Preface

Agrifood System International Conference (ASIC) Kyriad Bumi Minang Hotel, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 4-6 September 2018 “Agrifood System towards Agriculture 4.0 and delivery of SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) As the Industrial revolution enters Industry Phase 4.0, the same also holds for the agriculture industry. The common characteristics of Agriculture 4.0 are the integration of Information Technology into agriculture system analog to Industrial Revolution phase 4.0. By applying Agriculture 4.0 means increased yields, reduces costs, less crop damage, and minimized water, fuel, and fertilizer usage. These objectives can be achieved by using big data, employing drones and robotics for data collection, using the Internet for all things (IoT), applying vertical farms, artificial intelligence (AI), and solar energy through the integration of digital technology into farming practices. These things benefit both consumers and producers. Agrifood system is an area greatly affected by Industrial Revolution 4.0, including capacity building and higher education in agricultural and food technology. Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Andalas held The 1 st the Agrifood System International Conference (ASIC) in September 2018 at Kyriad Bumi Minang Hotel, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 4–6 September 2018. The main theme is the “ Agrifood system towards Agriculture 4.0 and delivery of Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) ”. The conference connects the Agrifood system with SDGs not simply because of the overlapping time frame between the two, but the two can support each other in an integrated objective. The scope of ASIC 2018 includes Plant Protection and Food Safety, Soil Management, Crop Production, and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Social and Economic, Agricultural Engineering, and Food processing. The keynote speakers who presented their view during the conference were; 1) Prof. Koichi Ikegami Kindai/Kinki University, Japan, 2) Prof. Dr. Iin Handayani; Murray State University, United State of America, 3) Dr. Daniel Garibay Spanish who just move to Indonesia University, 4) Prof. Teki Suraya from India, and 5) Prof. Rudi Febriamansyah from Universitas Andalas. The conference received 203 paper abstracts, among these; Universitas Andalas contributed 110 abstract, 80 articles from other universities and institutions in Indonesia, and 13 articles from abroad. The foreign participants came from USA, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam. We only selected 41 articles for this proceeding. We thanks IOP Publisher for accepting our proposal to publish selected papers. The Agrifood system towards Agriculture 4.0 and delivery of Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) Proceeding contains 38 articles in eight subthemes; Crop Production and Plant Breeding, Soil Management, Social and economics of agriculture, Plant protection, Biotech, Social Forestry, and Agricultural Engineering. ASIC 2018 also received generous support from many parties. The organizer shall thank the governor of West Sumatra province and Rector Universitas Andalas for the support and encouragement to hold this conference and Dean of Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Andalas for providing all necessary support. The center for agricultural technological transfer or PPATK Universitas Andalas in Solok foran excellent fielwork. We also thank all steering committee members and organizing committee members, students, and media. Above all, we thank all the participants of ASIC 2018. We hope to deliver the 2 nd ASIC soon. Yonariza Chairman