"Writing to preserve memory." Dzikra Yuhasyra is a Junior Agricultural Economist and Food Policy Researcher dedicated to creating sustainable agri-food systems. He holds a B.Eng in Agricultural Engineering (ITB '13) and a Master of Agricultural Economics (UNPAD '23). An Indonesian life-long learner and passionate blogger! Discover more at dzikraecommerce.my.id, blogs.unpad.ac.id/dzikrayuhasyra, and dzikrayuhasyra.wordpress.com Enjoy!
On 17th December 2025, I attended Exabytes Digital Day (EDD) entitled "Digitalisasi Agribisnis: Peluang Besar UMKM di 2026" with Zahra Amalina (Founder Terindo Group PT. Tetra Jaya Plusindo, Miss Indonesia Jawa Barat 2016) and Rayndra Syahdan Mahmudin, S.ST., M.MA (Ketua Umum Duta Petani Milenial & CEO Cipta Visi Group) as the speakers.
Both speakers gave the "Gen-Z approaches" about how to run an agribusiness in today's digital era. Ms Zahra emphasized that today's farmers and agripreneurs should have a presence in digital platforms, such as social media and website to attract and educate Gen-Z that agribusiness is the backbone of our food security, it should implement data-driven technology, and do field work with style, so it has high value and is suitable with the youngsters.
As a Junior Agricultural Economist, learning Basic Economics Concepts, both macroeconomics and microeconomics, is a must. I just finished listening to an audiobook entitled "Economics: Making Sense of the Modern Economy, Third Edition" edited by Saugato Datta and narrated by David Thorphe on Audible.
I got valuable insights about how the basic concepts of economics, both macroeconomics and microeconomics, played a role as a lens of analysis and structure to gain lessons learned on the Financial Crisis in 2008-2009 in the rich worlds and how it affected the emerging economies. It enriched my knowledge and perspective about how I use and analyze the macroeconomics and microeconomics of the world's economic conditions and phenomena.
Spatial Data and
Analysis are crucial in agricultural production, land use, and Natural
Resources Management. I just got a completion certificate on a QGIS
workshop from LOGIS MAPLOGIS MAPentitled
"QGIS Remote Sensing & Machine Learning for Land Use-Land Cover
Analysis: Classification, Change Detection, and Future Projection".
I want to share to you guys a document entitled "Strategi Induk Pembangunan Pertanian 2015-2045 Pertanian-Bioindustri Berkelanjutan: Solusi Pembangunan Indonesia Masa Depan" written by the Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture, and this document was special, it's because my bachelor major, Agricultural Engineering SITH ITB, was held a discussion back then in 2015 about how this document would help Indonesia to become a prosperous nation based on its Agricultural and Bio-Industry Development, and one of the writers of this document was my lecturer at SITH ITB, Prof. Robert Manurung.
After ten years from its publication, it's time to reflect and make an evaluation, how far is the synchronization of the policies from the government and the business condition from the farmers, business owners, and food actors in these ten years of this document's implementation? How far is the real achievement in the grassroot fields and the macro-environments? Has our country achieved the sustainability of its agricultural and bio-industry development? So, let's reflect and recalibrate the Milestones of Our Agricultural and Bio-Industry Development by reading and recalling this document again. You could read the document below.
I want to share to you guys the materials from an online webinar of the launch of "The Coconut Downstreaming Roadmap 2025-2045" organized by Bappenas. This roadmap is a pathway to create an Integrated and Sustainable Coconut Industry in my beloved country, Indonesia, especially in the main production areas, such as Indragiri Hilir, Riau. So, here are the materials and the recording! Happy learning, and enjoy!
Indonesia’s agrifood system (AFS) has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades, shaped by structural shifts in production, consumption, and policy. This paper analyzes the evolving structure and growth dynamics of Indonesia’s AFS using Input–Output data and comparative evidence from Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India. Three findings stand out. First, while rice remains politically central, its economic role has stagnated, leaving Indonesia caught in a “rice trap” of high prices, smallholder inefficiency, and heavy fiscal subsidies. Second, emerging drivers of dynamism—plantation crops, livestock, and dairy—demonstrate the growing importance of diversification, private sector investment, and off-farm value chains. Third, the Covid-19 shock revealed both resilience (in maize, roots, palm oil, and processed foods) and vulnerabilities (in rice, livestock, and imports of soybeans and dairy). The analysis shows that Indonesia’s future food security and rural prosperity depend on breaking free from the rice trap, rebalancing subsidies toward high-value crops and off-farm employment, and investing in infrastructure, cold chains, and institutional coordination. The paper concludes by outlining a research agenda for constructing an Indonesia-specific Agrifood System Social Accounting Matrix (AFS-SAM) better to quantify linkages, employment multipliers, and policy trade-offs.
