Journal articles: 'Farming innovation group'

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Hilmiati, Nurul. "Farmer Group Institution’s Typology and Agricultural Innovation Implementation Sustainability." SOCA: Jurnal Sosial, Ekonomi Pertanian 14, no. 2 (May 31, 2020): 204. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/soca.2020.v14.i02.p02.

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Farmer group institutions have been being a target group for various innovations in the agricultural development program. Unfortunately, the aspect of their institutional system is getting ignored frequently. This study aimed to know the farmer group institution performance’s determinant factors and its effect on the agricultural innovation implementation sustainability. This was a longitudinal study using a qualitative approach involving ten farmer group institutions (mixed crop-livestock farming) done in Lombok island. The study showed that farmer groups with a good institutional system relatively performed a high level of sustainable innovation implementation in comparison with the group with a poor institutional system. There were four key factors affected the performance and the farmer group institution’s achievement: (1) strong leadership; (2) transparency; (3) regular group meeting; (4) and cash generating factor. The study also showed that farmer group institution which didn’t have those key factors tended to use the farmer group institution only to complete their physical need (impounded cows for security reason). It rarely uses to empower its group members. These conditions slowly could be developed as an individualistic treat on each group member that prevents the sustainable innovation implementation in the future. The agricultural innovation on this type of group usually only implemented in a short amount of time. Therefore, guidance for a good institutional system in a farmer group institution is required to be conducted to achieve a sustainable and comprehensive agricultural innovation implementation. Some strategies could be used to develop the four key factors to form a good institutional system in the farmer group institution.

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Sukanteri, Ni Putu, Pande Komang Suparyana, I. Made Suryana, and I. Made Dedy Setiawan. "TEKNOLOGI PERTANIAN TERINTEGRASI BERBASIS FILOSOFI TRI HITA KARANA DALAM USAHATANI MENUJU PERTANIAN ORGANIK." Agrisocionomics: Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian 3, no. 2 (November 30, 2019): 98–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/agrisocionomics.v3i2.4973.

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Technology Integration of cattle plants in farming is a breakthrough in accelerating the adoption of agricultural technology transfer to rural communities with the potential of each region that optimizes the use of local resources. Rainfed rice fields are a big obstacle in farming production so planning needs to be done in planting agricultural commodities. The aim of the study was to determine the profits and productivity of farming while applying agricultural integration technology to the Tani Suka Mandiri group, knowing the application of the Tri Hita Karana philosophy in the management of farming in the Suka Mandiri Tani Group, Megati Village, Selemadeg Timur District, Tabanan Regency, Bali Province.The results of research on farming profits obtained from rice farming during the implementation of agricultural integration technology innovations in Suka Mandiri farmer groups amounted to Rp. 17,925,570.00 with an R / C ratio of 2.22. The application of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy was carried out in the farmer group of Mandiri Livestock namely to create harmony, between humans and the natural environment, and the implementation of rituals in farming, to create harmony between farmers during the management of farming and human-natural relations that can be seen by using organic inputs in agricultural areas in an effort to improve soil nutrients and obtain organic agricultural products sustainable. The productivity of rice farming after being obtained during the application of technological integration of plant innovation with cattle was obtained at 7.6 tons / ha, with efficiency above 80%.

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Balogh, Péter, Attila Bai, Ibolya Czibere, Imre Kovách, László Fodor, Ágnes Bujdos, Dénes Sulyok, Zoltán Gabnai, and Zoltán Birkner. "Economic and Social Barriers of Precision Farming in Hungary." Agronomy 11, no. 6 (May 29, 2021): 1112. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061112.

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Precision farming may play an important role in agricultural innovation. The study focuses on the attitude of Hungarian farmers toward precision farming. Based on the relevant technical literature, we performed a nationally representative questionnaire survey of 594 farmers and deep interviews with experts and farmers (30 persons). As regards the questionnaire, the authors found that the management of the average farm size in Hungary has the highest willingness to innovate and the second highest level of education among the developed clusters. The survey shows undertrained farmers with large farms to be the second most open group, which may result in the partial application of precision farming techniques. One of the most unexpected results of the Precision Farmers’ cluster is that the positive socio-economic utility of precision farming is rated as extremely low. In-depth interviews prove that the use of precision technologies does not increase local social cohesion. Strong organisational isolation of precision farmers prevents the spread of innovation knowledge and precision farming amongst the farming community, and the challenges of competitiveness alone do not force farmers to apply precision farming. Our results may be useful for the establishment of agricultural strategy.

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Gunawan, Gunawan, Aida Vitayala S. Hubeis, Anna Fatchiya, and Djoko Susanto. "Dukungan Penyuluhan dan Lingkungan Ekternal terhadap Adopsi Inovasi dan Keberlanjutan Usaha Pertanian Padi Organik." Agriekonomika 8, no. 1 (April 30, 2019): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.21107/agriekonomika.v8i1.4951.

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The implementation of organic rice farming requires farmers who have different behaviors from the knowledge, attitudes and skills of farming that has been built up so far. The purpose of this research was to analyze the agriculture extension support, analyze the external support, and analyze the factors that influence adoption of innovation and the sustainability of organic rice farming. Research locations in Bondowoso District and Banyuwangi District, East Java Province. The sample of this study amounted to 224 respondents from 670 populations of organic rice farmers. The research method used surveys to get quantitative data and deepened with qualitative data. Analysis techniques with descriptive analysis and Structural Equition Model. The results showed that agricultural extension support in the low category. The indicators of extension subject, capability of extension advisor and intensity of agricultural extension in the high category. The indicator of variable external support such as policy support, farmers group support, and information access in th high category. The level of implementation organic rice farming in the indicators of economy, social, and environment aspect was in the high category. The factor that influence the adoption of innovation was agricultural extension support. The factors that influence the implementation of sustainability of organic rice farming systems were (1) innovation adoption, (2) agricultural extension support, and (3) external support.

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Hasbianto, Agus, Sri Hartati, Eni Siti Rohaeni, and Muhammad Yasin. "Status of agricultural technology innovation in swampy land." E3S Web of Conferences 306 (2021): 03023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130603023.

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This research was carried out to know the status of agricultural technology innovation used by farmers in lowland swamps and formulate policy recommendations for relevant stakeholders in land management for sustainable farming. The study was conducted using a survey method with a structured questionnaire and focus group discussion in 5 villages in Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, with a total of 48 respondents. The results showed that the main commodity cultivated by farmers in lowlands was rice, where the agricultural technology innovation used was still limited to the use of superior varieties, while the use of other technologies was still low which resulted in low farm productivity. The causes of limited use of agricultural technology innovations include poorly organized land conditions and high-water levels in the land that make it difficult for equipment operations, narrow land area per farmer, limited infrastructure for mobility of agricultural machinery, limited capital, and low educational level of the main actors. Some of the proposed recommendations are improving cultivation technology, especially fertilization according to nutrient status and yield targets, land and water management, using mechanical devices as needed, and increasing the role of related institutions.

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Lashitha Vishnu Priya, P., N. Sai Harshith, and Dr N.V.K.Ramesh. "Smart agriculture monitoring system using IoT." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 2.7 (March 18, 2018): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.7.10603.

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Atmospheric changes have been sporadic over the previous decade. Because of this in late period, atmosphere shrewd techniques called as savvy agribusiness is embraced by numerous Indian farmers. Keen farming is a robotized and coordinated data innovation executed with the Internet of Things. IOT is growing quickly and broadly connected in every remote condition. This paper presents an efficient sensor innovation and remote systems coordination of IOT innovation has been contemplated and looked into in light of the real circum-stance of agricultural activities. Real goal is to gather ongoing information of agriculture that gives simple access to the farmer. Our task screens the yield development utilizing advanced means giving the precise esteems of different parameters where upon the development depends. Additionally, it will help the farmer to screen more than one rural field in the meantime. Since, the vast majority of the observ-ing is done remotely, it will help the person to pick up data. Since, observing through our framework requires less labor, individuals with physical handicaps can be utilized for checking fields. Our task, not just tries to relieve the primitive methods identified with farming yet additionally serve the group by opening new roads for work.

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Noor, Nur Hanis Mohamad, Boon-Kwee Ng, and Mohd Johaary Abdul Hamid. "Forging researchers-farmers partnership in public social innovation: a case study of Malaysia’s agro-based public research institution." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 23, no. 4 (November 5, 2020): 579–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2019.0119.

