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Kiptot, Evelyne, Monica Karuhanga, Steven Franzel, and Paul Benjamin Nzigamasabo. "Volunteer farmer-trainer motivations in East Africa: practical implications for enhancing farmer-to-farmer extension." International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 14, no. 3 (February 5, 2016): 339–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2015.1137685.
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Kiptot, Evelyne, and Steven Franzel. "Developing sustainable farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from the volunteer farmer–trainer approach in Kenya." International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 17, no. 6 (November 2, 2019): 401–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1679576.
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Hastuti, Ahyar Ismail, Dea Amanda, Arini Hardjanto, and Fitri Dewi Raswatie. "IbM Implementation of SRI Method in Semi Organic Rice Farm in Pasarean Village, Pamijahan Subdistrict, Bogor District." Agrokreatif Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 4, no. 2 (November 26, 2018): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.4.2.125-134.
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Most rice farmers in Pamijahan Subdistrict cultivate in traditional way and have relatively low income. Farmer’s low income was caused by low productivity so farmer welfare also decrease. Traditional methods in cultivation also affect the environment because of high usage of chemical fertilizer. This community service program aims to increase farmer’s income in Pamijahan Subdistrict by introducing System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method using organic fertilizer. The main activities are: instituional strengthening, SRI training and cultivation practice (pilot project). The expected outcome of this community service activity is to increase production by using less input and to get higher selling price for organic rice. There are four steps in this program is: planning, organizing, actuating and controlling. The sequence is: 1) Program preparation, consist of: program socialization, institutional strengthening, cooperation with SRI trainer, preparation of experimental field, seed and agricultural equipment; 2) Institutional strengthening with rice farmer; 3) SRI method training with trainers from Nagrak Organic SRI Center to change farmer’s mindset and train farmers about SRI cultivation method; 4) Cultivation in experimental field (650 m2), where farmers practice to cultivate rice with SRI method; 5) Experimental field harvesting, unhuled rice yielded around 65 kg or 30–40 kg of rice; and 6) Supervision during the experimental cultivation by IPB lecturers and village officials.
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Holm, Rochelle H., and Alice Ngulube Magombo. "Between water stewardship and independent global water certification: learning from smallholder rice farmers, Karonga, Malawi." Waterlines 40, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 61–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.20-00006.
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Cooperation and locally driven water management are at the forefront of food production water management for smallholder farmers in low-income countries. The aim of this paper was to critically reflect on the experiences of 5,819 smallholder rice farmers in Karonga District, Malawi, who were members of a farmers’ organization that achieved improved water stewardship, but could not achieve Alliance for Water Stewardship certification within a three-year project. The data for this paper were obtained through farmer and stakeholder interviews. The partnership attempted to bring together four parties: academics, farmers, local government, and a non-governmental organization. The farmers were trained by combining stewardship and certification topics through a train-the-trainer approach. The farmers’ organization primarily focuses on agribusiness; therefore, they did not have any water-related data or detailed farm boundaries from the large and dispersed group of farmers and could not obtain a collective water permit. Understanding water governance was difficult for many farmers. Furthermore, moving from stewardship to certification presented some financial challenges. Critical thinking and questioning are required, along with a deeper understanding of the local context, logistical hindrances, priorities, alternatives, culture, and science, to evaluate how projects are designed and partially succeed or fail from the perspective of low-income farmers in the Global South.
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Budiyanto, Moch Agus Krisno, Tien Aminah, H. Husamah, Fendy Hardian Permana, and Lud Waluyo. "Sitokinin Organik: Pendampingan Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonosari Kecamatan Poncokusumo Kabupaten Malang." Sasambo: Jurnal Abdimas (Journal of Community Service) 2, no. 3 (October 30, 2020): 143–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.36312/sasambo.v2i3.309.
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Mitra dalam pengabdian masyarakat ini Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 yang berlokasi di Desa Poncokusumo Kecamatan Wonorejo Kabupaten Malang Provinsi Jawa Timur-mengalami kendala penggunaan sitokinin organik, yaitu pasokan sitokinin organik terkadang tidak lancar dan harganya mahal sedangkan di banyak daerah mitra terdapat potensi biologis yang dapat digunakan sebagai bahan organik sitokinin. Setelah berdiskusi dengan mitra, permasalahan kongkrit dan prioritas yang akan dibenahi, yaitu 1) Mitra belum menguasai cara pembuatan sitokinin organik berbasis potensi lokal dan 2) Mitra belum menguasai cara penggunaan sitokinin organik menurut bahan baku lokal yang digunakan pada tanaman tertentu. Solusi yang akan dilakukan adalah 1) melakukan pelatihan dan pendampingan produksi sitokinin organik dan 2) pelatihan dan pendampingan sitokinin organik menggunakan ToT Organik (Training of Trainer) yang diikuti oleh 5 orang petani dari perwakilan Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1. Hasil pelatihan dan pendampingan selanjutnya disebarluaskan kepada anggota petani lainnya. Melalui rangkaian kegiatan pelatihan, dan pendampingan pembuatan dan pemanfaatan sitokinin organik di Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonorejo, Kecamatan Poncokusumo, Kabupaten Malang, mitra PPMI telah menguasai: 1) cara produksi auksin dan giberelin organik dan 2) Metode penggunaan sitokinin. Produk sitokinin organik diberi merk “Sitonik-BP” (dari Bonggol Pisang) dan “Sitonik-JM” (dari Jagung Muda)Organic Cytokinins: Mentoring to Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group in Wonosari Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. Partners in this community service-Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group, located in Poncokusumo Village, Wonorejo District, Malang Regency, East Java Province-experienced problems in the use of organic cytokines, namely the supply of organic cytokinins sometimes not smooth and expensive, while in many partner areas there is biological potential can be used as cytokinin organic matter. After discussions/deliberations with partners, concrete issues and priorities that will be addressed, namely 1) Partners have not mastered how to make organic cytokinins based on local potential and 2) Partners have not mastered how to use organic cytokinins according to local raw materials used in certain plants. Solutions to be undertaken are 1) conducting training and mentoring of organic cytokinins production and 2) training and mentoring of cytokinins organic ToT (Training of Trainer) followed by 5 farmers from representatives of Sumber Urip-1 Farmers Group. The results of further training and assistance are disseminated to other farmer members. Through a series of training activities, and assisting the manufacture and use of organic cytokinins at Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group Wonorejo Village, Poncokusumo Sub-district, Malang Regency, the PPMI partners have mastered: 1) organic cytokinin production methods and 2) Methods of cytokinins use. Organic cytokinin products are branded "Sitonik-BP" (from Banana Veewil), and "Sitonik-JM" (from corn).
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Budiyanto, Moch Agus Krisno, Tien Aminah, H. Husamah, Fendy Hardian Permana, and Lud Waluyo. "Sitokinin Organik: Pendampingan Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonosari Kecamatan Poncokusumo Kabupaten Malang." Sasambo: Jurnal Abdimas (Journal of Community Service) 2, no. 3 (October 30, 2020): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.36312/sasambo.v2i3.309.
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Mitra dalam pengabdian masyarakat ini Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 yang berlokasi di Desa Poncokusumo Kecamatan Wonorejo Kabupaten Malang Provinsi Jawa Timur-mengalami kendala penggunaan sitokinin organik, yaitu pasokan sitokinin organik terkadang tidak lancar dan harganya mahal sedangkan di banyak daerah mitra terdapat potensi biologis yang dapat digunakan sebagai bahan organik sitokinin. Setelah berdiskusi dengan mitra, permasalahan kongkrit dan prioritas yang akan dibenahi, yaitu 1) Mitra belum menguasai cara pembuatan sitokinin organik berbasis potensi lokal dan 2) Mitra belum menguasai cara penggunaan sitokinin organik menurut bahan baku lokal yang digunakan pada tanaman tertentu. Solusi yang akan dilakukan adalah 1) melakukan pelatihan dan pendampingan produksi sitokinin organik dan 2) pelatihan dan pendampingan sitokinin organik menggunakan ToT Organik (Training of Trainer) yang diikuti oleh 5 orang petani dari perwakilan Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1. Hasil pelatihan dan pendampingan selanjutnya disebarluaskan kepada anggota petani lainnya. Melalui rangkaian kegiatan pelatihan, dan pendampingan pembuatan dan pemanfaatan sitokinin organik di Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonorejo, Kecamatan Poncokusumo, Kabupaten Malang, mitra PPMI telah menguasai: 1) cara produksi auksin dan giberelin organik dan 2) Metode penggunaan sitokinin. Produk sitokinin organik diberi merk “Sitonik-BP” (dari Bonggol Pisang) dan “Sitonik-JM” (dari Jagung Muda)Organic Cytokinins: Mentoring to Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group in Wonosari Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. Partners in this community service-Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group, located in Poncokusumo Village, Wonorejo District, Malang Regency, East Java Province-experienced problems in the use of organic cytokines, namely the supply of organic cytokinins sometimes not smooth and expensive, while in many partner areas there is biological potential can be used as cytokinin organic matter. After discussions/deliberations with partners, concrete issues and priorities that will be addressed, namely 1) Partners have not mastered how to make organic cytokinins based on local potential and 2) Partners have not mastered how to use organic cytokinins according to local raw materials used in certain plants. Solutions to be undertaken are 1) conducting training and mentoring of organic cytokinins production and 2) training and mentoring of cytokinins organic ToT (Training of Trainer) followed by 5 farmers from representatives of Sumber Urip-1 Farmers Group. The results of further training and assistance are disseminated to other farmer members. Through a series of training activities, and assisting the manufacture and use of organic cytokinins at Sumber Urip-1 Farmer Group Wonorejo Village, Poncokusumo Sub-district, Malang Regency, the PPMI partners have mastered: 1) organic cytokinin production methods and 2) Methods of cytokinins use. Organic cytokinin products are branded "Sitonik-BP" (from Banana Veewil), and "Sitonik-JM" (from corn).
