Application of Web-Based Activity Management Using the RAD Method

Abstract

Currently Gapoktan of Ngudi Luhur consists of 5 farmer groups (poktan) spread in 5 hamlets, with a of ± 500 farmer. The management of Gapoktan activities is still done manually, therefore an information system is proposed as a substitute. This study aims to build and implement an information management system for activities at the Ngudi Luhur Farmers Group (Gapoktan) in Magelang, Central Java, based on the web. Data collection included group data, group members, and group activities carried out using focus group discussions, observations with interviews directly with farmer groups. The development method used is Rapid Application Development (RAD) method and the software is built by using PHP and MySQL programming languages as the database. The results of the study make Gapoktan management software consists of 3 parts, namely administration, production, and marketing. Web-based activity management application that can be accessed online by farmer groups considering the distance between farmer groups that are very far away. This application is expected to be the basis for the management of information technology-based farmer groups and the beginning for the development of communication networks between the salak farmers groups incorporated in the Gapoktan of Ngudi Luhur.