Enhancing the Efficiency of Traditional Nugal Rice Farming through Simple Digital Technologies: A Participatory Action Research with the Dayak Community in West Kalimantan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35568/abdimas.v9i1.7649Keywords:
Digital Agriculture, Nugal Tradition, Participatory Action Research, Digital Literacy, Dayak Community, Local Rice FarmingAbstract
The nugal tradition is a traditional rice planting practice that the Dayak community in West Kalimantan has long preserved. Although it embodies strong cultural values, farming activities are still conducted without the support of digital technology, resulting in limited access to weather information, inefficient planting schedule management, and inadequate agricultural record-keeping. This community service program aimed to introduce simple and culturally appropriate digital technologies to improve the efficiency of local rice farming in Entabuk Village while maintaining the cultural integrity of the nugal tradition. The program employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, involving community socialization, training on online agricultural information access, and the introduction of land mapping using Google Maps. The results indicate an improvement in farmers’ digital literacy, increased accuracy in determining planting schedules, and enhanced capability in utilizing basic digital applications to support farming activities. These findings demonstrate that simple digital interventions can effectively enhance the efficiency of traditional agricultural practices and encourage positive behavioral changes toward sustainable technology adoption.
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