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Yangchan, Jigmet, and D. Namgyal. "Vermicomposting Transformed Farmers Livelihood: A Case Study from the Cold Desert (Ladakh)." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 12, no. 12 (December 10, 2023): 56–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2023.1212.008.
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Vermicompost has adequate amount of micronutrient and macronutrients depending on sources of earthworm’s feedstock. Earthworm promotes soil fragmentation and increase aeration of soil by volume 8-30 per cent. Vermicompost has at least four times more plant nutrients than conventional cattle dung compost. Vermicomposting is a source of creating self employment and revenue generation. This is an easy and faster process of converting organic matter into compost than other conventional methods. A farmer Shri Lobzang Thardot took skill development training under Vermicompost producer and adopted vermicomposting for his livelihood and started from a very small scale and became a successful producer of quality product. He argued that his product is demanded by nearby farmers, NGO’s and government organizations of Ladakh. Moreover, he is encouraging interested farmers to prepare this multifunctional quality product on their own farms so that farming community can be benefitted. He became the role model cum master trainer for entire farming community of Ladakh.
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Setiati, Ning, Ely Rudyatmi, Krispinus Kedatipukan, and Dyah Rini Indriyanti. "Assistance of Indigofera Cultivation as Batik Natural Dyes in Kampung Alam Malon, Gunungpati Semarang." Journal of Dedicators Community 5, no. 1 (January 30, 2021): 37–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.34001/jdc.v5i1.1142.
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This community service aim to motivate kelompok Tani Gunungpati 03 Kampung Alam Malon and kelompok Tani Gunungpati 02 Nglarang, Gunungpati to start planting Indigofera. Production can be used to fulfill a part of batik natural dye for cheaper. Special target is availability qualified Indigofera with criteria dark green leaves (green bluish) and oval shape with brownish black seed. The target is from 1000 seeds can be generate 1000 qualified plant ready to harvest in 3 months, and next re-harvest in 2 months. Some activities already done such as socialization community service attended by 36 of farmer team and they held active discussion about the use and additional income from planting indigo. Training in make natural dye paste from indigo is given to 15 of farmer team by experienced trainer. The result of this activity were the farmer group be able to cultivate indigofera, built 2 water shelter to drainage indigo plant. The result of seedlings is not satisfied yet because the growth of sprouts were not simultaneously and not applying hormone gibrelin technology so that for next step need revision in raise seeding. The farmer group ca easily harvest their indigofera to make paste for batik dye color
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Lund, T., I. Nyborg, MH Rahman, and MG Sæthre. "Social impacts of IPM-FFS on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 13, no. 58 (July 10, 2013): 7727–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.58.11420.
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Shifting from scientist-led top-down approaches in agricultural development to participatory approaches putting farmers and their knowledge in the center requires scientists and farmers to play new roles, changing social relationships between them, and among farmers themselves. Using mainly qualitative data and analysis, this paper reports social impacts (social relations, social empowerment and sharing of IPM information, and sustainability and institutionalization of IPM) for vegetable producers in an integrated pest management (IPM) project using farmer field schools (FFS) in Cotonou. Forty-three vegetable producers were chosen for semi-structured interviews. The project led to social empowerment of the vegetable producers and initiated a process of creation and sharing of IPM knowledge and building of social relations within and between the vegetable gardens. The participants realized they were sources of information for each other, and IPM knowledge was shared without the benefit or restriction of social networks. However, this study revealed several factors hindering the development of improved social relations among the vegetable producers and between these and the scientists and steering committee members, which in turn may result in lack of continuation and institutionalization of IPM activities. To overcome these obstacles, this research suggests that similar IPM-FFS projects encourage (1) a transparent selection process, (2) improvement of the Trainer of Trainers’ facilitation skills for better quality FFSs and improved sharing of complex information like agro-ecosystem analysis and beneficial insects, (3) building trust and confidence between the participants and scientists, (4) giving the ToT participants, community organizers and farmer organizations ownership of the project by giving them responsibility for creating post project plans to spread and institutionalize IPM of IPM-FFS activities and (5) facilitating the participants during and after the project in improving social relations and accountability. The results also draw lessons on how scientists and vegetable producers have or should have changed their roles to sustain and institutionalize IPM, such as the scientists and project leaders need to focus even more on their interactions with vegetable producers, enhancing their role as facilitators in initiating equitable processes of sustaining and institutionalizing IPM in the vegetable gardens.
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Kiptot, Evelyne, and Steven Franzel. "Stakeholder planning of the institutionalization of the volunteer farmer-trainer approach in dairy producer organizations in Kenya: key steps and supporting mechanisms." International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 17, no. 1 (December 31, 2018): 18–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1558581.
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Rowell, Brent, Nittayaporn Bunsong, Kosin Satthaporn, Sompian Phithamma, and Charnnarong Doungsa-ard. "Biological Control of Crucifer Crop Pests and Participatory IPM in Thailand." HortScience 40, no. 4 (July 2005): 1118B—1118. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.40.4.1118b.
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Larvae of the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Ypeunomutidae) and other crucifer pests cause severe economic damage to cabbage, Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata (Brassicaceae) and related vegetables in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Overuse of pesticides is a serious problem in most vegetable growing areas of the country. Six species of parasitoids were reared from DBM larvae and pupae collected in northern Thailand in 1989–90 and 2003–04. The larval parasitoid Cotesiaplutellae Kurdjumov (Braconidae) appears to be the most important parasitoid of DBM in Thailand; other native or naturalized parasitoids may play supplementary roles. These natural enemies can and should be conserved in well thought out, participatory IPM programs. Field experiments comparing local farmer practice (weekly sprays of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides) to a simple IPM protocol using Bt and neem demonstrated superior control and higher yields of undamaged cabbage from the IPM treatment. This information on DBM parasitoids and other natural enemies of crucifer pests has been developed into a poster and other extension materials currently used in national “training of trainer” (for vegetable IPM) programs throughout Thailand. Farmer-centered IPM programs focused on conservation of local DBM parasitoids and on greater implementation of biological control will help alleviate growing public concerns regarding the effects of pesticides on vegetable growers and consumers.
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Eka Jayani, Nikmatul Ikhrom, Karina Citra Rani, Noviaty Kresna Darmasetiawan, Ardhia Deasy Rosita Dewi, and Finna Setiawan. "Edukasi Kandungan Nutrisi dan Aspek Keamanan Tanaman Kelor pada Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) “Sri Rejeki” dan Kelompok Tani Hutan (KTH) Desa Bogo Kecamatan Kapas Kabupaten Bojonegoro." JAST : Jurnal Aplikasi Sains dan Teknologi 4, no. 1 (June 9, 2020): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.33366/jast.v4i1.1480.
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Herbal Products of Moringa oleifera was produced by KWT (Farmer Woman’s Group). These product were certified by DINKES (Health Unit Ministry) as PIRT (Pangan Industri Rumah Tangga). These products has been marketed with limited information on the packaging. Based on Indonesian Regulation about Safety Product for Consumen (UU RI No. 8 year 1999), the consumers must be guaranted about safety, comfortability , and security about the product. The Objective of the Education program was to give the right information about the Nutrition Content and Safety Aspect From Moringa Tree. Farmer Women’s Group (KWT) “Sri Rejeki” and Farmer Forest Group (KTH) Bogo Village, Kapas Bojonegoro District was the participant of this program. Methods for the Education program was interactive discussion with a competent and expertised presenter/ trainer. There were two modul program’s book which have been published to improve the knowledge of the partocipant regarding the topics. Result from the questionnaire analysis showed that the knowledge about nutritional content of Moringa oleifera was increased from 77.44 to 88.61 and the knowledge about safety aspect of Moringa oleifera was increased from 37.50 to 69.38. ABSTRAKProduk olahan kelor yang sudah dipasarkan oleh KWT telah mendapatkan sertifikat PIRT oleh DINKES setempat. Informasi produk pada kemasan belum dituliskan batasan penggunaan dalam sehari, serta informasi nilai nutrisinya. Menurut UU RI No. 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen, konsumen berhak atas keamanan, kenyamanan dan keselamatan dalam mengkonsumsi barang/ jasa. Tujuan kegiatan sosialisasi ini adalah untuk edukasi terkait Kandungan Nutrisi dan Aspek Keamanan Tanaman Kelor. Edukasi diberikan pada ibu-ibu KWT Srirejeki dan Bapak-bapak anggota KTH yang menggeluti usaha dibidang produk olahan kelor, agar lebih memahami nilai nutrisi dan keamanan produk yang mereka pasarkan. Metode yang digunakan untuk peningkatan pengetahuan dengan pemberian materi terkait topik, yang diberikan dengan metode ceramah interaktif oleh narasumer yang kompeten dibidangnya. Pada kegiatan ini dihasilkan dua modul pelatihan yakni Modul Kandungan Nutrisi Tanaman Kelor dan Modul Tinjauan Efektivitas dan Keamanan Tanaman Kelor. Dari hasil penilaian kuesioner menunjukkan tingkat pengetahuan peserta pelatihan meningkat dari nilai rerata 74.44 menjadi 88.61, sedangkan untuk pemahaman terhadap keamanan kelor pengetahuan peserta masih sangat kurang (rerata skor nilai total 37.50) dan di akhir sosialisasi (rerata skor nilai total 69.38).