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This paper explores the effective roles of public research institutions (PRIs) in social innovation and understand the element of communal support in researchers-farmers partnership. The case study on Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) reveals that the partnership between researchers and farmers is limited. The only productive and formal channel for researchers to reach the farmers is through agricultural extension agencies. It found that there are three elements that drive sustainable social innovation in agriculture: (1) quality research by PRIs; (2) efficient extension agency in disseminating knowledge to farmers; and (3) productive farmers in delivering high-yields farming. This paper claimed that the presence of partnership between researchers in PRIs and farmers is the crucial pivot in ensuring innovation reaches the target group. The study also found the potential of civil society organizations to transform farmers into more active innovation actors in the agricultural innovation system.

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Supriadi, Supriadi, Ali Agus, Muhadjir Darwin, Rijanta Rijanta, and Ambar Pertiwiningrum. "INTEGRATED LIVESTOCK ADOPTION OF INNOVATION CASE STUDY: ARGOSARI AND ARGOREJO VILLAGE, SEDAYU DISTRICTS, BANTUL DISTRICT, D.I YOGYAKARTA PROVINCE." Buletin Peternakan 41, no. 3 (August 30, 2017): 338. http://dx.doi.org/10.21059/buletinpeternak.v41i3.22366.

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ABSTRACT Integrated farm is a model for the management of local resources’ potential by integrating livestock and crops into eco-friendly farming (zero waste). It can be the answer for the country’s basic needs of food that is still dependent on imports. Most of the habitants of Argorejo and Argosari village work as farmers and ranchers. Although the formal education of rural people is still low due to low income, the average member of activities to get information, knowledge and management skills in agribusiness sectors to understand the practical, economical, and effective ways in business development. It facilitates adoption of innovation and the process of information absorption. Adoption of innovation is a process of mental or behavioral changes in the form of knowledge (cognitive), attitudes (affective), and skills (psychomotor) since one recognizes the innovation until one decides to adopt it after receiving it. This is qualitative research, with research material in the form of members of agribusiness activities in the intervention program called Mandiri Bersama Mandiri. The method used is descriptive analysis. The data is collected by interview, observation, and records related to the activities of the group. The result of Classification Analysis with Adopter type shows that 7 of the 8 groups in the facilitation of innovation adoption of integrated farms have: 6.7% to 14.3% innovator; 8.3% to 18.2% early adopter; and the rest is 71.4% to 77.8% early majority. One group has no innovator and up to 50% early adopter. The innovators of Mandiri Bersama Mandiri program include the most influential people that have important positions, such as group leaders, village officials, or persons who have knowledge. It indicates that the potential success of the intervention program is located on the adopter type that exists in each member, absorption of new innovations adoption, and succeed in the community empowerment program.

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Dowsing, Miki, and Sarah Cardey. "Smallholder Farmers’ Perspectives on Advisory Extension Services: A Case Study of the Gamo Communities of Southern Ethiopia." Social Sciences 9, no. 9 (September 11, 2020): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci9090159.

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This is a case study-based research project investigating the status of Advisory Extension Services in southern Ethiopia. The goal was to determine whether available service provisions meet the requirements of smallholder farmers and enabled them to improve their farming practices and livelihoods. A combination of an exploratory inductive approach and mixed methods was used (e.g., questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews). Participants included members of farming households, and agents, experts, and providers working in the agricultural rural sector. The key findings suggested that limited access to resources and unpredictable environmental conditions were stifling smallholder farmer innovation and livelihoods. Service provisions should be better tailored to local conditions, provide greater resource access, and work more closely with farmers. The development and implementation of service provision should involve a wide range of institutions and farmers throughout the process. Local community- and farmer-based organisations are especially important, and can work alongside innovative and talented farmers to enable more effective dissemination of information. Agricultural rural development and service provision should focus greater attention on the views and perspectives of farmers from a range of areas with differing socio-demographic and agro-ecological characteristics for comparative analysis.

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Cakirli Akyüz, Nuray, and Ludwig Theuvsen. "The Impact of Behavioral Drivers on Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: The Case of Organic Farming in Turkey." Sustainability 12, no. 17 (August 24, 2020): 6875. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12176875.

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Adoption decisions represent a crucial topic in sustainable agriculture research, particularly in the organic agriculture sector; to understand farmers’ decision-making, research has to delve more deeply into the influences of farmers’ behavior. The aim of this study, therefore, is to determine the behavioral intentions of Turkish sultana raisin producers toward organic farming practices. The proposed model integrates basic elements of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the technology acceptance model, which is then tested with survey data gathered from conventional and organic farmers by applying structural equation modeling, a powerful multivariate statistical technique. The results reveal that organic agriculture is perceived as a useful low-cost innovation by conventional farmers. Relating the results to group comparisons indicates that members of the conventional group are significantly more likely to have a positive intention towards adopting organic farming practices. Our results suggest possible interventions that policymakers should implement not only to stimulate adoption intentions of conventional farmers, but also to sustain continuance of organic practices by current operators.

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Bustami and Sari Yanti Hayanti. "A study of integrated cattle-rice farming in rainfed fields in Jambi, Indonesia." E3S Web of Conferences 306 (2021): 05001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130605001.

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The objective was to obtain information about the impact of innovation in rice cattle integration on farmers' income in Sarolangun District, Jambi by using technology IPM Paddy. A study was carried out on the utilisation of cattle waste for rice farming in rainfed rice fields in Pematang Kabau at Sarolangun District, Jambi, Indonesia, from October 2017 to February 2018. There were 25 cooperators in the Sumber Rezki farmer group divided into three treatment groups. The first group applied manure and inorganic treatment for rice cultivation and cattle maintenance with the intensive system, the second group applied inorganic treatment for rice cultivation and cattle maintenance with intensive system, and the third cooperator farmers applied no manure and inorganic treatment and cattle maintenance with extensive system. The rice variety namely Inpara 3 and Bali cattle were used in the experiment. Data was analyzed descriptively. The results showed the production of harvested dry unhulled rice in each treatment was 6.56, 4.75 and 3.51 tons/ha, and birth rate of calves was 84.6, 80, and 75% each treatment, respectively. The revenue farming analysis was Rp. 20,552,000, -, Rp. 18,606,250, - and Rp. 14,509,300, - and the RC ratio was 2.03, 1.85 and 1.64, respectively.

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PhD, Subejo, Irham Irham, Pinjung Nawang Sari, Arif Wahyu Widada, Azizatun Nurhayati, Laksmi Yustika Devi, and Esti Anatasari. "Problematika Pengembangan Padi Organik di Sawangan Magelang serta Peluang Sertifikasi Internasional." Jurnal Teknosains 9, no. 1 (December 22, 2019): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/teknosains.40604.

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Organic farming has been remarkably evolving in many areas of Indonesia for responding environmental issues and producing healthy foods. Organic rice is a type of organic farming product of a system which has been widely practiced including in Sawangan Village Magelang District as one of pioneering area on organic rice development in Central Java Province. This study is directed to analyze supporting factors, various problems faced on the development of organic rice and opportunity for getting international organic certification. A study has been done through household interview (30 farmers), indepth interview with key informants and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) at agricultural office of Magelang District. Data analysis used in this study are statistical descriptive and categorical qualitative. Results of the study show that: (1) performance of organic rice gradually getting better and productivity level has been getiing closer to conventional high external input rice farming, (2) supporting factorson improvement of organic rice include healthy rice production initiated through integrated pest management,transformative group leadership, supports from related stakeholders, high economic incentive, improvement of market networking, product certification, ICT application and favourable natural resource endowment, (3) Problems faced on the development of organic rice include variety of product quality among farmers, price variety and fluctuation, difficulty in organic seed access, mixing area of organic and anorganic rice farming, (4) Strategies for improving opportunity to get international organic sertification include innovation on product diversification, application of fresh product certification, modernization of machine for rice processing.

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Walker, Grady, Henny Osbahr, and Sarah Cardey. "Thematic Collages in Participatory Photography: A Process for Understanding the Adoption of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 20 (January 1, 2021): 160940692098095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406920980956.

