Lustina Fajar Prastiwi, Nur Anita Yunikawati, Redyarsa Dharma Bintara, Luhung Achmad Perguna, Vidya Purnamasari, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff
As an agricultural country, Indonesia must develop farmers amid the digitalization. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of Indonesian farmers in the digital era. This research used microdata from Indonesia in 2020, comprising 22,078 data, and the probit method. The research result found that the majority of Indonesian farmers have not used the Internet for agricultural development to increase agricultural products such as promotion, communication, and transactions. The agricultural workforce is also not even highly educated, having only completed elementary school. This hinders the absorption of digitalization knowledge among farmers due to a lack of understanding of how to use the internet and smartphones. Most farmers are between the ages of 25 and 54 and have a low understanding of digitalization, whereas highly educated young workers are less interested in working in the agricultural sector due to a lack of practical agricultural skills and the stigma associated with low wages. Increasing the practical skills of farmers through formal training, as well as the participation of young workers in agricultural technology innovation and development is very much needed. The government must also meet the demand for internet infrastructure to reach remote villages, which is the primary facility for maximizing internet usage. Copyright © 2025 GMP Press and Printing.
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri, Malang, Indonesia; Faculty of Technique, Universitas Negeri, Malang, Indonesia; Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri, Malang, Indonesia; Putra Business School, Malaysia
