Rural fish farmers in West Sumatra face significant challenges with inefficient manual feeding practices in aquaculture, leading to wasted resources, increased operational costs, and environmental degradation. These issues, which negatively impact fish health and growth, are being addressed in collaboration with Asar Humanity.
To tackle these issues, Telkom University and Andalas University are designing and building an IoT-based Smart Fish Feeder powered by solar energy. This innovative system integrates microcontroller technology, various sensors, and smart algorithms to enable automatic, real-time feeding management.
This project aims to significantly increase the productivity and sustainability of freshwater fish farming businesses, particularly in rural areas, through an efficient, affordable, and accessible automatic feeding solution.
This project was made possible by $8,970 in funding from the Industry Application Society (IAS), an EPICS in IEEE partner.