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This paper presents the use of thematic collages as a methodological innovation to participatory photography as a research framework. Participatory photography was used to understand the subjective “off-script” motivations behind the full or partial adoption of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) by members of women’s self-help groups in Andhra Pradesh, India. The addition of thematic collages to existing participatory photography methods was developed as a mechanism to better support the dialogic generation of new Freirean “generative themes” for investigation by a group. Further, the use of thematic collages invites the integration of “renegade” or non-thematic images into participant group analysis. ZBNF is an agricultural practice that has become an extension priority in Andhra Pradesh. It emphasizes the use of defined chemical-free inputs and regenerative farming techniques as a holistic approach toward socio-ecological resilience. As part of an interdisciplinary research project, this participatory photography design was piloted parallel to a soil science experiment in three geographically distinct agroecological zones in Andhra Pradesh. We show how participatory photography, with the novel addition of thematic collages, can be integrated into interdisciplinary research as a method to discover the underlying motivations to adopt agricultural practices and participate in agricultural movements like Zero Budget Natural Farming.

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Michael, Yohannes Gebre. "Vulnerability and Local Innovation in Adaptation to Climate Change among the Pastoralists: Harshin District, Somali Region, Ethiopia." Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 6, no. 2 (May 13, 2017): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v6i2.11211.

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The case study was made with the overall aim of understanding of pastoralist vulnerability and adaptation to climate changes. As a methodology five kebeles have been purposely selected representing pastoral and agro-pastoral farming systems in Harshin district of Somali Region in Ethiopia. The survey was conducted through semi-structured checklists with individual households and groups accounting a total of 124 people.The major findings of the study indicated that the environmental and socio-economic dynamics are skewed to negative trends where the livelihood of the pastoral community is under a big threat. Moreover, the combinations of factors including access to resources and social institutions, livelihood practices, inappropriate technologies and policies have attributed to trigger the vulnerability to climate change among the pastoralists in general and agro-pastoralists in particular. In adapting to the impact of climate change, pastoralists and agro-pastoralists are using wide range of group and individual local innovations, some farming practices and establishment of multi-functional grassroots institutions. Finally creating enabling policy environment for local experimentation and innovations in the framework of pastoralism and sustainability have been suggested as a point of departure in developing resilience to climate change and other pressures.

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Dhehibi, Boubaker, Arash Nejatian, Hamdan Al-Wahaibi, Khader Atroosh, Mohamed S. Al Yafei, Ahmed Al Otaibi, Mohamed Al Hendi, and Azaiez Ouled Belgacem. "Adoption and Factors Affecting Farmer’s Adoption of Technologies in Farming System: A Case Study of Improved Technologies in ICARDA’s Arabian Peninsula Regional Program." Journal of Sustainable Development 10, no. 6 (October 5, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v10n6p1.

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The main objective of this study is to assess the rate of adoption of innovations introduced by the Arabian Peninsula Regional Program (APRP) of ICARDA and identify main constraints that limit the adoption process of these new technologies in the GCC countries and Yemen through using ADOPT (Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool). ADOPT predicts the proportion of a target population that might adopt an innovation over time. A focus group discussion (FGD) methodology was used to apply the ADOPT with a panel of farmers in each country and for each introduced technology. In the FGD we streamlined 22 discussion questions around four categories of influences on adoption: characteristics of the innovation, characteristics of the target population, the relative advantage of using the innovation, and learning of the relative benefit of the change.The results showed that predicted peak of adoption and time for reaching that peak vary between technologies, countries, and within the same country. The technology specific variables (e.g. yield potential and acceptability) are significant for explaining adoption behavior, implying that it is important to take farmers’ preferences to varietal characteristics into consideration in the design of a research and development program. Given the significant role played by extension and access related variables, increased emphasis on information dissemination, field demonstration, and farmers’ participatory research and training programs to popularize these technologies and enhance their adoption rate are required. This also suggests that policy intervention should be made on improving the knowledge status of farming households, and developing programs on the technological package which offer farmers a variety of choices among the appropriate pools of technology options. Such programs ultimately help farmers to develop more profit-oriented behavior (both economically and environmentally) which are necessary to enhance adoption rate, production, and food security in the long run for the GCC countries and Yemen.

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Iyai, Deny Anjelus, I. Widayati, H. Fatem, D. Nurhayati, M. Arim, H. Monim, H. Mofu, et al. "Typology Analyses and Strategic Stakeholders’ Mapping Using Network on Integrated Crops-Livestock Farming Systems." SINTA Journal (Science, Technology, and Agricultural) 1, no. 2 (December 17, 2020): 53–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.37638/sinta.1.2.53-64.

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Stakeholders and their networks play prominent roles in developing the agricultural sector. For instance, the economic, social, and environmental indicators of farms are sustained by the involvement of stakeholders and other relevant parties. Therefore, exploring the importance and roles of actors has become strategic and vital to recognize. This research aims to determine the strategic stakeholders' typology and mapping using their network analyses on integrated crops-livestock farming systems in West New Guinea. The study was carried out in Manokwari using the focus group discussion on twenty various represented individuals, groups, and mass institutions. The queries discussed were based on background, resources delivery, inter-connectivity amongst actors, intervention, and innovation. The result showed that the stakeholders in mixed crop-livestock are dominated by individuals' that privately manage the farms officially in accordance with the laws. The result also showed that the farming systems in West New Guinea, experience real threats which need to be lowered to mitigate the turn-back effect. The top five shared resources are access, satisfaction, power, knowledge, and time allocation. These resources tend to stay longer to sustain the strong needs of the farms, which are dominated by positive similarity with varying ranges of correlation ranging from negative, neutral to positive. This is because the stakeholders are reluctant to deliver the intervention and innovation, therefore, those with low interest and power need to be promoted to high interest and power by using aids, guidance, and services from each actor in the mixed crop-livestock farms business.

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Iradukunda, Francois, Renee Bullock, Anne Rietveld, and Boudy van Schagen. "Understanding gender roles and practices in the household and on the farm: Implications for banana disease management innovation processes in Burundi." Outlook on Agriculture 48, no. 1 (March 2019): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030727019831704.

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Banana and plantain are one of the most important staple food crops and a significant source of income to smallholder farmers in the East African Great Lakes Region. Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is a devastating bacterial disease that threatens smallholder production and livelihoods. We use a systems approach to describe how gender shapes roles and practices in the household, on the farm and in innovation processes. We draw on a case study in Burundi, where single disease stem removal (SDSR) has been introduced as a labour-saving package to reduce BXW incidence. Banana is grown by an estimated 90% of farmers, and BXW poses a critical threat to food security. We use qualitative data that include focus group discussions, interviews and transcripts from farmer learning group (FLG) discussions to describe gender norms, roles and practices and implications for awareness and uptake of SDSR in households. We identify gender patterns in innovation process, namely that men gain higher levels of access to information in FLGs than women and men are also primarily responsible for implementing SDSR. These patterns reflect gender-differentiated norms, roles and practices that are common in the household and in banana-based farming systems, thus demonstrating the ways that innovation processes perpetuate and reinforce common gender roles and practices. Women’s participation in FLGs, albeit lower than men, increases the potential of women to implement specific practices of the SDSR package. Systems approaches may be similarly used in different contexts where awareness and uptake of banana disease management packages, and other technical innovations, are not well understood. We found that gender norms, roles and practices significantly influence uptake of SDSR practices and warrant further investigation across the region, where smallholder uptake remains a pressing challenge to establish household food security.

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Vilkė, Rita, Živilė Gedminaitė-Raudonė, and Dalia Vidickienė. "Collaboration for the socially responsible development of rural regions: biogas production in Lithuanian farms." Social Responsibility Journal 16, no. 6 (April 29, 2020): 877–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-07-2019-0235.

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the collaboration of livestock farming business with other three groups of actors and explore the gap between expectations and reality concerning biogas production as collaborative innovation for the socially responsible development of rural regions in Lithuania. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the concept of the Quadruple Helix, which focusses on innovation, viewed as a process involving increasingly closer interactions and coordination among the following four groups of actors of the helix: government, academia, industry and civil society. Scientific literature analysis and generalization, expert interview and focus group methods were used to generate data for analysis. Data were collected during the period of July-November 2018 in Lithuania. Findings The research results reveal that the greatest gap among expectations and the actual situation in collaboration for socially responsible innovation, biogas production – is observed among non‐governmental organizations as representatives of civil society and all other questioned Quadruple Helix actors, whereas the government had been recognized as a most isolated part of the collaboration for innovation in biogas in Lithuania. Research limitations/implications This paper presents empirical findings, based on qualitative data, collected in one EU new member state, i.e. Lithuania. International comparative perspectives are given in other related papers. Research findings are promising for further research in the field of socially responsible development of rural regions using the Quadruple Helix approach to foster collaboration for modern circular economy innovation both from theoretical and empirical points of view. Practical implications The methodology might be used for practitioners to research collaboration excellence/gaps in any field of activity. Social implications The research takes into account the public interest from a very broad point of view – how to develop rural regions in a socially responsible way by using already established innovations in biogas in livestock farms by giving another dimension of socially responsible collaboration for innovation. Originality/value The paper proposes using the original Quadruple Helix approach to foster the socially responsible development of rural regions, thus enlarging the scope of the theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the newly emerged discourse in the field. Socially responsible development of rural regions with the use of collaboration for circular innovations has been absent from theoretical to empirical CSR research.

