must be resolved in order to implement agricultural technology more efficiently. In overcoming these problems, halal agrotourism as an instrument of sustainable agriculture in Islam has enormous potential to attract Muslim tourists. The world's Muslim population according to the Global Muslim Population has reached 2,022,131,798 people out of a total world population of 8,088,527,193. So, the large Muslim population in the world can stimulate the interest of Muslim tourists, so that it can have a positive impact on the Indonesian economy, especially in the field of halal agricultural tourism. Thus, this research aims to provide recommendations for an innovative concept for the development of the halal agricultural tourism sector through AEMOON as a form of Optimization halal agrotourism through internet of things (IoT)-based mini aeroponic system innovation to support sustainable food production. This research uses a qualitative method and research and development approach which is included in the literature review category using descriptive analysis.