I just watched a recording of an online webinar entitled "Launch of the Digital Agriculture Roadmaps (DARs) Playbook and Lessons Learned" organized by The World Bank, The Gates Foundation, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
I learned about how the DARs Playbook would have a role as a main reference for all countries around the world, especially the Developing Countries, to build their roadmaps on Digital Agriculture. I learned the lessons learned of the implementation in Ethiopia and also the future roadmaps in Kenya. I hope my beloved country, Indonesia, will follow the steps. Here are the summaries and materials from the online webinar. Happy learning!
Alhamdulillah, on this blessed Friday, I have completed three Basic and Beginner-Level Classes on Dicoding IndonesiaDicoding Indonesiain
AI Engineer Pathway, which consist of "Belajar Machine Learning untuk
Pemula", "Memulai Pemograman dengan Python", and "Belajar Dasar AI"
Classes.
Data Analytics and Data Science are fields that have a tremendous role in today's Big Data era, including in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, and Economics.
Last week I attended RevoU @revou_id Mini Course in Data Analytics to review and enrich my knowledge about its role and impact on today's job market in various fields, of course, Agricultural Economics is one of them. Because I couldn't afford the full-stack programs, this Mini Course gave me a glimpse of the newest advancements and trends in Data Analytics, both in terms of knowledge and career prospects.
As a Junior and Aspiring Agricultural Economist, data visualization is a crucial component and it has an important role to deliver our analysis and result to our audiences. One of the tools to create an online data visualization is Google Looker Studio.
To dig more about the materials, I joined an online workshop organized by Ioda Academy @ioda_academy about "Dasar Analisis Data Menggunakan Google Looker Studio", and Alhamdulillah I gained the completion certificate.
I just finished listening an audiobook entitled "Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers" by Mark Shepard and narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross. This book has changed my mindset and paradigm about how to make a sustainable food system and production for all mankind and the mother earth. We have a wrong paradigm about annual monoculture production that is unsustainable and destroying the ecosystem. We should change it by creating an integrated perennial polyculture production system based on the local biome of the region.
I want to make a headline about one of Shepard's views about the
"myth of profitable agriculture," and noting that most farmers rely on
off-farm income. He argues that the economic system is rigged against
producers, and farmers should not beat themselves up for not being rich. The
key to viability is lowering the cost of production. Restoration
agriculture achieves this by eliminating inputs (fertilizers, sprays)
and planting perennials only once. Once established, the input costs
approach zero.
Yesterday I attended an Integrated Farming Workshop organized by KelasBertumbuh where the speaker was Ibu Nurul Fitri Hidayati, the owner of Yoso Farm Homestead, a small-scale and house backyard integrated farming system which is consist of Composts Production, Crops/Leafy Vegetables, Black Soldier Fly Maggots, Catfishes, and Chickens. It reminds me about my final undergraduate thesis which implemented the circular agriculture and the concept of integrated farming. Kudos my Agricultural Engineering SITH ITB fellas!
My next goal is to make a plan to build and construct a small-scale integrated farming at my house backyard. Hope to make it real soon and "no wacana!" Haha.. One of the solution to solve the garbage/trash problem, avoiding environmental issue related to logistic pollution, carbon footprint, and greenhouse gas emission, and create a sustainable local food system is by making a sustainable small-scale integrated farming at house backyard.
I want to share an article by Prof Bayu KrisnamurthiBayu Krisnamurthientitled
"Kesejahteraan Petani dan APBN 2026" that talked about "Indeks
Kesejahteraan Petani (IKP)" as a new indicator and measurement of
farmers' welfare and prosperity which will be included in R-APBN 2026.
It's
such a progress to establish a more advanced tool to measure the
prosperity level of our farmers! Let's monitor together the
implementation of this indicator and see how it will affect and help our
small-holder farmers' prosperity status to be increased!
I just finished listening to an audiobook entitled "Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles" by Peter F. Drucker and narrated by Michael Wells on Audible. I learned that innovation and entrepreneurship are purposeful practices, principles, and disciplines capable of being learned. Drucker said that entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art, but a practice with a knowledge base that acts as a means to an end, and we should create and build a managerial and entrepreneurial economy with the entrepreneurial society as a result and goal. I want to share to you the insights and key takeaways from this audiobook. Happy learning, and enjoy!