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Sukchan, Uchada, John S. Caldwell, Masato Oda, Nongluck Suphanchaimat, Krailert Taweekul, Iittipon Phaowphaisal, and Somsak Sukchan. "Process and results of integrated farming development by a farmer experimental group in rainfed Northeast Thailand." International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development 9, no. 3 (April 1, 2011): 213–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/tmsd.9.3.213_1.

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Zahran, Yehia, Hazem S. Kassem, Shimaa M. Naba, and Bader Alhafi Alotaibi. "Shifting from Fragmentation to Integration: A Proposed Framework for Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System in Egypt." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 23, 2020): 5131. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12125131.

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Agricultural knowledge and innovation system (AKIS) has a strong potential to enhance economic performance of farming and contribute to agricultural sustainability, as it may increase synergies and complementarity among actors. This paper is aimed to develop a proposed framework to strengthen AKIS in the study area based on the results of this study. This paper explores perception and views about strengthening AKIS in Dakhalia governorate of Egypt by applying a multi-actor approach. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews and focus group discussion. This paper focuses on three structural dimensions, namely actors, interactions, and technologies, to describe the nature of innovation processes within AKIS. Results indicate that legal and regulatory frameworks, lack of infrastructure, and weak the role of intermediary organizations are the main barriers that AKIS faces. Linkages of contracting and public–private partnerships were viewed as main interactions required to strengthen AKIS. The analysis also explores the availability of innovation requirements at each actor, as well as the distributive technologies, that should be encouraged to build the capacity the agricultural sector. A proposed framework is developed based on the results of this study and the characteristics of the AKIS in the study area. This framework could be used for stimulating innovation and enhancing coordination between actors.

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Wahyudi, Didu. "Tagrinov: coping agroliteration during the covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia." E3S Web of Conferences 306 (2021): 03002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130603002.

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Agroliteration is a group learning space that teaches people how to use technology to be more efficient in their farming activities. The study’s goals were to find out: 1) agroliteration in the Agro Innovation Park (Taman Agro Inovasi/Tagrinov) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2) redesign of Tagrinov agroliteration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tagrinov, located in Bogor, Indonesia, is a showcase of technical advances in the concept of innovative garden utilization from the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development of the Ministry of Agriculture. The study makes use of Tagrinov observational data on agroliteration from 2018 to 2020. This finding revealed that Tagrinov’s agroliteration participants during the COVID-19 pandemic exhibited the following characteristics:1) technical training participants: government employees (64.84%), farmer women’s group (32.28%), and students (2.88%), 2) education participants: students (97.25%), the community (1.96%), and members of the Indonesian People’s Representative Council (0.79%), and 3) internship and research activities participants: colleges (100%). During the COVID-19 pandemic, agroliteration was redesigned to focus on three things: the beginning of independent fundraising through paid services, student participant services via the internet of things (IoT), and non-student participant services via: limiting numbers, maintaining distance, and the imposition of a face mask.

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Ekowati, Titik, Edy Prasetyo, and Bambang Trisetyo Eddy. "INSTITUTIONAL FARMERS' LAND TO INCREASE FARMER'S PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME." Agrisocionomics: Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian 4, no. 1 (May 28, 2020): 192–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/agrisocionomics.v4i1.7069.

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Farm land management institutional in term of consolidation and corporate farming programs are the management of farm land especially wet rice field to fulfill the optimum farm scale that manage by farmer’s group and to get the value for farmers. Research was aimed to develop the farmer’s institutional by land consolidation and corporate farming approach. Survey method was used for research. Dalangan Village, Tawangsari District and Dukuh Village, Mojolaban District were determined for research location by purposive method based on the farm institutional. Simple random sampling was used to get 40 respondents who joined the institutional program and 40 respondents who were not affiliated with land institutions. Data were analyzed by descriptively. The research was held by farmer’s empowerment and assistance at the farmers group to make use of innovation technology. Result of research showed that 28 ha wet rice field was integrated to the program of 4 farmer’s groups. The implementation of program answered the scarcity of land and labor and it can be easily to manage the production factors. The impact of the programs were increasing paddy production, prodoctivity, cost production effiecientcy by IDR 374.643,56/ha,/period increasing the usage of farm equipment, the created of the opportunity for employment, especially for women, to create the seedling and increasing the income of IDR 3.185.241.56/ha/period.

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Calzolaio, Aziz Eduardo, and Heitor Jose Cademartori Mendina. "Access of cooperatives to the Tax Incentive for innovation in Brazil." RACE - Revista de Administração, Contabilidade e Economia 18, no. 2 (July 24, 2019): 207–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18593/race.17779.

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The objective of the present paper is to elucidate the practices performed by farming cooperatives regarding the tax, accounting and administrative management linked to the Tax Incentive for Innovation (TII). In this sense, the relation between the tax regime of cooperatives and access to TII was investigated. For a better understanding of this, a research of qualitative nature, whose investigation method was the single case study, was performed, in which the analysis unit was a Brazilian Agroindustry Cooperatives Central. Such Central comprehends a group of 30 agroindustry cooperatives and has the largest industrial park of powdered milk in Latin America. Besides that, such organization houses Research & Development (R&D) department. As a result, it was inferred that the policies that regiment the incentive for innovation confront the nature of cooperatives, decreasing the capacity such organizations have in the appropriation of this policy. Thus, there is a reducer factor in the participation of cooperatives in TII. Hence, it is suggested a debate involving the diverse actors in the innovation system, in which cooperatives are involved, to decide if such reducer factor must be overcome or accepted. Finally, the tax, accounting and administrative management that routinely operates in the Central was able to respond to the new specific procedures related to the use of the policy in debate, without the implementation of new processes.

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Delate, Kathleen, Stefano Canali, Robert Turnbull, Rachel Tan, and Luca Colombo. "Participatory organic research in the USA and Italy: Across a continuum of farmer–researcher partnerships." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 32, no. 4 (July 28, 2016): 331–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170516000247.

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AbstractOrganic agriculture continues to expand in the USA and in the European Union (EU), particularly in Italy, which had 48,650 organic farms in 2014 compared with 19,474 in the USA. Additionally, EU support for organic research is nearly double than that of the USA. Along with increased support for organic research, the EU organic community has achieved recognition at the European Commission policy level for a dedicated innovation platform, advocating the practice of farmer-first models for participatory research. The US land-grant universities have a long history of on-farm research, primarily through the Extension Service, but the need exists for more inclusive, second-loop, co-research with organic farmers. A survey was conducted of organic farmers and researchers in Italy and in the USA to ascertain the extent of participatory organic research activities and experiences, and explore the vision each group had for the future of co-innovation between organic farmers and researchers. Results indicated that, despite the higher level of organic research support in the EU, the percentage of researchers involved in on-farm/participatory organic research was equivalent in Italy and the USA, presumably due to the more recent emphasis in Italian/EU agricultural research agendas on the importance of farmer knowledge and participation in organic research. Overall, 60% of surveyed organic researchers in both countries cited involvement in on-farm/participatory organic research, with ‘farming systems’ and ‘nutrient/pest management’ the main research focus in the USA, compared with ‘farming systems’ and ‘equipment’ in Italy. Both countries’ researchers expressed their vision of participatory research as helping to improve communication between researchers and farmers, to enable work on relevant research, and to allow farmers to adapt technologies to their own conditions. Organic farmers in Italy completed survey questionnaires as part of a field day activity, leading to more Italian farmers responding to the survey, compared with USA counterparts who were queried via e-mail. Organic farmers in Italy identified ‘knowledge-sharing’ as a critical value of participatory research, and were conducting on-farm research with less compensation than US farmers. The ‘lack of time’ was cited as the most important constraint limiting participatory research by Italian and US farmers, although the ‘lack of common language’ also was rated as potentially impairing full participation. Lessons shared between EU and US organic researchers as a result of this project included methods to institute policies aimed at increasing support for organic research and co-innovations with organic farming communities, and connecting experienced on-farm researchers in the US with Italian colleagues to enhance collaborative activities with organic farmers.