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Henny Helmi and Eni Karsiningsih. "Pendampingan Petani Gaharu melalui Program Diversifikasi Produk Gaharu sebagai Usaha Peningkatan Pendapatan Petani Gaharu di Kabupaten Bangka Tengah." Engagement : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 2, no. 1 (May 30, 2018): 37–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.29062/engagement.v2i1.22.
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Agarwood is a kind of fragrant wood which used as raw material in parfume industry, cosmetics, and medicine. Agarwood was formed by infected of fungy to several species from plant of genus Acquillaria. Farmer groups (Gapoktan Alam Jaya Lestari and Poktan Air Pasir Maju) are partners involved in this program. Both of these farmers groups had problems in availability of inoculant and the expensive price of inoculant. Besides, group farmers havenot known well of inoculatuion techniques. This program was conducted by Participation Action Researh (PAR). Fungi inoculant propagation were practiced in a simple way using potato and sugar as raw materials. Both of partners were very passionate on inoculant training activities, even farmers wanted to try to make inoculants of various materials which avalaible at their sourrounding. On the inoculation techniques, spiral method using both liquid and powders inoculants were injected to gaharu plant. Farmers were trained drafting technique as alternative product of agarwood such as tasbeeh. In addition, farmers trained to calculate a profit of agarwood product. To be independent farmer group, Poktan Air Pasir Maju still needs to be trained further because of their strong willingness to develop agarwood but still lacking skill.
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Malarkodi M., Kanaka S., P. Premavathi, Tamilselvi C., Agila R., and Sridhar P. "Cultivating Adaptation: A Study of FPO Farmer Preferences for Climate-Smart Training in the Western Zone of Tamil Nadu, India." Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 41, no. 12 (December 24, 2023): 246–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i122325.
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The Tamil Nadu government actively supports farmer development through frequent training programs. These programs, incorporating both classroom sessions and field visits, are targeted towards farmer members of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and conducted at regular intervals. Recognizing the importance of understanding farmers' motivations and preferences, the training centers conducted a study involving 80 FPO farmer respondents from Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts. Using rank-based quotient (RBQ) analysis, the researchers explored the reasons behind farmers' participation in the training programs. Additionally, conjoint analysis revealed their preferred training mode. The study identified a two-day program, held once a year from 10 am to 5 pm and combining classroom training with field visits, as the most popular option. Interestingly, the number of days was the key deciding factor for program attendance, while having experienced farmers as trainers or guest speakers emerged as the primary reason for participating. This research offers valuable insights for optimizing future training programs to better cater to the needs and preferences of farmers, ultimately maximizing their benefits and fostering their development.
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Jadoun, Y. S., Kulbir Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Rajesh Kasrija, S. K. Kansal, and Navkiran Kaur. "Adoption of Kitchen Gardening by Beneficiary Farmers Trained under Farmer FIRST Project Implemented by GADVASU, Ludhiana." Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development 18, no. 3 (2023): 883–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2231-6736.2023.00056.x.
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Idkham, Muhammad Idkham, Muhammad Dhafir Dhafir, and Safrizal Safrizal Safrizal. "The Performance of Pivot-Type Trailer for Fresh Fruit Bunches Transport Equipment Using Two-Wheeled Tractors in Oil Palm Fields." Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung (Journal of Agricultural Engineering) 12, no. 1 (January 29, 2023): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jtep-l.v12i1.96-106.
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Poor farmers in Indonesia still transport palm fruit bunches manually, so they require a lot of manpower and many of them are transported for a long time, reducing quality. Oil palm farmers have two-wheeled tractors that are used for processing rice fields that can be used for towing trailers. The existing conventional trailers do not work optimally in oil palm fields, so it is necessary to design a pivot type trailer. The purpose of this study was to see the performance of the pivot type trailer for transporting oil palm fruit bunches, the pivot type trailer and the conventional one that was tested directly on the farmers' oil palm fields involving 3 operators. The results show that the pivot type trailer has an advantage over conventional trailers and is easy to operate properly, this is reflected in its very small turning radius of 260 cm unloaded and 280 cm loaded, and has a larger working capacity.Keywords: Pivot type trailers, Conveyances, Oil palm fields, Oil palm bunches,Smallholders. Pivot type trailers, Conveyances, Oil palm fields, Oil palm bunches, Smallholders.
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Kiptot, Evelyne, and Steven Franzel. "Farmer-to-farmer extension: opportunities for enhancing performance of volunteer farmer trainers in Kenya." Development in Practice 25, no. 4 (April 24, 2015): 503–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2015.1029438.
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Syarif, Ilham, Syahdar Baba, and Siti Nurani Sirajuddin. "Farmer Participation in Maiwa Breeding Center Program In Barru Regency, South Sulawesi." Hasanuddin Journal of Animal Science (HAJAS) 1, no. 1 (November 6, 2019): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/hajas.v1i1.6596.
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Abstrak The Maiwa Breeding Center program was a communiversity program from Hasanuddin University in the form of a Bali cattle nursery. The aim of this program was to preserve Bali cattle germplasm and improve the genetic quality of Bali cattle while increasing farmer income. The participation of farmers in implementing the MBC program was the key to the success of the program. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of farmer participation in the MBC program in Barru District. The number of respondents was 72 people who were randomly selected from 234 MBC partner farmers. Data was collected by enumerators who have been trained using questionnaires. The measured variable was the level of farmer participation during program planning, program implementation, program monitoring and evaluation and utilization of the results of the nursery program. Variables were measured using scores 1 - 4, namely from not participating, low participation, high participation and very high participation. Data analysis uses frequency distribution and continuum value table. The results showed that the participation of farmers in planning and monitoring and evaluation was in the low category. The participation of farmers in the implementation and utilization of results was in the high category. Overall, farmer participation in Bali cattle breeding activities was in the high category.
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Narciso, Josefina, Pablito Magdalita, Reynaldo Quilloy, Marilyn Beltran, Rudy Navarro, and Maria Magpantay. "Farmers' Participatory Seed Production of IPB-Bred Varieties in Relation to Climate Change Adaptation." Journal of Environmental Science and Management 16, no. 1 (June 30, 2013): 63–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.47125/jesam/2013_1/08.
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The participation of farmers residing in agrarian reform communities towards the use of selected IPB-bred vegetable and peanut varieties was assessed. Purposive sampling of 18 pre-selected farmers was done and were trained on seed production and cultural management practices of these varieties at the Institute of Plant Breeding. After the implementation of seed production activities in their respective places, it was found that there was a dramatic increase in the amount of vegetable and peanut seeds produced in Antique, Samar, Davao del Sur and South Cotabato. The amount of seeds produced by farmer participants from Samar was highest at 96.2%. In contrast, the farmer participants from La Union produced the lowest amount of seeds. In relation to climate change adaptation, based from survey, the farmers will be considering a few adjustments in the future implementation of farming activities like adjustments to be made in the planting calendar of these varieties by the farmer participants due to heavy rains occurring starting September every year. Also, farmers will implement utilization of the legume residues for composting to produce organic fertilizers, which was considered by all (100%) farmer participants. The peanut that can fix nitrogen from the air were also considered for crop rotation by majority (83.33%) of the farmers in order to lessen the use of inorganic fertilizers causing soil acidity. Further, the farmers indicated that peanut will be utilized for sequential cropping after rice to bring back soil fertility. All farmer participants from Antique, Samar, Davao del Sur and South Cotabato indicated the further adoption of the IPB-bred varieties in future production system. There was a highly significant association of the farmer participants’ selected demographic variables with the amount of seeds produced.
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Paul, K. B. "DEVELOPMENT OF A FARMER-BASED BEAN SEED MULTIPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR RWANDAN FARMERS." HortScience 27, no. 6 (June 1992): 675e—675. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.27.6.675e.
