Boosting Eco-Friendly Farmland Productivity
Indonesia: Jakarta, Region 10
Year Funded by Tech4Good
Funding Provided by Tech4Good*
Individuals Impacted
Number of Volunteers
* funding in USD
Sustainable Development Goals
Team Members
Volunteers from the IEEE Indonesia Section and the IEEE Telkom University Student Branch.
Three members of the university student team became IEEE student members through their involvement in this Tech4Good project.
Project Description
In Malang, Indonesia, an integrated eco-friendly farming system using aquaponics, poultry, solar energy, and IoT monitoring was installed at Al-Kaaf Orphanage to help the children become more food-secure and self-sufficient. Overall, the project delivered measurable improvements in food production capacity, technical skills, renewable energy utilization, and long-term financial resilience for the community.
Installed infrastructure includes an aquaponics system integrated above existing fishponds, a poultry farming unit, and a solar energy system that powers automation and monitoring via IoT sensors tracking water quality, temperature, humidity, and pH in real time. The project established a scalable, replicable model for integrated, technology-driven food security that other orphanages or rural communities can adapt.
Initial Impact
The integrated farming system has improved food security for 170 orphanage children and youths by providing daily access to fish, vegetables, and eggs, while also strengthening the orphanage’s long-term capacity: five staff members received operational training in sustainable farming, IoT monitoring, and basic financial management; and 12 students gained hands-on technical and entrepreneurship training.
Fully operational, this system now supports daily food production, preparing up to 340 meal portions per day and reducing reliance on external food donations. The project also trained staff and students to operate and maintain the system, while building skills for long-term financial independence. 50 community members participated in implementation and training activities, strengthening community ownership and ensuring the system’s long-term sustainability.
The project team can boast an accepted international journal paper documenting the integrated farming system design, IoT implementation, and sustainability model, as well as a simple patent submission related to the system innovation, with Intellectual Property Rights granted. The project remains open to collaboration, particularly to strengthen long-term sustainability, improve technological efficiency, and expand social impact.