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Milestad, Rebecka, Elin Röös, Tove Stenius, and Maria Wivstad. "Tensions in future development of organic production—views of stakeholders on Organic 3.0." Organic Agriculture 10, no. 4 (June 2, 2020): 509–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13165-020-00312-4.

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AbstractThis study analysed Swedish stakeholders’ views on future developments of organic production and consumption based on Organic 3.0, a strategic initiative by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Focus group discussions were carried out with actors representing different parts of the organic value chain in Sweden. These identified a number of tensions, four of which represented an unresolved dichotomy in the way forward for the organic movement and its relevance for organic production in most settings. The first tension was between the drive for increased efficiency to achieve higher yields and an agroecological approach with broader sustainability values. The second concerned availability of plant nutrients in organic agriculture including safe recirculating of nutrients from society. The third tension set new technology against the precautionary principle and the notion of naturalness. The fourth concerned the role of organic as an innovation system; whether organic should be a forerunner, i.e. performing well above average and fostering innovation, or whether organic should be a broader movement including more farmers but then requiring more regulations that may hinder innovation. These tensions will result in important choices on direction for the organic sector as it pursues the Organic 3.0 goal of sustainably feeding a growing population based on farming systems based on organic principles.

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Akbar, Andri, I. Gusti Putu Octavio, and Rida Aini Rahmawati. "DEVELOPMENT OF FISH FARMING IN BUCKETS SYSTEM AND INNOVATION OF PROCESSED PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." Volume 5 No. 2 September 2021 5, no. 2 (September 19, 2021): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.23969/jcbeem.v5i2.4539.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact in all fields, namely in terms of health, social, economic, and food. Reduced income or even job loss to cause a decrease in the ability to meet basic needs, namely family food needs. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Pertamina Corporation Integrated Terminal Jakarta initiated collaboration between community groups and various stakeholders through the integration of the budikdamber system and the development of processed product innovations done in Rawa Badak Selatan Village, Koja District, North Jakarta as the Area 1 Company's Ring. The development of processed innovation products is carried out together with the Bunda Koja group by carrying out all contain catfish product (ACE) activities. ACE's budikdamber activities are empowered by cultivating fish and vegetables in buckets carried out in several yards of residents of the Rawa Badak Selatan Village. This activity is expected to contribute to the community’s resilience in the face of pandemics by increasing knowledge and skills in developing mental systems and their processed products. The implementation of activities is carried out by training methods and the application of mentoring. The community generally feels helped because the process of making processed and ACE budikdamber is empowered to facilitate for the community to get nutritious food. This activity also has an impact on improving nutrition and socioeconomics of toddler parents, through training in nutritious catfish processed products, toddler mothers can learn to understand the importance of nutritious food for toddlers.

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Lamm, Kevan, Chandler Mulvaney, Alexa Lamm, Kristin Davis, and Fallys Masambuka-Kanchewa. "Model of Success: Extension Services Helping Ugandan Youth Find A Career in Agriculture." Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 28, no. 3 (April 15, 2021): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5191/jiaee.2021.28301.

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As the world continues to experience a population boom amidst growing food insecurity concerns, the need for well-trained and competent youth in agriculture-related industries is on the rise in Sub-Saharan African countries, specifically Uganda. With 78 percent of Uganda’s population below the age of thirty, the number of unemployed and unskilled workers presents a challenge to a country that relies heavily on jobs within the agricultural sector to thrive. Due to the increased number of unskilled youths, extension-based services such as the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) and the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) are needed to connect with youth organizations to provide training and direction for those seeking careers in agriculture. This study sought to better understand the phenomena of competency development through various communication channels used to facilitate leadership development and agricultural literacy within a youth organization known as Nokia Farming Agricultural Innovation Platform (NOFAIP). A single instrumental case study was conducted to assess the career preparedness of youth within the NOFAIP group and opportunities that exist for employment within agriculture-related industries. Results found that upon receiving training from UFAAS, the NOFAIP group had increased their credibility amongst Ugandan farming communities and supported the growth of agricultural competencies, such as soil testing, using backpack sprayers to spread fertilizers, and managing citrus groves. Through hands-on experiences and engagement with appropriate training, the NOFAIP group established communication channels that were critical to experience personal growth and the invigoration of an entrepreneurial spirit within agriculture.

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Wasito, Wasito. "SENJANG ADOPSI STANDAR NASIONAL INDONESIA (SNI) 01-6729-2010 PADA USAHA TANI PADI ORGANIK POKTAN TANI SUBUR DI SERDANG BEDAGAI." Jurnal Standardisasi 17, no. 3 (September 1, 2016): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.31153/js.v17i3.321.

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Abstrak Adopsi sistem pangan organik pada padi organik telah terjadi secara berkelanjutan di kelompok tani (Poktan) Tani Subur, Desa Lubuk Bayas, Kecamatan Perbaungan, Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Untuk mengetahui senjang adopsi Internal Control System (ICS) dan teknologi Pengelolaan Tanaman Terpadu (PTT) padi organik (adaptasi SNI 01-6729-2010 Sistem Pangan Organik),yang merupakan perbedaan antara adopsi ICS dan teknologi PTT yang ditawarkan,telah dilakukan kajian data primer secara cross-sectional dan review hasil kajian. Kajian diawali dengan mengamati dan melibatkan diri pada komunitas petani padi organik dalam konteks yang alami (natural setting), diskusi kelompok terfokus dan wawancara mendalam. Analisis Cohran dan himpunan digunakan untuk mengukur senjang adopsi.Peng ukuran keberlanjutan pertanian padi organik (adaptasi Awang et.al, 2008), meliputi aspek persepsi Z1: sosial,Z2: ekonomi Z3: ekologi Z4: kelembagaan, dan analisis SWOT untuk strategi pengembangan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terjadinya kesenjangan nyata adopsi teknologi PTT dan ICSusahatani padi organik. Persepsi terhadap pertanian padi organik menuju bioindustri menghasilkan nilai total 3,83 dari nilai ideal 5,00. Artinya terdapat ketertinggalan 22,23 persen, sehingga perlu upaya pembenahan dalam pertanian padi organik untuk dapat mewujudkan pertanian bioindustri di Kecamatan Perbaungan, Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai. Kata Kunci: Senjang adopsi SNI 01-6729-2010, poktan tani subur, Serdang Bedagai. Abstract Adoption of organic rice farming has been sustainably adopted by Subur Farmer Group, in Lubuk Bayas Village, Perbaungan Sub Districts, Serdang Bedagai Districts, North Sumatera Province. To identify the gap between ICS (Internal Control System) and Integrated Crop Management (ICM) of organic rice farming (adopted from SNI 01-6729-2010), cross sectional primary data study and review of the result have been done. The study was started by conducting observation and direct interactive with the farmer community in natural setting, focused group discussion, and in-depth interview. Cohran and set analyses were used to measure the adoption gap. Determination of the main perception parameter of organic rice farming consisted of 4 aspects, namely Z1: social, Z2: economic, Z3: ecologic; and Z4: institution, and SWOT analysis for development stategy. results of the study indicated that there was a significant gap in ICS and ICM technology adoption on organic rice farming. Total innovation perception value of organic rice farming is around 3.83, as compared to the ideal value 5.0. This approximately 1.17 gap value of organic rice farming equal to 22.23% less than the ideal value. Resolving the gap conceivably could establish agricultural bioindustry at Perbaungan Sub Districts, Serdang Bedagai Districts. Keywords: Gap adoption SNI 01-6729-2010, poktan tani subur, Serdang Bedagai.

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Cahyani, Rusnandari Retno, and Anniez Rachmawati Musliffah. "Pengembangan Pakan Ikan untuk Menekan Biaya Produksi Budidaya Lele." Jurnal Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat 3, no. 1 (June 30, 2018): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.30653/002.201831.43.

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DEVELOPING IN FISH FEED FOR SAVING PRODUCTION COSTS OF CATFISH CULTIVATION. Making catfish feed from waste raw materials and the surrounding environment in order to save production cost. The growth of fish depends on the feed intake, but this is not sufficiently well due to the increase in feed prices. Therefore, it is necessary to innovate the production of feed that utilizes the natural resources around the surrounding waste. Development of fish feed to reduce costs by 4 ways i.e. fish feed with organic fertilization, utilization of Azzola plants or mini water spikes, organic feed from growing and the surrounding waste and artificial pellet feed with appropriate technology. Feeding innovation is expected to reduce the production cost of 70% which designate is feed. This devotion partner is a group of Mulyo Tani 1 and Orphanage group of orphanage son of Muhammadiyah Setrorejo, Baturetno. This devotion activity successfully developed catfish farming business by doing continuous feed development.