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Most farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa plant local cultivars introduced generations ago. Various national and international organizations and development projects introduce annually hundreds of improved germplasms to a country, and test these under farmer conditions for adaptability and acceptability. Although some local varieties perform well under traditional farming practices, many disease and insect pest resistant improved varieties out-yield local cultivars even under low-input production conditions of Africa. Regrettably, the seed production and distribution system in most of these countries are poorly developed; thus the promising varieties remain unavailable to the majority of farmers. To overcome this problem, the University of Arkansas-led Rwanda Farming Systems Research Project (FSRP) personnel trained farmer-cooperators in the production of good quality bean (Phaselous sp.) seeds. This, and the development of a farmer to farmer seed distribution system that led to quick diffusion of improved bean varieties in the project area will be discussed.
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Reetsch, Kapp, Feger, Schwärzel, and Dornack. "Transforming Degraded Smallholder Farmland into Multi-Functional Land Use Systems: A Case Study From Tanzania." Proceedings 30, no. 1 (November 12, 2019): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030016.
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In our research, we have studied smallholder farmers in degraded farming systems in Northwest Tanzania and have compared them with farm households who were trained in sustainable land management by a local Farmer Field School. Both groups of farmers were affected by severe environmental degradation and poor soil fertility, but trained farmers have transformed degraded farmland into fertile, multi-functional land use systems. In this presentation, we discuss the successes and failures of both groups of farmers and draw conclusions towards restoring degraded land use systems. Farmers without training cannot restore degraded farmland with traditional agricultural management alone and fail to produce enough food, fodder, biofuel, and timber to support the whole family. The reasons for their failure are manifold and include environmental and socio-economic dimensions, e.g., poor management of soils and farm waste, lacking adaptation to climate change, traditional gender roles, and the loss of knowledge and labour in HIV/AIDS-affected households. In comparison, trained farmers change nutrient management by using advanced composting techniques. They also cultivate a greater variety of crops and trees, introduce organic pesticide management, ease manure collection, construct vegetable gardens that are watered by drip irrigation in the dry season, change gender roles and communication structures. The main differences between both groups of farmers occur in food security, health status, education level, marketing, income generation, prosperity, and gender-related responsibilities. However, the full potential of organic farm waste being used as soil fertiliser is not exhausted, as human excreta is not integrated into nutrient management. Farm households who are most vulnerable to food security, e.g., female-headed and HIV/AIDS-affected households, need to get support in strengthening their socio-economic base before transforming the farm management. In conclusion, local Farmer Field Schools significantly contribute to restoring land degradation. To transform smallholder agriculture in Tanzania, a joint partnership with local governmental organisations could help farmers to escape poverty and become food secure (SDG 1 and SDG 2). Similar approaches could support smallholder farmers in East Africa, where they contribute to three-fourth of the agricultural production.
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Lontoh, Gabriel Anatasia, Noortje Marsellanie Benu, and Sherly Gladys Jocom. "PERANAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM KELOMPOK TANI DI DESA TEMBER KECAMATAN TOMPASO KABUPATEN MINAHASA." AGRI-SOSIOEKONOMI 18, no. 1 (January 28, 2022): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.35791/agrsosek.18.1.2022.38999.
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This study aims to examine the role of agricultural extension workers in farmer groups in Tember Village, Tompaso District, Minahasa Regency. The research was conducted from July to October 2021. The research was located in Tember Village, Tompaso Lama District, Minahasa Regency. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data. Sampling was done intentionally (purposive sampling), as many as 20 farmers from 50 farmers who are members of the Maesa farmer group. Furthermore, the data were analyzed descriptively using a Likert scale. The results showed that the role of the extension worker in the farmer group obtained from the respondents stated that the average respondent's assessment was in the role category, where the variable role of the extension worker was as a guide (76.66%), the variable of the role of the instructor as organizer and dynamist (80%) and the variable role extension workers as technical trainers (85.55%).
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Lontoh, Gabriel Anatasia, Noortje Marsellanie Benu, and Sherly Gladys Jocom. "PERANAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM KELOMPOK TANI DI DESA TEMBER KECAMATAN TOMPASO KABUPATEN MINAHASA." AGRI-SOSIOEKONOMI 18, no. 1 (January 28, 2022): 169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.35791/agrsosek.v18i1.55197.
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This study aims to examine the role of agricultural extension workers in farmer groups in Tember Village, Tompaso District, Minahasa Regency. The research was conducted from July to October 2021. The research was located in Tember Village, Tompaso Lama District, Minahasa Regency. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data. Sampling was done intentionally (purposive sampling), as many as 20 farmers from 50 farmers who are members of the Maesa farmer group. Furthermore, the data were analyzed descriptively using a Likert scale. The results showed that the role of the extension worker in the farmer group obtained from the respondents stated that the average respondent's assessment was in the role category, where the variable role of the extension worker was as a guide (76.66%), the variable of the role of the instructor as organizer and dynamist (80%) and the variable role extension workers as technical trainers (85.55%).
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Akulwar, S. R., S. R. Jakkawad, and G. B. Bhosale. "Profile of farmers about impact of farmer field school on soybean growers." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 20, no. 1 (January 15, 2024): 52–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/ijas/20.1/52-55.
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The present study was undertaken in Parbhani district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra State during the year 2020-21 with the objective to study “Impact of farmer field school on soybean growers.” Parbhani district was selected randomly from Marathwada region. Three talukas were selected from district and four villages from each taluka were selected randomly for the study. From each selected village 10 trained respondents under FFS were selected randomly, in this way total 120 respondents were considered for the study. An Ex-post-facto research design was followed for the study. Data was gathered using a wellstructured interview schedule created with the study’s objectives in mind. The collected data was analysed, classified and tabulated. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and co-efficient correlation were used to interpret findings and draw conclusions The detailed analysis of profile characteristics of farmers indicated that majority of the farmers were medium aged (56.67%), educated up to primary school level (37.50%), small land holder (37.50%), medium farming experience (65.84%), medium level of annual income (49.18%), medium social participation (53.33%), medium level of scientific orientation (42.51%), medium level of economic motivation (54.17%), medium level of knowledge (43.33%).
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Ningsih, Kustiawati, Halimatus Sakdiyah, and Moh. Da’i Bachiar. "Pelatihan Manajemen Keuangan Sederhana pada Kelompok Tani Padi Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Keterampilan dalam Pengelolaan Keuangan Kelompok Tani." Nusantara Journal of Community Engagement and Empowerment 2, no. 1 (March 30, 2024): 41–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.36564/njcee.v2i1.32.
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The Harapan Jaya Farmers Group is facing internal problems, namely that financial records are still not well organized. This is because farmer group administrators, especially treasurers, have not been trained to record financial transactions, even in simple form. community service activities are needed, especially the Harapan Jaya Farmers Group in the form of simple financial management training to improve the financial management skills of farmer groups. The method of implementing community service uses counseling and training. As a result of the service we have carried out, around 96.16% of the members of the Harapan Jaya farmer group have understood and started implementing financial recording of each transaction regularly and periodically, namely simple financial recording with a period of one month, for new businesses, namely organic fertilizer, marongghi leaf flour and marongghi leaf jerky. Apart from that, the enthusiasm of farmer group members is quite high in participating in simple financial management training activities. This was shown during the implementation of outreach activities, out of a total of 20 participants, around 15 people or around 75% were active in question and answer activities.
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Dube, Lighton. "Factors Influencing Smallholder Crop Diversification: A Case Study of Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces in Zimbabwe." International Journal of Regional Development 3, no. 2 (May 21, 2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijrd.v3i2.9194.
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<p>This study analyzes the degree of crop diversification and factors associated with crop diversification among 479 smallholder farmers in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces of Zimbabwe. The Herfindahl index used to estimate diversification, while the Tobit model evaluated factors associated with crop diversification. The mean crop diversity index is 0.54. On average households in Nyanga and Bikita are the most diversified with indices of 0.48 and 0.49 respectively. The most specialized households are in Mutasa and Chiredzi with indices of 0.62. An analysis by gender shows that male headed households are slightly more diversified than female headed households. The Tobit model indicates that gender of head of household, education, number of livestock units, access to irrigation, membership to a farmers group, access to markets, farming experience, farms on flat terrain, farmer to farm extension, routine extension, agro-ecological zone and household income are significant contributors to increasing crop diversification. In turn, crop specialization is significantly associated with off-farm employment, soil fertility, farmers who are happy with extension contacts per year, farmers trained using the farmer field school approach and farmers who receive NGO extension support.</p>
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THANGADURAI, R., K. SIVAKUMAR, and M. A. VENNILA. "Adoption of TANUVAS Aseel backyard chicken adoption by ruralpoultry farmer of Dharmapuri district." Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 93, no. 12 (December 5, 2023): 1230–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v93i12.130930.