Yesterday I attended the Policy & Research Dialogue on Sustainable Growth Organized by Dewan Ekonomi Nasional (DEN), the International Growth Centre (IGC–LSE), and LPEM UI. The topics were about some key elements of sustainable growth which were carbon pricing, digitalisation of social protection, and industrial policy. I want to share to you all the materials from the speakers on those three important topics. Enjoy!
I just completed a Beginner and Intermediate Level STATA courses on KelasRiset by Educativa.id
On the course, I learned about Correlation Analysis with STATA, Advanced Comparative Analysis with STATA, Comparative Analysis with STATA, Descriptive and Inferential Analysis with STATA, Basic Introduction to Using STATA, and STATA Apperception. It increased my competency in research tool which widely uses in Economics and Public Policy Field.
This afternoon I joined "Bincang Pangan Episode 4" organized by WikiPangan and it talked about "Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security, and the Roles of Local Food Systems" where the speakers were Ibu Betha Lusiana from CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia and Ibu Rinna Syawal from Badan Pangan Nasional (Bapanas).
This morning I joined a Joint Seminar entitled "Penguatan Rantai Nilai Agribisnis untuk Mewujudkan Sistem Pangan yang Berkelanjutan" organized by Departemen Agribisnis, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Manajemen IPB and Prodi Agribisnis, Departemen Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran. This seminar concluded that value chain is the core of sustainable food systems and we should implement territorial approach, so the sustainable food systems will be achieved region by region with the local food hubs that should play their crucial roles. I recommend you to read the complete materials from the three speakers, and they could be seen below. Enjoy!
Tonight, I attended an online event about Data Science and Machine Learning organized by dibimbing.id @dibimbing.id entitled "Unlocking the Power of Data: Practical Introduction to Machine Learning", where the speaker was Mr. Tantut Wahyu Setyoko.
On 13th - 14th October 2025, I attended "Data Analytic using R Software for Sustainable Development" International Workshop Organized by UNILA, and I want to share the materials with you guys. Let's learn and grow together!
Today is National Plantation Day in Indonesia and I attended two online webinars that have important and significant roles to increase the value added and development of various plantation commodities in Indonesia, especially West Java. I want to share to you the materials of two online webinars which were held by Dinas Perkebunan Jawa Barat entitled "Perkebunan Dari Masa ke Masa: Merawat Warisan, Menjawab Tantangan, Meraih Kejayaan" and Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (PPN)/Bappenas entitled "Peluncuran Peta Jalan Hilirisasi Rempah 2025-2045 (Pala, Lada, Cengkih, Kayu Manis, Vanili, dan Temulawak)". I want to share the "Peta Jalan Hilirisasi Kelapa 2025-2045" to complete the materials. These two webinars enlighted me that plantation commodities have crucial position in Indonesia's current economies and future as well, as we have a legacy for the World Spices Routes. Enjoy the materials! Thank you!
I would like to say thank you so much to the Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology (FTIP), Padjadjaran University for the opportunity for me to be participated on the Field Trip 5th International Virtual Mobility Program 2025 (VMP 2025) to LaFresa, ASSTRO Highlands, and PTPN I Regional 2 Ciater on 29th November 2025.
I just finished listening an audiobook entitled "Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs" by Muhammad Yunus, Narrated by Ray Porter on Audible. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, and his concept about "Social Business" has attracted my concern to solve poverty problems and it should be implemented in my beloved country, Indonesia. Here are some insights and keynotes about the book. Enjoy!
I just finished listening "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition" Audiobook on Audible Narrated by Stephen R. Covey and Sean Covey and I want to share to you some key insights, notes, and excerpts from this book. I hope it will be beneficial to you and we could grow together.. Enjoy!
I attended AI Advantage Summit 2025 by Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi in this beginning of November, and here is a comprehensive summary of the key lessons, actionable frameworks, specific prompts, and speaker takeaways from all four days of the AI Advantage Summit 2025 by Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi. Enjoy!
I just finished listening Audiobook "Start with Why" by Simon Sinek @simonsinek on Audible Apps. One of stories that inspired me was about The Wright Brothers vs. Samuel Pierpont Langley! Here are the stories:
Alhamdulillah pada tanggal 13 Agustus 2025 saya menyandang gelar M.Agr. sehingga resmi bergelar Dzikra Yuhasyra, S.T., M.Agr. Pada postingan ini saya ingin membagikan foto memori perjalanan selama magister dari UT (Ujian Tesis), Ujian Naskah Tesis (UNT), dan SUR (Seminar Usulan Riset). Semoga perjalanan ini dapat dikenang suatu hari nanti dan menjadi momen yang bermakna.. Aamiin..