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Akiyana, Akiyana, Evahelda Evahelda, and Yudi Sapta Pranoto. "Adoption of Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Level On Rice Paddy Farming Agricultural Business." SOCA: Jurnal Sosial, Ekonomi Pertanian 14, no. 2 (May 31, 2020): 194. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/soca.2020.v14.i02.p01.

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Poor level of knowledge and low level of technology adoption can reduce the production of a rice paddy in an agricultural business run by the farmer. Integrated Crop Management (ICM) is an innovation elaborated by the government to deal with these issues. Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province through the Institute of Agricultural Assessment already implemented ICM to improve the production of crops. The study aims were to describe the Integrated Crop Management (ICM) and to analyze the factors that affected the ICM adoption in agricultural rice paddy business in Rias Village, Toboali District. This study was a survey study conducted in March until June 2019 involving 50 participants from farmer groups who implemented ICM, namely, Sinar Bone and Mekar Berkembang farmer group. Scoring method and multiple linear regression used to analyze the study result. There were three indicators used to describe the ICM level adoption: low, moderate, and high. Statistical analysis showed that the ICM components' adoption level was classified into a high category with a mean of 118.17 points or 78.78%. But on the other side, the component of integrated pest management (IPM) was still classified on the low category with a total of point of 80 or 53.33%. The tillage system component was obtained the highest score with a total of point of 140 or 93.33%. Factors affected the ICM adoption level were education level, agricultural business experience, agricultural extention and the wide of the agricultural area.

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Klingel, Stefanie, Dirk Hinrichs, and Heiner Iversen. "Protecting breeding diversity." Impact 2019, no. 9 (December 20, 2019): 27–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2019.9.27.

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Farming and agriculture are vital to our survival and we have domesticated around 35 species of animals, many of which are farmed for food. Cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, goats and horses have been some of the animals whose domestication has played a key role in advancing human civilisation through added food security and these have been selectively bred over thousands of years to develop a variety of breeds, each of which offer particular characteristics to suit certain needs or local conditions. However, globalisation and standardisation have led to the loss of many of these diverse breeds, with many farmers now raising hybrids to meet the demands of large multinational commercial entities. Stefanie Klingel, from Arche Warder, is the Project Coordinator for the Animal Genetic Resources group working within the Productivity and Sustainability in Agriculture framework for the European Innovation Partnership (EIP).

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Efendi, Zul, Andi Ishak, Wahyuni A. Wulandari, and Afrizon Afrizon. "SAPI PERAH: MASALAH DAN SOLUSI PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI SUSU (KASUS DI KELOMPOK TANI SEPAKAT II, DESA MOJOREJO, KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG)." AGRITEPA: Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Pertanian 7, no. 1 (May 31, 2020): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.37676/agritepa.v7i1.995.

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This research was conducted in April to August 2019 at the Sepakat II Livestock Group, Mojorejo Village, Sindang Kelingi District, Rejang Lebong District. The purpose of this research is to analyze the problems and solutions to increase milk production in dairy cows in the Sepakat II farmer group in Mojorejo Village, Sindang Kelingi District, Rejang Lebong Regency. Data collected in the form of technical, economic and management data for dairy cattle maintenance. Technical and economic data, i.e. types, sources, nutrition, and feed costs. Data about the type and source of feed were obtained by means of individual interviews and FGDs. Nutrient content was obtained through laboratory analysis at the University of Bengkulu Animal Husbandry Laboratory. Feed management data is in the form of problem analysis and problem solving solutions collected through individual interviews. Data were analyzed descriptively and using problem tree analysis and AHP (Analitycal Hierarchy Process). The results obtained that the priority of technological innovation in the context of increasing milk production in dairy cows in the Sepakat II Farmers Group are the utilization of location-specific alternative concentrates (63.7%), superior grass planting (25.8%) and extension technology for dairy farming (10, 5%). Keywords: Problems, Solutions, Increase, Milk Production, Dairy Cows.

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Rainiyati, Rainiyati, Ahmad Riduan, Sarah Fiebrina Heraningsih, and Haris Sai Anhar. "Entrepreneurship Development Program: Analysis of Vegetable Production and Marketing of Wargi Panggupay Farming Group in West Bandung Regency [Program Pengembangan Kewirausahaan : Analisis Produksi Dan Pemasaran Sayuran Gapoktan Wargi Panggupay Kabupaten Bandung Barat]." Proceeding of Community Development 2 (February 21, 2019): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.30874/comdev.2018.114.

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The Entrepreneurship Development Program (PPK) of Agricultural Featured Products for the Creation of Youth Agropreneur is a program that aims to enhance student creativity in the field of entrepreneurship. The business field developed is agricultural business. One of the business sectors that has been developed is the production and marketing of organic vegetables online. The existence of this business unit is expected to be a place of creativity and provoke innovation from students besides it will generate income for student independence. PPK program implemented gradually over three years, the first year to do an internship to an independent business unit that has been aimed at getting an adequate stock of knowledge before moving into the corporate world.

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J.Nithya Jayaseeli and T. Devi. "Knowledge Management System Among Onion Farmers Using Ict In Perambalur District Of Tamil Nadu." GIS Business 14, no. 6 (February 14, 2020): 1147–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/gis.v14i6.18879.

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The purpose of this study is to examine how Knowledge level augmented parameters impact on the effective adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) by onion farmers in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu. Data were gathered from a focus group made up of 60 Farmers in Perambalur district. The paper finds that a willingness of indigenous ICT users is particularly influenced by the recognition and incorporation of visible social imperatives during the adoption process. Research limitations/implications – The outcome of this study highlights important issues for ICT adoption. One particular area that must be taken into consideration is the adoption channel. Perceptions of ICT adoption will differ significantly among adopters. For this reason, the need for developing an appropriate adoption channel that ensures successful diffusion of the innovation should be recognized. The paper also demonstrates that Knowledge Management System among farmers using ICT to yield more profit in onion Production form knowledge distributed by the experts. Hence the research work carried out to acquire, represent, and distribute the knowledge Management system to the Farming community.

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J.Nithya Jayaseeli and Dr. T. Devi. "Knowledge Management System Among Onion Farmers Using Ict In Perambalur District Of Tamil Nadu." GIS Business 15, no. 1 (December 16, 2019): 292–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/gis.v15i1.18650.

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The purpose of this study is to examine how Knowledge level augmented parameters impact on the effective adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) by onion farmers in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu. Data were gathered from a focus group made up of 60 Farmers in Perambalur district. The paper finds that a willingness of indigenous ICT users is particularly influenced by the recognition and incorporation of visible social imperatives during the adoption process. Research limitations/implications – The outcome of this study highlights important issues for ICT adoption. One particular area that must be taken into consideration is the adoption channel. Perceptions of ICT adoption will differ significantly among adopters. For this reason, the need for developing an appropriate adoption channel that ensures successful diffusion of the innovation should be recognized. The paper also demonstrates that Knowledge Management System among farmers using ICT to yield more profit in onion Production form knowledge distributed by the experts. Hence the research work carried out to acquire, represent, and distribute the knowledge Management system to the Farming community.

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Piedra-Muñoz, Laura. "How to Improve Water Usage Efficiency? Characterization of Family Farms in A Semi-Arid Area." Water 9, no. 10 (October 13, 2017): 785. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w9100785.

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Water scarcity in Spain is partly due to poor management of this resource in the agricultural sector. The main aim of this study is to present the major factors related to water usage efficiency in farming. It focuses on the Almería coast, southeast Spain, which is one of the most arid areas of the country, and in particular, on family farms as the main direct managers of water use in this zone. Many of these farms are among the most water efficient in Spanish agriculture but this efficiency is not generalized throughout the sector. This work conducts a comprehensive assessment of water performance in this area, using on-farm water-use, structural, socio-economic, and environmental information. Two statistical techniques are used: descriptive analysis and cluster analysis. Thus, two groups are identified: farms that are less and farms that are more efficient regarding water usage. By analyzing both the common characteristics within each group and the differences between the groups with a one-way ANOVA analysis, several conclusions can be reached. The main differences between the two clusters center on the extent to which innovation and new technologies are used in irrigation. The most water efficient farms are characterized by more educated farmers, a greater degree of innovation, new irrigation technology, and an awareness of water issues and environmental sustainability. The findings of this study can be extended to farms in similar arid and semi-arid areas and contribute to fostering appropriate policies to improve the efficiency of water usage in the agricultural sector.