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Dharmapuri rural farmers were aware about TANUVAS Aseel strains of backyard poultry and had experience of rearing TANUVAS Aseel chicks trained by KVK, Dharmapuri. About 23.6% of the farmers have discontinued the practice due to lack of awareness about brooding and non-availability of chicks and 22.03% of the farmers did not followed the practice because of low preference andpredator attack. Farmers preferred TANUVAS Aseel strain of backyard poultry for meat and egg purpose, who fetch meat cost @ ₹400/kg. Therefore, KVK, VUTRC and Animal Husbandary sector should aid supportive services like brooding, vaccination, feeding, housing, marketing of these birds to the farmers in order to encourage backyard poultry farmers. Conclusively, extension activity should be strengthened for efficient transfer of technology from the laboratory to the farmer field.
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Supriyadi, Supriyadi, Purwanto Purwanto, Sri Hartati, Galuh Mashitoh, Malihatun Nufus, and Widya Aryani. "Pelatihan dan ToT Ekologi Tanah untuk Penguatan Pertanian Organik pada Kelompok Tani Al-Barokah dan Walisongo di Desa Ketapang." PRIMA: Journal of Community Empowering and Services 5, no. 2 (December 31, 2021): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/prima.v5i2.43710.
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<p><em><strong>Soil Ecology Training and ToT for Strengthening Organic Agriculture in Al-Barokah and Walisongo Farmer Groups in Ketapang Village</strong>. </em>In sustainable integrated agriculture, farmers are expected to be experts in managing agricultural ecosystems. To support this, training and empowerment of sustainable agricultural management can be carried out for farmers. The process of soil ecology training and training of trainers (ToT) is directed at strengthening organic farming and it is hoped that farmers can play a role as a farm manager, able to stand parallel and have an active relationship with the community and have a role in the system built by the community. Therefore, it is proposed the title of PKM-Training and ToT of Ecology Soil for Strengthening Organic Agriculture. The purpose of training and soil ecology ToT for strengthening organic agriculture is to increase farmers' understanding of the importance of ecology in soil management that has been applied so that there is renewal in soil management and building farmer knowledge. Through the Participatory Action Program approach, the Al-Barokah and Walisongo Farmer Groups farmers are very enthusiastic, which is indicated by an increase in understanding of soil ecology. Training and soil ecology ToT for farmers is very important so that soil management is in harmony with nature and increase the understood that soil ecology is part of the global ecosystem, and soil ecology is a process of interaction between ecological components on the level of fertility and crop production.</p>
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Lukuyu, B., F. Place, S. Franzel, and E. Kiptot. "Disseminating Improved Practices: Are Volunteer Farmer Trainers Effective?" Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 18, no. 5 (September 18, 2012): 525–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1389224x.2012.707066.
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Akulwar, S. R., S. R. Jakkawad, and G. B. Bhosale. "Relationship between profile of farmers and impact of farmer field school on soybean growers." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 20, no. 1 (January 15, 2024): 75–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/ijas/20.1/75-77.
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The present study was undertaken in Parbhani district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra State during the year 2020-21 with the objective to access the relationship profile of farmers and impact of FFS on soybean growers. Parbhani district was selected randomly from Marathwada region. Three talukas were selected from district and four villages from each taluka were selected randomly for the study. From each selected village 10 trained respondents under FFS were selected randomly, in this way total 120 respondents were considered for the study. An Ex-post-facto research design was followed for the study. It was observed that variables education, social participation, scientific orientation, economic motivation and knowledge had significant relationship with impact of FFS. Whereas age had negative and significant relationship with impact of FFS. While land holding had positive and non-significant relationship. Farming experience and annual income had negative and non-significant relationship with impact of FFS.
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Ghosh, S., A. Baidya, B. D. Ghosh, N. C. Sahu, F. H. Rahaman, A. K. Das, and K. S. Das. "Socioeconomic study of traditional fish farmers and trained farmers in the Indian Sundarbans ecosystem." Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 25, no. 3 (July 1, 2022): 63–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.14321/aehm.025.03.63.
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Abstract The Sundarbans, major marshy land, and brackish water ecosystem of the West Bengal were inhabited by many species of fishes which were the main dependants of the people living there. The present investigation was conducted using a questionnaire survey, participatory rural appraisal, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion and to assess the present state of production of major cultivable species of Sundarbans like mullet, shrimp, tilapia, mud-crabs, giant prawn and Asian seabass. A socioeconomic and technical survey of 45 trained and 45 traditional practitioners of aquaculture were conducted from May 2017 – April 2018. This study and appraisal intended to compare the socioeconomic relationship between traditional fish farmers and trained aquaculturists in Indian Sundarbans. The modern farmers usually practice the farming systems like Jayantirohu cultivation, white shrimp cultivation, genetically improved farmed tilapia, crabs fattening and crab culture; periphyton based giant prawn cultivation and Asian seabass culture with forage feeding with bait fishes. The trained farmers were enriched with much knowledge and information gained from various training, which the traditional farmers were lacking. It was found average benefit-cost ratio for traditional farming and modern farming system of 1:1.89 for traditional fish farmers and 1:3.13 for trained farmers. It was helping the modern practitioners to earn more profit to suffice their family needs as well as they were now accomplishing more safety, security measures for their family, investing more in their aquaculture practices. The yield of fish culture was affected by pond conditions, family labor engagement, and resource endowment of the fisher family. Linkage with formal financial institutions, subsidized input support from the fishery department, and investment in human resource development of farmers might be some point of intervention to boost fish culture in the coastal zone of West Bengal, India.
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Widiastuti, Maria Magdalena Diana, Yosefina Mangera, Andriyono Andriyono, Jamaludin Jamaludin, and Nurhening Yuniekowati. "Peningkatan Kapasitas Kelompok Tani Jaya Makmur Kurik Merauke melalui Pelatihan Pembuatan Asap Cair Sekam Padi sebagai Biopestisida Organik." Agrokreatif: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 6, no. 2 (July 2, 2020): 133–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.6.2.133-142.
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Farmers ussually using chemical pesticides and mostly ignore the recommended dosage, chemical pesticides used spend 20% of analysis farming bussiness and food saftey become neglected for increasing production. The purpose of community capacity building is to increase farmers knowledge of making liquid smoke from agricultural waste rice husk as biopesticides for farmer groups in Kampung Jaya Makmur, Merauke Regency. The method of this empowerment by training and mentoring the process of liquid smoke production and assist the process of marketing liquid smoke products. The results of community service were the modifications of kiln drum (biochar maker) belong to farmer group into a liquid smoke maker using the pyrolysis method. This tool has been trial process and trained to farmers group of Jaya Makmur. The training of process of liquid smoke was attended by 26 farmers, 2 pioneer farmers, 3 students, and 9 lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Engineering Musamus University. The capacity building was followed by assisting program for biochar and liquid smoke production and calculating operational costs of liquid smoke production, product packaging, and opportunities for selling liquid smoke as biopesticides organic among the farmers. Recent conclusion of this community capacity building has been increasing knowledge among farmers from 20.3% to 57%. Through the assistance, the group of production biochar center was empowered become center of input agricultural such as biopestisida and biochar.
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Roy, D., MG Farouque, and MZ Rahman. "Problem Confrontation of the FFS Farmers in Participating Farmer Field School Training Session." Progressive Agriculture 24, no. 1-2 (June 17, 2014): 273–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v24i1-2.19179.
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The study was conducted to identify and describe the problems of FFS farmers in participating FFS training sessions. Data and information were collected from 100 FFS farmers of selected three unions of Muktagacha Upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh from 10 to 30 April, 2013. Among ten selected problems Inadequate trials and training materials got the highest score (PCI-176) while Biasness in trainee selection got the lowest score (PCI-48). The highest proportion of the FFS farmers (53%) had low problem in participating FFS training session, while 40% and 7% had medium and high problem, respectively. Findings indicate that a majority i.e. more than four fifth of the FFS farmers faced low to medium problems in participating FFS training sessions. The selected characteristics of the FFS farmers, such as year of schooling, farming experience, extension media contact, risk orientation and knowledge on soil and crop management showed significantly negative relationship with problem confrontation in participating FFS training sessions by the FFS farmers. Therefore, it can be mentioned that there is no significant problems associated with the FFS training sessions. So, necessary steps need to be taken to enhance the existing activities of FFS that could improve the sustainable crop production as well as the livelihood of the FFS farmers.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v24i1-2.19179 Progress. Agric. 24(1&2): 273 - 280, 2013
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Wiyanto, Wiyanto, and Nunung Kusnadi. "FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KUALITAS KARET PERKEBUNAN RAKYAT (Kasus Perkebunan Rakyat di Kecamatan Tulang Bawang Tengah Kabupaten Tulang Bawang, Lampung)." Jurnal Agribisnis Indonesia 1, no. 1 (June 1, 2013): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jai.2013.1.1.39-58.
