JICA-Japan terminal evaluation of the “Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development” (SATREPS)- New Damage Assessment Method on Agricultural Insurance project

The SATREPS program related to the New Damage Assessment Method on Agricultural Insurance which is a collaboration between the Japanese side includes Chiba University, Tohoku, University of Tokyo, Nihon University, while the Indonesian side includes: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Udayana University (FTP, FP), Bandung Food Crops and Horticulture Agency and Badung Regency Agriculture and Food Office funded by JICA and JST-Japan. SATREPS- New Damage Assessment Method on Agricultural Insurance is a multi-year program starting in 2018 ending in 2022 aimed at finding new methods to measure damage to rice crops due to drought, pests and diseases using satellite and drone image data to support agricultural insurance in Indonesia. This program is coordinated by the research center “Center on Food Availability for Sustainable Improvement (CFASI)”. On Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the CFASI room, Agrokomplek Building, Lt. 4 evaluation by JICA-Japan on the program. The event was attended by the JICA Japan Evaluator. Mr. Hiro Okuda and JICA Project Coordinator Mr. Masatoshi Saruta, as well as representatives of JICA Indoneisa Indahsari Persadani while Unud was represented by Prof. I Made Anom Sutrisna Wijaya, Ph.D (FTP), Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Santosa (FP), Prof. I Gusti Agung Ayu Ambarawati, Ph.D. (FP) and I Putu Sudiarta, Ph.D (FP). Through this evaluation, information has been obtained that the implementation of the activity has achieved an output in the form of a technology package in the form of a new method to measure damage to rice plants due to pests and diseases using drone technology. With the output of 9 scientific publications both national and international as well as 2 book chapters. The realization of this program also provides training for several Unud lecturers at Chiba University Japan on satellite and drone image data. In addition, the widespread impact of using drones is felt to be very helpful in making it easier for the Plant Destruction Organism Observer (POPT) officer of the Agriculture Service to measure damage to pests and diseases of rice plants. The implementation of this technology has been carried out in Mengwi District, Badung Regency. In the future, it is hoped that the results of this research will become a national recommendation through the Ministry of Agriculture in improving rice crop insurance.