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Conferences, Congresses, Symposiums..., Abstracts,. "Abstracts of the 43rd Symposium on Cuniculture, ASESCU." World Rabbit Science 26, no. 3 (September 28, 2018): 255. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2018.10376.

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The 43rd Congress of the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU) was held in Calamocha (Teruel province, Aragon region, Spain) from 30th to 31st May 2018, hosted by the Cooperative Society “Esperanza del Jiloca” (CEJI) and the City Council of Calamocha. The three main talks focused on strategies against antibiotic resistance in rabbit farming: one explaining the relevance of this problem and the responsibility of each agent to improve it, another expounding the “Spanish National Plan against Antibiotic Resistance”, and the third showing the first milestones reached in reducing antibiotic use on rabbit farms. Specific sessions were devoted to explaining the outcomes of the three research projects supported by the partnership between the Spanish Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) and the Rabbit Meat Marketing Board (INTERCUN): one related to welfare and health of rabbit does under different housing systems, the second devoted to the prevention and control of rabbit viral diseases, and the third investigating the etiopathogeny and control of epizootic rabbit enteropathy. In addition, the role and operation of INTERCUN was highlighted. The Chair of ASESCU spoke about this association’s role in the IDCURA project, a working group focused on innovation and divulgation in reducing antibiotic use in rabbit farming. The closing speech explained the workings of LONCUN, the latest reference market for benchmark prices of rabbit meat activated in Spain. Moreover, a total of 20 communications were presented both in working sessions with oral messages and posters (nutrition, pathology, biosecurity and sustainability, housing and welfare, and reproduction and genetics). The meeting was attended by more than 210 participants from several European, American and African countries. Abstracts of the contributions presented are reported below.

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Tangwannawit, Panana, and Kanita Saengkrajang. "An internet of things secosystem for planting of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)." International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) 11, no. 5 (October 1, 2021): 4568. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v11i5.pp4568-4576.

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The internet of things (IoT) is a network of physical devices and is becoming a major area of innovation for computer-based systems. Agriculture is one of the areas which could be improved by utilizing this technology ranging from farming techniques to production efficiency. The objective of this research is to design an IoT to monitor local vegetable (Coriander; Coriandrum sativum L.) growth via sensors (light, humidity, temperature, water level) and combine with an automated watering system. This would provide planters with the ability to monitor field conditions from anywhere at any time. In this research, a group of local vegetables including coriander, cilantro, and dill weed were experimented. The prototype system consists of several smart sensors to accurately monitor the mentioned vegetable growth from seedling stage to a fully grown plant which will ensure the highest production levels from any field environment. Three different types coriander were measured under these parameters: height, trunk width, and leaf width. The result showed that IoT ecosystem for planting different types of coriander could produce effective and efficient plant growth and ready for harvest with a shorter time than conventional method.

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Irawan, Evi. "Adoption Model of Falcataria-Based Farm Forestry: A Duration Analysis Approach." Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan: Kajian Masalah Ekonomi dan Pembangunan 17, no. 1 (June 28, 2016): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.23917/jep.v17i1.1633.

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Integrating perennial plant, such as Falcataria moluccana, in farming system can provide economic and environmental benefits, especially in marginal areas. Indonesian governments at all levels have been employing a number of efforts to speed-up adoption of tree planting on farm. However, the establishment of farm forestry on private land in Indonesia, especially in Java, is widely varied. While the farm forestry in some locations has been well adopted, the farmers or land users in other location are reluctant to adopt them, although the traits of farmers and farm land in both locations are similar. Most adoption studies have employed cross-sectional data in a static discrete choice modeling framework to analyze why some farmers adopt at a certain point in time. The static approach does not consider the dynamic environment in which the adoption decision is made and thus does not incorporate speed of adoption. The information of adoption speed of an innovation is important in designing extension policies as well as reengineering innovations in order to align with socio-economic conditions of the farmers. Based on data from a survey of a random sample of 117 smallholder households in Wonosobo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, this study investigated determinants of time to adoption of farm forestry using duration analysis. Results revealed that factors that accelerate the adoption varied include age of household head, level of education of household head, off-farm employment and output price. Older farmers tend to adopt faster than the younger farmers. The other interesting findings are that off-farm employment and membership to farmers group are two most influential factors in speeding-up adoption of Falcataria-based farm forestry. The policy implications of this research are that government should design policies that promote farmers’ participation in off-farm income activities and strengthening farmer groups in addition to extension services and timber markets.

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Prayogo, Prayogo. "The Comparison of Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) Density Using Aquaponic System Through Reduced Concentration of Ammonia (NH3), Nitrite (NO2), Nitrate (NO3) And Its Influence On Conversion Rate and Feed Efficiency To Increase The Survival Rate And Growth Rate of African Catfish (Clarias sp.) Intensive." Journal of Aquaculture and Fish Health 8, no. 2 (June 29, 2019): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jafh.v8i2.13626.

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In intensive aquaculture farming activities will generate solid waste and liquid waste that comes from feces and leftover fish feed. The waste accumulation can lead to deterioration of water quality that affects the physiological processes, behavior, growth, and mortality of fish. Technological innovation is needed for the management of water quality and increase productivity as a result of shrinkage of cultivated land. One of the technological innovations that can be applied, namely the incorporation of fish farming with crops through Aquaponics system. This study aims to determine the effects of water spinach optimum density to absorb waste ammonia (NH3), nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2) optimally to increase the survival rate and growth rate of african catfish (Clarias sp.) intensive As well as to see its effect on conversion rates and feed efficiency with aquaponics system. The method used is the experimental method. The experimental research is used to determine the effect of certain variable towards a group under controlled conditions. The results of measurements of ammonia levels during P0 showed that the treatment significantly different (p <0.05) with treatment P1; P2; and P3. P3 treatment with water spinach number 40 stems provide maximum results in lowering the concentration of ammonia compared with treatment P0 (without spinach), P1 (20 water spinach), and P2 (30 water spinach). The measurement results nitrite levels during the observation showed that all treatments there were no significant differences (p> 0.05). The measurement results also showed that the nitrate content whole of observation results showed that all treatments there were no significant differences (p> 0.05). The best feed conversion ratio was found in P3 treatment of 1.08. The best feed efficiency was found in P3 treatment 92,25%. The highest survival rate was found in P3 treatment (88.69%) in maintenance medium and lowest survival rate was in P0 treatment (26,71%) without water spinach (control). The highest specific growth rate was found in P3 treatment (1.15%), while the lowest specific growth rate was in treatment P0 (0.79%).Results of water quality measurement supporting all treatments decreased and increased. The supporting water quality are temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen. The decrease and increase in support water quality is caused by environmental factors such as weather. Other parameters were observed in addition to supporting the water quality is water spinach plant growth. Value growth water spinach is best found in treatment P3. In the treatment P3 water spinach growth rose 5.14 cm with an initial size of 10.92 into 16.06.

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Fadhil, Rahmat, M. Syamsul Maarif, Tajuddin Bantacut, and Aji Hermawan. "Formulation for Development Strategy of Gayo Coffee Agroindustry Institution Using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 66, no. 2 (2018): 487–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201866020487.

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Institutional aspect is one of strategic aspect for an agroindustry development, including Gayo coffee agroindustry in Province of Aceh, Indonesia. Institution has important role as medium for innovation distribution, certification, and quality management of agroindustry, that the institution conduciveness is very much determining the development of the agroindustry itself. The purpose of the study was to formulate strategy of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution by using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). The study result showed that it was important to formulate strategy of each element in the development system of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution. For the element program goal, strategy that was necessary to be done was improvement in human resources and institutional performance. In element obstacles, the chosen strategy was to build cooperative relationship among agroindustry’s actors that need to be optimized. For element activity, the main strategy was to enhance the human resources capacity of agroindustry’s actors. In the element indicator of program success, the recommended strategy was the establishment of agroindustry institutional system that is conducive and continues to grow. The last element was actors, with strategy focused on developing farmers and farming group. Result from these strategies formulation became valuable reference for follow-up plan of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution development in Province of Aceh, Indonesia, and also could be a model for development of agroindustry institution of other commodities.