Foto Momen Sehabis Sidang Ujian Tesis (UT), 13 Agustus 2025
Currently, I am on my reading on a famous book by Robert Kiyosaki @therealkiyosaki entitled "Rich Dad Poor Dad". I think I got such important messages and learning.
I
am impressed by the story and learning from the rich dad a.k.a. Mike's
Dad in Chapter 2 about a fact that the rich don't work for money but
money works for them. How the rich dad gave the lesson to 9-years-old
Robert with just paid him 10 cent per hour for working at Mike's Dad
Store, then Robert complained and protested about it, blamed Mike's Dad
for the little paycheck, which illustrate the same phenomenon of the
common adults who work for money and do complaining to their boss and
company for the low salary, but not to blaming themselves that cannot
make money works for them. Such a good example and illustration for the
fact in our lives.
“The difference between those who rise and those who stay stuck is not the absence of obstacles—but the speed at which they move from resistance to creation.” – Tony Robbins
One moment, you’re standing strong—confident, certain, unstoppable.The next, the ground gives way. The plan shatters. The path ahead disappears.
Last week I attended Exabytes Digital Day with topic about hyper-personalization for MSME's Businesses.
To
make MSMEs could compete with big entreprises, we could give services
that implement hyper-personalization based on our customer's data and
history. We could give offering by WhatsApp or Email using
hyper-personalization based on the customer's purchasing data so it
would give a personal and more relatable offering for the customer if we
compare to what big entreprises did with mass and general offerings and
advertisements.
Prabowo-Gibran, yang pencalonannya sebagai Presiden dan Wakil Presiden memantik kontroversi, mulai bekerja sejak 20 Oktober 2024.
Untuk mengawal pemerintahan mereka, kami menerbitkan edisi khusus #PantauPrabowo yang memuat isu-isu penting hasil pemetaan kami bersama TCID Author Network. Edisi ini turut mengevaluasi 10 tahun pemerintahan Joko Widodo, sekaligus menjadi bekal Prabowo-Gibran menjalankan tugasnya.
Pascapandemi Covid, pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia bisa stabil di tren positif. Pada tahun 2023, misalnya, meski melambat dari 5,21% pada tahun 2022, pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia bisa mencapai 5,05% meskipun pertumbuhannya masih ditopang oleh konsumsi.
Kemajuan peradaban manusia telah mendorong eksploitasi besar-besaran terhadap bumi. United Nations Environment Programme mencatat sejak revolusi industri 1.0 pada abad ke-18, sebanyak 87% lahan basah global hilang. Padahal, lahan basah merupakan habitat alami flora dan fauna, sumber air bersih, dan sumber resapan air pencegah banjir.
Puncak akselerasi kehancuran ekosistem terjadi sejak 50 tahun terakhir. Dalam kurun waktu ini, manusia mendegradasi lebih dari 2 miliar hektare lahan.
I want to share a story, a sweet story, from my late father about my Ramadan experience when I was a child.
I
and my father usually waited Adzan Maghrib with chit chat and watching
television, and there was a habit from us when we were waiting for
ifthar time and Adzan Maghrib, we usually switched the channel from
Metro TV, his favorite news channel, to TVRI Jabar to hear Adzan Maghrib
for Bandung Region.
Last Friday, on February 28, I joined a webinar about "Developing Digital Marketing Expertise for Business Growth" organized by @karier_unpad with the speaker Mr. Rivani @rivaniadinegara , a Lecturer at UNPAD.
Hello guys, I want to share that I was really glad and I learned so much from the 3 days-webinar organized by Cetta English @cettaenglish , Cake @cake.me.id , and Teman Diskusi @temandiskusi.official which discussed about "Career Launch: Navigating Professional World".
I am glad to share that I have obtained @edxonline edX Verified Certificate for e-Learning on Digital Agriculture Course from The World Bank Group @worldbank
I
learned about Overview of Digital Agriculture, ICT and Digital Tools
for Enhancing Productivity on the Farm, Empowering Smallholder Farmers
through ICT/Digital Tools in Financial Services, Strengthening
Agricultural Market Access with ICT and Digital Tools, and Using ICT for
Remote Sensing, Crowdsourcing, Crowdmapping, and Big Data Analytics.
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