Puntang

country Indonesia

Total population

6502

Literacy rate

99

Smart phone use frequency

Majority of Residents

2. Specific user category

Smart phone primary users

Students, young adults, teenagers, farmers and agricultural workers

Mobile broadband coverage

Variable strength/Average

Variable strength/Average

Mobile internet use frequency

Majority

3. Majority

Mobile internet primary users

The youth primarily use internet in Puntang Village

Main purpose(s) of internet use by village residents (at least once a month)

Village women, local SMEs use smartphones for complex uses such as email, online transactions, sending or receiving data, and online banking.

Main social medial tools (or platforms) used by village residents

The village population primarily uses WhatsApp, along with other social media applications

Social media platforms use for marketing, commercial, data exchange or other services or types of activities (what, by whom and frequency)

WhatsApp is mostly used for promotional media because it has a wider reach and more users

Main livelihood occupations (crop types, fish, livestock, agrifood, etc.) practiced by village residents

Main farming activities

Farmer (rice)

Factory workers

Fish pond Fishermen

Main agri food activities

Traders

Other livelihood activities (outside farming)

Factory workers

Digital solutions available (or used) in Village (or by local residents)

eFishery Feed

Featured Digital Solution

Name

eFishery Feed

Name of Lead Developer/supplier (and partners)

eFishery

Lead developer category

Agritech company

Agritech company

Delivery type

Internet of Things (sensors, apps)

Mobile app

Primary users

Fisherfolks

Number of users/subscribers (at village/local area level)

Development stage category and description

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Commercial stage (broad use locally)

Digital category

Digital Agriculture

Indicate if the highlighted "top digital solution" is linked to (or part of) government, private, or multi-partner initiative, project or programme

There is a collaboration between West Java Digital Service Program for the fishery thematic digital village program, however fisherfolk can also register directly with eFishery

Main issues, needs, or priorities faced (or expressed) by villagers in accessing, and/or using digital solutions, services, or innovations (examples: reliability/strength/slow internet connection; access through local language; lack of adatpation to needs; urgently needed services not available, accessible, affordable, etc....)

The village survey by FAO found that respondents expressed needing digital portal services for government services. In addition, the MSME group stated that they needed financial literacy training such as financial management, recording and using social media to sell.

Other relevant information, data, statistics, links, application history etc.

eFishery is an aquaculture Technology startup which offers digitally-controlled automatic feeder for smallholder fisher and shrimp farmers. An on-line market platform links farmers and feed suppliers and other inputs. eFishery relies on IoT devices, data analytics and connectivity and allows farmers to control fish feeding on their ponds directly from their mobile devices. eFishery services expanded to finance support and e-commerce services for participating farmers. Launched in 2013. The four main products of eFishery are an automatic feeding device for fish and shrimp (eFisheryFeeder), a fish feed product (eFisheryFeed), a financial scheme for farmers (eFisheryFund) and an online platform connecting fish farmers with customers (eFisheryFresh).

On-line resource links

Main DV webpage

Link to Digital solutions

Link to Digital initiatives