Plant health: web application for detecting diseases in coffee plants in northern Peru

Garcia-Hernandez J.P.; Rafael-Arbildo J.C.; Meza-Huamán J.A.; Pérez-Aguilar D.A.; Alvarado-León D.E.; Malpica-Rodríguez M.E. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2024) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2024.1.1.623

Resumen

The purpose of this research was to develop and implement a web application to detect diseases in coffee plants. The application was implemented in the province of San Ignacio, department of Cajamarca. For this, a population and sample of 25 coffee farmers were considered. The main objective of this research was to measure the impact of implementing a web application in detecting diseases in coffee plants in the province of San Ignacio - Cajamarca, 2023. To achieve this, a pre-test was conducted with the selected sample, then the application was provided for a trial period, and finally, after concluding the trial period, a post-test was conducted. As a result, there was a 20% increase in coffee farmers' consideration regarding the importance of plant health in achieving more sustainable production and development.

Instituciones: Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca; Universidad Privada del Norte