Agri-tech start-ups reinventing farms to boost Indonesia’s agriculture sector

A chicken farm in Indonesia with sensors from agritech firm Pitik installed. - The Straits Times/ANN

JAKARTA, April 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): Mr Arief Witjaksono started a chicken farm in 2018 with some partners in the city of Tangerang, west of Jakarta, but left after two years because the business was not profitable due to the low efficiency of the farm.

Now, the 38-year-old runs a start-up that helps farmers supply up to five million chickens across Indonesia each month.