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<em>This research compared rubber quality between smallholder rubber farmers in rubber development program village and non-program village. The objectives of the research were to identify cause of low-quality rubber, identify farmer’s efforts to increase rubber quality, to describe and to test relationship between socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers, technical factors, and rubber quality among them, and to analyze farmer benefit after use of rubber quality technology. Data for the research were generated from 64 respondents randomly from three villages. Descriptive statistics, qualitative analysis, binary logistic regression model, and partial budgets analysis were used in analysing the data. The result of analysis showed that farmers in program village produced lower grade rubber (average 6.13) than farmers in non-program village (average 6.98). The identification result suggest that the causes of low-quality rubber were the use of coagulant other than formic acid, use of additive coagulant and existence of contaminants in coagulump. The empirical result revealed that majority of farmers did efforts to increase rubber quality such as cleaning of collecting pans periodic, keeping of coagulump from contaminants, but just minority of farmer used trained tappers, cleaning of collecting cups before tapping, dissociating types of coagulump and there were no farmers using of formic acid as coagulant. The qualitative analysis and binary logistic regression model indicated relationship between education, family size, membership of farmer institution, participation in social activities and rubber quality at 20% probability level. The partial budgets analysis proved that use of formic acid as coagulant was profitable in program village and non-program village.</em>
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Mwaura, Mary Njoki, Sabina Mukoya Wangia, Japheth Ododa Origa, and Lee Ernest Mbatia Oliver. "Socio- Economic Characteristics of Urban Extension Workers Influencing Empowerment of Farmers in Nairobi County, Kenya." Journal of Agricultural Extension 24, no. 2 (May 10, 2020): 60–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v24i2.7.
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The study examined the influence of socio-economic characteristics of urban extension workers on farmers’ empowerment. Purposive and simple random sampling methods were used to select 64 extension workers by utilizing the Yamane formula. Data were collected by the use of questionnaires. Frequencies, percentiles and multiple linear regressions were utilised to analyse the data. The extension workers’ socio - economic characteristics were found to positively influence the choice of extension methods. The findings revealed that 37.2% of farmer empowerment could be explained by the choice of extension methods influenced by the characteristics of extension workers. However, 49.9% of the extension workers were not aware of the adult learning principles (ALPs) that are employed in the appropriate choice of extension methods. The study recommends that extension workers in Nairobi County be trained in competencies to consider ALPs and information communication and technology (ICT) techniques in choices of extension methods. These competencies can ultimately lead to an extension system design transformation that will assist the few extension workers to serve more farmers efficiently and effectively leading to farmer empowerment.
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Olagherea, Ivie L., Kehinde K. Osasona, and Latifah J. Issa. "Climate-smart agricultural practice usage and profitability of dry season leafy vegetable farmers in some selected LGAs in Kwara State." Nigerian Journal of Technological Research 15, no. 3 (November 19, 2020): 8–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njtr.v15i3.2.
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This paper sought to assess the CSAP used among dry season leafy vegetable farmers, estimate the profitability, and identifythe constraints faced in the usage of CSAP. Data were collected from 120 randomly selected farmers. Descriptive statistics,net profit analysis, and Likert-type scale were used for data analyses. Crop rotation was the most prevalent practice while,terracing was the least used. The farmers spent almost half of their gross receipts from leafy vegetable production asoperating expenses while yet still guaranteed to get 83 kobo on every one naira invested. The absence of conservative watermanagement practices was the most severe constraint among the farmers. The study concluded that all the respondents usedat least one CSAP and leafy vegetable production was profitable. It was recommended that the usage of CSAP could beincreased among the farmers by motivating farmer trainers to train more groups and support the farmers with improvedseeds and other necessary resources.
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Khanal, Arjun, Punya Prasad Regmi, Gopal Bahadur KC, Dilli Bahadur KC, and Kishor Chandra Dahal. "Cost Effective Strategy to Disseminate IPM Technology: A Case of Banke and Surkhet District of Nepal." International Journal of Social Sciences and Management 8, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 272–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v8i1.34129.
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach in reducing damage caused by pests without harming the environment. A study on cost effectiveness strategy to disseminate IPM technology was conducted in the Banke and Surkhet districts of Nepal. For assessing the spread of information, farmers were asked a series of questions during the survey to determine knowledge of IPM and degree of IPM adoption. Using descriptive statistics and differences in means, analysis was done on relationships among access to information, IPM knowledge and adoption, and word-of-mouth diffusion of IPM techniques to neighboring farmers. For the evaluation of dissemination methods efficiency and to examine the cost for using the different dissemination methods of IPM technology followed by IPM IL project in Banke and Surkhet district, the cost measurements was focused only on the dissemination methods of IPM technology with a public cost such as mass media, agricultural officers, MPC, collection centre, FFS, CBFs, cooperatives, neighboring farmers, agro-vets and field days. When the number of farmers needing to receive training for one farmer to adopt IPM practices is known, and then that value can be multiplied by the cost per farmer trained which allows in providing the cost per farmer adopting the technology by transfer method. Capacity building in IPM technology development and dissemination in the study area was I/NGOs working in that area. Market Planning Committee of Banke and Surkhet district has played a vital role in disseminating IPM technology in cost effective and efficiently.
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Osumba, Joab J. L., John W. Recha, and George W. Oroma. "Transforming Agricultural Extension Service Delivery through Innovative Bottom–Up Climate-Resilient Agribusiness Farmer Field Schools." Sustainability 13, no. 7 (April 2, 2021): 3938. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13073938.
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Conventional approaches to agricultural extension based on top–down technology transfer and information dissemination models are inadequate to help smallholder farmers tackle increasingly complex agroclimatic adversities. Innovative service delivery alternatives, such as field schools, exist but are mostly implemented in isolationistic silos with little effort to integrate them for cost reduction and greater technical effectiveness. This article presents a proof-of-concept effort to develop an innovative, climate-resilient field school methodology, integrating the attributes of Farmers’ Field School, Climate Field School, Climate-Smart Agriculture and indigenous technical knowledge of weather indicators in one package to address the gaps, while sensitizing actors on implications for policy advocacy. Some 661 local facilitators, 32% of them women and 54% youth, were trained on the innovation across East Africa. The initiative has reached 36 agribusiness champions working with 237,250 smallholder farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Initial results show that the innovation is strengthening adaptation behaviour of agribusiness champions, farmers and supply chain actors, and reducing training costs. Preliminary findings indicate that the process is rapidly shaping group adaptive thinking. The integrated approach offers lessons to transform extension and to improve food security and resilience. The approach bundles the costs of previously separate processes into the cost of one joint, simultaneous process, while also strengthening technical service delivery through bundled messaging. Experience from this initiative can be leveraged to develop scalable participatory extension and training models, especially scaling out through farmer-to-farmer replication and scaling up through farmer group networks.
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Aguilar, Edna A., Jaime Montesur, and Juliene Camile Lacsina. "Capacitating Strategies to Promote Climate Resilient Coconut-based Farming Systems (CR-CBFS) in Vulnerable Coconut Communities of the Philippines." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1235, no. 1 (August 1, 2023): 012002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1235/1/012002.
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Abstract Climate extremes that continuously bring unpredictable weather patterns particularly strong typhoons and rainfall events devastated many coconut-producing areas in the Philippines. These weather patterns affected the livelihood of farmers and the whole supply chain of the coconut industry. Adoption of a clustering system of farmers is a key approach to sustaining the growing needs of the coconut industry. This will ensure the continuous engagement of farmers in coconut farming where good agricultural practices are performed in developing products that meet the domestic and international market standards. However, clustering of climate-resilient integrated farming systems through participation in multi-purpose cooperatives requires scientific guidance, market-driven production and market linkages. This paper integrates learnings from past coconut and coconut-based farming system (CBFS) projects. Further, it highlights the learning-by-doing approach where core trainers are developed to train farmer groups in designing location-specific climate-resilient CBFS using a hybrid curriculum of CR – Farmers Field School (CR – FFS) and Farmer Business School. This improvement in the integrated curriculum can change individual and community perspectives, improve farm practices, reduce the impacts of climate-related hazards and risks, provide sustainable livelihoods and enhance farmers’ participation in agri-enterprises. The CR-CBFS season-long training exercises will integrate climate risks and forecasts in farmers’ decision-making, provide technical and business lenses for improved farm productivity and profitability through the integration of complementary enterprises such as intercropping, livestock, value-adding and processing that consider environmental, socio-cultural and economic factors.
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Martey, Edward, Alexander Nimo Wiredu, Prince M. Etwire, Mathias Fosu, S. S. J. Buah, John Bidzakin, Benjamin D. K. Ahiabor, and Francis Kusi. "Fertilizer Adoption and Use Intensity Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana: A Case Study of the AGRA Soil Health Project." Sustainable Agriculture Research 3, no. 1 (December 24, 2013): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v3n1p24.
