Mapping Millennial Farmers Based On Technology Usage In South Sulawesi Using The 2023 Agricultural Census Data

Abstract

Millennial farmers can be an indicator of the level of recovery in the agricultural sector and demonstrate the use of digital technology, which is expected to create productive and sustainable modern agriculture. This research aims to map millennial farmers who use technology and those who do not use technology in each district of South Sulawesi. The method used is cluster analysis using the K-Means method, after which the cluster results are plotted. The research results show that the millennial farmer cluster consists of 3 clusters based on the use of digital technology. Cluster 1 consists of districts/cities with the second-highest number of millennial farmers using digital technology in South Sulawesi. The same goes for millennial farmers who don't use digital technology. Meanwhile, cluster 2 consists of districts/cities with the lowest number of millennial farmers using digital technology. The same goes for the number of millennial farmers who do not use digital technology. Cluster 3 is a cluster consisting of districts/cities with the highest number of millennial farmers using digital technology and those not using digital technology.