Design and Implementation of a Farmer-Centered Web-Based Oil Palm Plantation Management Information System

Abstract

Oil palm plantations are among Indonesia's major economic sectors, yet many smallholder farmers still rely on manual record-keeping methods, leading to data inaccuracies, inefficiencies, and the absence of financial reports. This study aims to design and develop a farmer-centered web-based information system to support palm oil plantation management. The research adopts the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, consisting of problem identification, objective formulation, design, development, demonstration, and evaluation. The system was developed using Laravel 10 framework and MySQL database, featuring modules for farmer data, plantation data, fertilization, harvesting, and activity recording. Testing was conducted using Black Box yielding 100% functional success. The results show that this system can assists farmers in managing plantation activities and provides structured, accurate, and easily accessible information to support better decision-making.