Mobile Information System Design for Agricultural Commodity Prices in Simalungun

Abstract

The agricultural sector is one of the important sectors in the Indonesian economy. However, the availability of data and information on agricultural commodity prices is not yet available in real time and easily for farmers, the community, and others. In Simalungun Regency, agricultural product price information is still distributed manually and unevenly. Research was conducted to overcome the problem by building a mobile-based agricultural commodity price information system that can be easily accessed by users based on the Android platform. This system was developed using the waterfall method, which includes the requirements analysis, system design, implementation, and testing phases. The test results show that this system can display commodity price data in real time and is user-friendly, making it easier for users to access price data in this area. The implementation of this system is expected to increase the efficiency of price information distribution, encourage data transparency, and enable better decision-making for all parties.