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This presentation shares results from a co-creation workshop in Indonesia that brought together fish farmers, academics, and the government to design IoT-based water monitoring systems. This initiative highlights how co-design can empower farmers and strengthen sustainable agri-food systems.

Abstract

Fish cultivation is an important agri-food and economic sector in Indonesia, but its sustainability is hampered by water quality monitoring practices that are often manual, inconsistent, and expensive. This abstract presents experiences from a co-creation workshop focused on developing a citizen science project for water quality monitoring in aquaculture. In December 2024, a co-creation workshop was held in West Java, involving ornamental fish farmers, aquaculture scientists, computer science lecturers, and government representatives. The goal was to explore shared needs for the design of a participatory, context-appropriate IoT-based water quality monitoring system. The participants were divided into cross-professional groups. Three main activities were conducted. First, participants mapped current monitoring practices, showing continued reliance on manual tools with only limited experimentation using sensor boxes. Second, a SWOT analysis highlighted both opportunities for digital innovations and challenges of cost, durability, and usability. Third, participants prioritized key water quality parameters, identifying a small set as essential while others were considered optional. The discussion also featured critical perspectives from the participants. The results of this workshop underscore the importance of integrating multiple perspectives into co-creation. These findings provide a strong foundation for developing an IoT-based sensor system that is relevant, practical, and sustainable for supporting fish farming in Indonesia.