An Intelligent Drip Irrigation Innovation for The Sustainable Development of Large Bird’s Eye Chili Farming Communities
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This study aimed 1) to develop an intelligent drip irrigation system for large bird’s eye chili production in order to enhance the potential of large-scale chili farming communities, and 2) to transfer knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of technology in developing the intelligent drip irrigation system for large bird’s eye chili production to strengthen the capacity of large-scale chili farming communities. The target group consisted of 32 farmers from large-scale chili farming communities, selected through purposive sampling. To evaluate the system’s performance and the success of the knowledge transfer and technology awareness, the Black Box Testing method was employed, with five experts serving as evaluators. Additionally, the results of the satisfaction assessment regarding the knowledge transfer were analyzed using descriptive statistics, specifically mean and standard deviation.
The research findings are:
1. The developed system for knowledge transfer and promoting technological Awareness comprising a NodeMCU ESP microcontroller that controls sensors detecting temperature, humidity, water flow, water usage rate, and electricity consumption, as well as reporting environmental data from the cultivation area and handling system errors such as lack of water flow through a developed web application-achieved an overall efficiency at the highest level ( = 4.71, S.D. = 0.50)
2. The evaluation of participants’ satisfaction with the training on knowledge transfer regarding the development of the intelligent drip irrigation system for large bird’s eye chili production indicated that overall satisfaction in all aspects was at the highest level ( = 4.72, S.D. = 0.57)
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