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<p>Northern Ghana is characterized by food insecurity largely due to over reliance on rain-fed agriculture under low farm input conditions. The present study investigated the effect of factors influencing mineral fertilizer adoption and use intensity among smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana. A total of 330 smallholder farmers selected through multi-stage sampling technique were interviewed. Adoption of fertilizer technology was determined by age, nativity, farm size, access to credit, and distance to agricultural office. The result of the truncated regression estimates indicated that income of household head, membership of farmer association, distance to agricultural office, access to input shop, income earning household that do not participate in agricultural development project and income earning male headed household were the significant factors influencing fertilizer use intensity. Distance to agricultural office was a key positive determinant of fertilizer adoption and use intensity. The study recommends improvement in road infrastructure and technical training of agricultural extension agents. Farmer based organization must be trained on regular basis to enhance their productive skills and technology uptake.</p>
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Mahdar. "Peran Kelompok Wanita Tani Bersatu dalam Meningkatkan Pendapatan Keluarga di Desa Ginunggung Kecamatan Galang Kabupaten Tolitoli." Formosa Journal of Sustainable Research 1, no. 5 (October 30, 2022): 629–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.55927/fjsr.v1i5.1412.
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This study aims to determine the role of the United Farmer Women's Group in increasing family income in Ginunggung Village, Galang District, Tolitoli Regency. This research was conducted at the United Farmer Women's Group in Ginunggung Village, Galang District, Tolitoli Regency on July 25, 2021 to August 25, 2021. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method. This data is processed using the income formula, household income, and income contribution. The results of this study indicate that the United Farmer Woman Group does not play a dominant role in increasing family income with only 9.53% income contribution which is categorized as non-dominant. Although not dominant, the income they earn is sufficient to supplement their household income. The role of the United Farmer Women Group in Ginunggung Village, Galang District, Tolitoli Regency is not only in the economic field but also in the social field, this is evidenced by the results of research that the United Women Farmers Group has social activities such as mutual cooperation and social gathering and they are trained to manage the group by good management.
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Etim, G. J., L. E. Asuquo, and S. R. Osu. "Agricultural Co-Operatives and Training of Male and Female Farmers on Improved Rice (Oryza sativa) Production Techniques in Ini Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria." Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 26, no. 9 (September 30, 2022): 1583–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v26i9.18.
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This study assessed the extent to which agricultural cooperatives carryout the training of male and female farmers on improved rice (Oryza sativa) production techniques in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria using research questions for 2,500 (male and female) rice farmer cooperative members in the study Area. Data analysis for 1600 completed questionnaire collected revealed that male and female farmers were not efficiently trained by agricultural cooperatives on improved rice production techniques. Moreso, there were no significant difference on the extent of carrying out the training of male and female farmers by agricultural cooperatives on improved rice production techniques in Ini Local Government Area. It is recommended among others that Agricultural cooperatives should organize periodic training sessions for rice farmers through the use of facilities and demonstration in the farm. The Government, through The Ministry of Agriculture should encourage and support agricultural cooperatives by providing materials and adequate funding to enable them perform their primary assignment creditably.
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Haryati, Novi. "Are Indonesian Farmers a Good Manager? A study on Entrepreneurial and Marketing Orientation to Farm Business Performance in Indonesia." Jurnal Manajemen dan Organisasi 12, no. 1 (May 3, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jmo.v12i1.34376.
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Farming is including a business entity because its activities include not only planting on land but also being able to maintain relationships that focus on business interests, such as increased sales and income. As the actor in the business, they are required to be able to have marketing and entrepreneurial skills so that their business performance can be sustainable. The purpose of the research is to understand the relationship between marketing and entrepreneurship to the farming performances, with organization innovation as intervening variables. It is quantitative research and has been conducted in Singosari sub district Malang, Indonesia. Analysis was done by SEM-PLS while 40 farmers were chosen purposively as respondent. The result shows that the Indonesian farmer has basic marketing and entrepreneurship orientation. Both of them has positive and highly significant with the value of 0,41 and 0,53 to farming performance. As an intervening variable, Organizational innovation has positively associated with farmer’s performance. Improving the human resources of farmers has been a very important aspect of sustainable business and human resources itself in Agriculture. An experienced and trained farmer will be able to keep working event in an unstable situation.
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Abdureman Omer, Suleymen, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, and Fekadu Beyene Kenee. "RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FARMER TRAINING CENTERS (FTCs) BASED TRAINING IN GUREWA DISTRICT, EAST HARARGHE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA." Brazilian Journal of Policy and Development 3, no. 1 (April 8, 2021): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.52367/brjpd.2675-102x.2021.3.1.38.
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Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopia country economic development strategy and the main source of livelihood in terms of employment, generating foreign currency and raw materials for industries. Farmer Training Centers (FTCs) was established as a means to develop human resource and enhance innovation needed to transform the sector to productive and market oriented system. The main purpose of this study was to analyze the relevance and effectiveness of FTCs in Gurawa woreda in terms of changes in knowledge, attitude and practical levels, and explore institutional linkages with of the FTCs. This study used cross-sectional survey method to obtain the necessary data in 2018/19 production season. The data was obtained from 120 (60 trained and 60 untrained) randomly selected respondents from 4 kebeles using probability proportion to size sampling method. In addition, KII, FGD, and review of available record at FTCs were used for data collection. Relevance of FTCs were obtained based on the identifications of farmers’ needs and constraints, content of training, training delivery methods, selection criteria of trainees and appropriateness of period, duration and schedules of trainings were vary among the sampled in the area. Effectiveness of FTCs were identified based on the obtained result of knowledge, attitude and practical assessment of trained and untrained farmers, their mean difference of trained farmers towards the given technologies and commodities were significantly higher than untrained farmers at 1%, 1%, and 5% (p=0.01,0.01 and 0.05) of probability level respectively. According to the linkage mechanisms, the public, private and NGOs was identified as a key actors for institutional linkages which are weak in the functioning of FTCs based training.
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TIRTOSUPROBO, SUPRIADI, and JOKO HARTONO HARTONO. "PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI DAN PENDAPATAN USAHATANI KAPAS MELALUI PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI PENGENDALIAN HAMA TERPADU (PHT)." Jurnal Penelitian Tanaman Industri 12, no. 2 (June 25, 2020): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.21082/jlittri.v12n2.2006.52-57.
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ABSTRAK<br />Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Pongkah, Kecamatan Tellusiatinge,<br />Kabupaten Bone, Sulawesi Selatan, bulan April sampai dengan Nopember<br />2001. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk (a) mengetahui besarnya biaya<br />produksi dan pendapatan usahatani kapas antara petani kapas binaan dan<br />petani kapas non binaan, (b) mengetahui tingkat adopsi teknologi pada<br />usahatani kapas binaan, dan (c) mengetahui kendala yang dihadapi dalam<br />proses adopsi teknologi PHT yang dianjurkan. Lokasi penelitian dipilih<br />secara sengaja (purposive) dengan pertimbangan bahwa Kabupaten Bone<br />merupakan salah satu sentra produksi kapas di Sulawesi Selatan. Dua<br />perlakuan yang dibandingkan terdiri dari petani kapas peserta PHT sebagai<br />petani kapas binaan ditentukan secara sengaja sebanyak 87 petani pada<br />hamparan lahan kering seluas 51 ha. Sebagai pembanding diambil secara<br />acak sederhana (simple random sampling) sebanyak 60 petani kapas non<br />binaan dengan luas lahan 33 ha. Komponen teknologi yang dianjurkan<br />pada petani PHT adalah : (a) benih kapas tanpa kabu-kabu, (b) tanam<br />kapas varietas toleran wereng (Kanesia 7), (c) tanam tepat waktu, (d)<br />penanaman jagung sebagai perangkap hama, (e) penggunaan serasah, (f)<br />konservasi gulma penarik parasitoid, dan (g) penyemprotan berdasar hasil<br />panduan. Data yang dikumpulkan meliputi : (1) populasi arthropoda<br />perusak dan berguna, (2) biaya saprodi dan tenaga kerja, (3) hasil kapas<br />berbiji, (4) tingkat adopsi teknologi, (5) kendala penerapan teknologi PHT.<br />Data di analisis menggunakan model analisis diskriptif dan usahatani<br />enterprise. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa populasi predator pada<br />serasah di areal kapas binaan mencapai 178,57 ekor per 0,35m 3 onggokan<br />serasah, dan populasi pada tanaman kapas 11,62 ekor per 25 tanaman<br />kapas. Produksi kapas berbiji yang diperoleh petani binaan dan petani non<br />binaan masing-masing sebesar 1435 kg/ha dan 588 kg/ha, dengan<br />pendapatan atas biaya tunai masing-masing sebesar Rp. 2.330.648 dan Rp.<br />279.273. Tingkat adopsi petani dalam penerapan teknologi PHT baru<br />mencapai 70%. Secara umum kendala yang dihadapi adalah (1) petani<br />masih belum menguasai teknologi bertanam kapas, termasuk teknologi<br />PHT karena minimnya ketersediaan modal, (2) benih yang ditanam petani<br />daya tumbuhnya hanya 20-40%, dan (3) petani menghendaki harga kapas<br />tinggi.<br />Kata kunci : Kapas, Gossypium hirsutum, adopsi teknologi, pendapatan<br />ABSTRACT<br />Increasing production and farmer’s income through<br />integrated pest management application<br />This research was conducted in Pongkah, Tellusiatinge District,<br />Bone, South Sulawesi from April to November 2001. The aims of this<br />research were to (a) determine the production cost and income from cotton<br />cultivation between the trained cotton farmer and non-trained cotton<br />farmer, and (b) determine the level of technology adoption among the<br />trained cotton farmers and (c) investigate constraints in adopting the<br />technology of integrated pest management (IPM) which had been<br />suggested for the implementation by the farmers. The location was<br />purposively selected based on the consideration that the Bone regency was<br />one of the main area of cotton cultivation in the South Sulawesi. Two<br />groups were compared in this study. These groups were 87 trained farmers<br />who cultivated 51 hectares of dry field and 60 non-trained farmers, who<br />cultivated 33 hectares of dry field. The technology implemented by the<br />trained farmers were (a) the use of delinted seed , (b) the use of resistant<br />cotton variety to Sundapteryx biguttula (Kanesia 7), (c) timely planting,<br />(d) planting corn to trap the pest, (e) using mulch (corn stalk waste), (f)<br />conservation of weeds to attracts parasitoid, and (g) insecticide spraying<br />based on scouting system. The data gathered in this study included: (1)<br />population of arthropods, both pest and non-pest, (2) the cost of production<br />and labor, (3) the yield of cotton, (4) the level of technology adoption, and<br />(5) the constraints in adopting PHT technology. The data were analyzed<br />using descriptive analysis and farming enterprise. The results of the<br />analysis showed that the population of predators on the mulch in the field<br />cultivated by trained farmers was 178.57insects 0.35 m 3 and in non-trained<br />farmer field was 11.62 insects/25 plants. The yields of cotton between<br />trained and non-trained farmers was 1435 kg/ha and 55 kg/ha, resulting in<br />cash income of Rp. 2,330,648.00 and Rp. 279,273.00. The level of<br />technology adoption for trained farmers was 70 percent and the constraints<br />were: (1) lack of knowledge in applying PHT technology due to<br />insufficient capital, (2) germination rate of seeds planted by non-trained<br />farmers was only 20-40 percent, (3) the low price of cotton.<br />Key words: Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, technology adoption, income
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PRUDENT, PATRICK, SYMPHORIEN LOKO, DANIEL DEYBE, and MAURICE VAISSAYRE. "FACTORS LIMITING THE ADOPTION OF IPM PRACTICES BY COTTON FARMERS IN BENIN: A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH." Experimental Agriculture 43, no. 1 (January 2007): 113–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0014479706004261.
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Smallholders' acceptance of innovations depends largely on the approach used to take their needs and constraints into account. The adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies by smallholders can lead to a reduction in pesticide use in cotton, as soon as the recommended cropping practices are adapted to local conditions and associated with a threshold-based use of chemicals. To achieve this goal, farmers need to be trained on the biological basis of IPM. To ensure effective and rational implementation of IPM by farmers, it is essential to overcome constraints associated with pest scouting, identifying and preserving beneficial insects, and gaining access to the right inputs on time. In the current African context, where the extension system is sometimes in very poor shape, participatory methods fostered by the ‘farmer field school’ concept could enable farmers to implement an integrated approach to pest management, while keeping researchers informed about farmers' needs and constraints. Our paper is an attempt to use such a participatory method as a tool to explore farmers' needs and constraints when smallholders are asked to adopt an integrated approach to cotton pest management.
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Kandpal, Arpita Sharma. "Training Needs Assessment of Poultry Farmers: Borich Training Need Analysis." Indian Research Journal of Extension Education 22, no. 5 (December 1, 2022): 184–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.54986/irjee/2022/dec_spl/184-188.
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Poultry is very important livelihood component for the rural people. For eff ective and effi cient poultry farming latest technologies are needed. In this regards farmer need to be trained. Past researches revealed that poultry farmers are facing many problems due to lack of information, education on many aspects. Thus, training is necessary to transmit the information and change the behavior of rural people towards poultry farming. Keeping this in view, a study was taken up on Training Need Assessment (TNA) of poultry farmers in poultry rearing practices. Present research study was conducted in GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. Total 120 respondents were selected. Descriptive research design was used. It was observed that majority of farmers were middle age group, educated upto Intermediate level having medium family size and belonged to medium income group. Majority of farmers have medium level poultry farming experiences and medium level of mass media exposure and information seeking behavior. Results also revealed that culling and selection of birds, feeding and watering management, bird, meat and egg marketing, incubation and hatching, fi nance and loan facilities, vaccination and preventive measures are some of the perceived training needs of poultry farmers.
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Navasero, Elaine, Melodee Marciana de Castro, John Julius Manuben, Cherry Lou Nunez, Jayson Cabral, Remund Jordan Labios, and Maria Noriza Q. Herrera. "Empowering smallholder bitter gourd farmers in Rizal, Laguna, Philippines towards sustainable and safe farming practices." E3S Web of Conferences 444 (2023): 03019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344403019.
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Excessive use of pesticides in high-value crops proves detrimental to both health and the environment. This action research aims to evaluate farmers’ food safety practices as basis in introducing interventions to empower them toward the adoption of good agricultural practices for safe and sustainable farming. In this study, bitter gourd farmers (n=30) from Rizal, Laguna, Philippines were randomly sampled and surveyed. Current agricultural practices of the farmer participants and sustainability gaps in production were determined to assess the factors that contribute to their existing knowledge. Based on the results, socio-economic variables such as age, income, poverty, years of farming, and tenancy arrangement were found to be associated with GAP-related practices. Most of the farmers were aware of the importance of reading the product label of pesticides before application, wearing protective equipment, and routine monitoring. Moreover, a training intervention that focused on the identified sustainability gaps was provided. Farmers were trained in integrated pest management, internal control system on pesticide use, and keeping records to equip them towards safe and sustainable farming. Training, monitoring, and other extension activities should be provided occasionally to the farmers for continuous adherence to these sustainable practices.
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Chete, O. B. ,., O. O. Olagunju, O. A. Olaniyan, and S. Omoruyi. "Participation of cocoa farmers in farmers field school in Idanre Local Government area of Ondo State, Nigeria." ADAN Journal of Agriculture 3, no. 1 (December 20, 2022): 59–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.36108/adanja/2202.30.0170.
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This study investigated the participation of cocoa farmers in farmers’ field school (FFS) in Idanre local government area of Ondo state. A multistage sampling procedure was employed for the survey of the farmers. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and means. The analysis of the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers revealed that about one-third (36.7 percent) of the cocoa farmers were aged 51 years and over, indicating an aging workforce, while 48.3 percent of them were married. About 29.2 percent of the respondents had secondary school education, 44.2% had household sizes of between 3 and 5, and 30.8% had farm sizes of between 2 and 2.9 hectares. Major factors determining participation in FFS were age, level of education, credit sources and extension contacts. Farmers participated highly in land preparation while level of participation is low in control of pests and diseases. Severe constraints faced were lack of skilled trainers and time-consuming sessions. There was a significant relationship between socio economic characteristics and participation in FFS. There is the need to strengthen farmer-based groups to serve as platforms for disseminating extension services information to farmers which could engender the participation of members in farmers’ field school. Moreover, the relevant authorities should provide farmers with credit facilities to enable them to purchase productive resources such as land.
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Priskila Estetika Padwa, Agus Sumule, and Maria A. P. Palit. "EFEKTIVITAS KOMUNIKASI ANTARA PENYULUH DAN KELOMPOK TANI DI KAMPUNG RIMBA JAYA KABUPATEN BIAK NUMFOR." Sosio Agri Papua 9, no. 1 (June 12, 2020): 18–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.30862/sap.v9i1.76.
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Residents in Rimba Jaya Village generally work as farmers. In Rimba Jaya Village there are 13 farmer groups that have been trained by extension agents to increase agricultural output. From 13 farmer groups, there are 7 groups that have been confirmed from pre-beginner to beginner groups, these groups are considered the most active in Rimba Jaya village and 6 groups that have not been confirmed and are considered not active in participating in extension activities. Based on the problems that arise, the purpose of this study is: Knowing the effectiveness of communication between farmer groups and PPL in channeling agricultural innovation. Knowing the elements of communication that shape the effectiveness of communication that is appropriate for farmer groups Knowing the factors that influence the effectiveness of communication between farmer groups and PPL. The research method used in this study is descriptive method. The sampling method used in this study is to use a random sampling system that is a sampling technique from population members that is carried out randomly and processed by tabulation. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the effectiveness of communication is declared effective with a total score of 603.5. The elements that make up Communication effectiveness are communicators, innovations / information, and communicants (farmer groups). Factors that influence the effectiveness of communication are communicants (formal education, non-formal education, age, farming experience), innovation / information (material, use of language and communicators (media, methods).