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Ediset, Ediset, Jaswandi Jaswandi, Edwin Heriyanto, and Basril Basyar. "Peningkatan Produktivitas Peternak Sapi di Daerah Transmigrasi Lubuk Aur Sitiung I Kabupaten Dharmasraya." LOGISTA - Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 1, no. 1 (June 30, 2017): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/logista.1.1.11-19.2017.

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Kegiatan penyuluhan secara tidak langsung merupakan bagian dari upaya untuk mendukung pembangunan peternakan, melalui transfer ilmu dan teknologi diharapkan terjadi adopsi inovasi sehingga terjadi perubahan perilaku pada peternak, baik itu perubahan pengetahuan (koqnitif), perubahan sikap (afektif) maupun perubahan keterampilan (pisikomotor). Ilmu dan teknologi yang ditawarkan dalam kegiatan penyuluhan ini adalah penguatan kelembagaan, motivasi usaha, reproduksi ternak, pemanfaatan limbah pertanian kakao sebagai pakan ternak dan pemanfaatan limbah kotoran ternak. Metoda yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah metode Penyuluhan melalui pendekatan ceramah/pidato, kunjungan rumah dan usahatani serta pendekatan demonstrasi, setelah dilakukan penyuluhan dilakukan pembinaan dan evaluasi terhadap kegiatan yang sudah dilakukan. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan motivasi peternak, meningkatkan pengetahuan (koqnitif) dan keterampilan peternak (psykomotorik) dalam menerapkan suatu inovasi serta peternak mau dan mampu menerapkan inovasi (afektif) yang ditawarkan oleh oleh narasumber, sehingga pada gilirannya usaha peternakan sapi yang digeluti oleh peternak mampu meningkatkan pendapatan sehingga mampu memperbaiki perekonomian rumah tangga peternak. Pelaksanaan kegiatan ini menghasilakn beberapa perubahan pada peternak sasaran, seperti muncul keinginan untuk membuat kelompok baru dan mendaftarkan kelompok tersebut pada instansi terkait untuk mendapatkan legalitas keberadaan kelompok. Peternak sasaran kegiatan mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan terutama tentang tanda tanda birahi pada ternak sapi, pemanfaatan limbah pertanian kakao sebagai pakan ternak serta pengetahuan tentang pemanfaatan limbah kotoran ternak untuk dijadikan suatu produk yang bernilai ekonomi.Kata Kunci: Penyuluhan, Inovasi, Perubahan Perilaku, Peternak sapi ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY OF CATCHERS IN THE AREA OF TRANSMIGRATION OF LUBUK AUR SITIUNG I DISTRICT DHARMASRAYAABSTRACT: Indirect counseling activities are part of efforts to support livestock development, through the transfer of science and technology is expected to occur the adoption of innovation so that there is a change of behavior in the breeders, whether it changes knowledge (koqnitif), attitude changes (affective) and skills changes (psykomotorik). The science and technology offered in this extension activity is institutional strengthening, business motivation, livestock reproduction, utilization of cocoa farm waste as animal feed and utilization of cattle dung waste. The method used in this devotional activity is the method of counseling through the approach of lectures / speeches, home visits and farming and demonstration approaches, after the counseling done coaching and evaluation of activities that have been done. This activity is expected to increase the motivation of farmers, improve the knowledge (koqnitif) and skills of farmers (psykomotorik) in applying an innovation and breeders willing and able to apply innovation (affective) offered by the speakers, so in turn cattle breeding business that is cultivated by farmers are able Increase the income so as to improve the household economy of farmers. The implementation of these activities resulted in some changes to the target farmers, such as the desire to create new groups and register the group with relevant agencies to obtain the legality of group existence. Target farmers experience increased knowledge, especially about the signs of lust in cattle, the use of agricultural waste cocoa as animal feed and knowledge of the use of cattle manure waste to be a product of economic value.Keywords: Counseling, Innovation, Behavior Change, Cattle ranchers

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Agarwal, Bina. "A tale of two experiments: institutional innovations in women’s group farming in India." Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement 41, no. 2 (April 2, 2020): 169–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2020.1779673.

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Wahyuni, Rahmi, and R. A. Dewi. "TEKNOLOGI TEPAT GUNA MENDUKUNG PENGEMBANGAN SAPI LOKAL PESISIR SUMATERA BARAT." Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian 37, no. 2 (November 26, 2018): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.21082/jp3.v37n2.2018.p49-58.

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The few last decades the growth of Pesisir Cattle has stagnated due to the decline in the genetic quality. The an proper of culturing management was respected as the main problem in the developing Pesisir Cattle, with the result that the demand elasticity was not comparable with growth. The interoduction of approviate management and technology based on the local resource was considered capable to improve the Pesisir Cattle productivity. This research is try to examine the approvible technology based to local resource to support the development of Pesisir Local Cattle at west Sumatera. The several management and technology innovation can be appled to improve the culturing management, namely: (1) reproductive management by applying artificial Insemination marriage system and use the of superior male; (2) Feed technology through the use of derived process technology such as palm leaf silage depend on local resouces and development of leguminous plants cultivation that it rich in protein; (3) Technology innovation of group cage management such as Grati to breeding as well as to fattening of catle; (4) Integrated farming system according to local culture; (5) Applying of sustainable production system, in which farmers are motivated to work on two forms of livestock business namely fattening and breeding as well; (6) Developing a livestock breeding business system to accelerate the changing pattern of maintenance from an extensive system to an intensive system.Keywords: Technology, Pesisir cattle, West Sumatera AbstrakDalam beberapa dekade terakhir, pertumbuhan sapi pesisir di Sumatera Barat mengalami stagnasi akibat menurunnya kualitas genetik ternak. Manajemen pemeliharaan yang kurang baik merupakan masalah utama dalam pengembangan sapi pesisir sehingga elastisitas permintaan tidak sebanding dengan pertumbuhan. Introduksi manajemen dan teknologi tepat guna berbasis sumber daya lokal dinilai mampu meningkatkan produktivitas sapi pesisir. Tulisan ini membahas teknologi tepat guna berbasis sumber daya lokal mendukung pengembangan sapi lokal pesisir Sumatera Barat. Inovasi manajemen dan teknologi yang dapat diterapkan untuk memperbaiki pola pemeliharaan sapi pesisir antara lain: (1) manajemen reproduksi dengan mengaplikasikan teknologi inseminasi buatan (IB) dan penggunaan pejantan unggul; (2) teknologi pakan dengan memanfaatkan limbah tanaman seperti silase pelepah daun sawit, bergantung pada sumber daya lokal dan pengembangan tanaman leguminosa yang kaya protein; (3) inovasi teknologi dan manajemen pengelolaan kandang kelompok seperti “Kandang Kelompok Grati”, baik untuk tujuan pembibitan maupun penggemukan ternak; (4) pertanian terpadu sesuai dengan budaya setempat; (5) sistem produksi berkelanjutan, dalam hal ini peternak dimotivasi untuk mengembangkan dua bentuk usaha ternak sekaligus, yakni penggemukan dan pembibitan; (6) pemeliharaan ternak dengan sistem gaduhan untuk percepatan perubahan pola pemeliharaan dari ekstensif ke intensif.Kata kunci: Teknologi, sapi pesisir, Sumatera Barat.

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Teslenok, Kirill, and Sergey Teslenok. "Spatio-temporal analysis of innovations diffusion in the agriculture." InterCarto. InterGIS 26, no. 3 (2020): 147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.35595/2414-9179-2020-3-26-147-158.

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The article presents the results of the analysis of the spatio-temporal variability of the processes of diffusion of innovations in the agricultural sector of the Russian Federation by subjects. The application of a group of traditional and mathematical methods in the research process is complemented by the widespread use of the capabilities of geoinformation technologies and, first of all, geoinformation-cartographic modeling. In the process of conducting research, the corresponding specialized GIS databases “Innovations in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” were designed and practically implemented in various software versions. Based on them, the construction and analysis of a complex of geographic information-cartographic models, differing in the degree of complexity, reflecting the innovative processes occurring in agriculture of all regions of the Russian Federation, was performed. Each of the series of obtained analytical base and resulting maps illustrates various aspects of the innovative development of agriculture and the diffusion of innovations at different time periods. The results of geographic information mapping and modeling were also presented in the form of animated maps and cartographic animations reflecting the features of the territorial distribution of innovations and the spatio-temporal dynamics of their diffusion. Spatio-temporal geographic information-cartographic analysis of the diffusion of innovations made it possible to identify some objective laws of this process. First of all, there was a marked movement of innovations in the agriculture of the Russian Federation in the space-time continuum in the direction from innovative nuclei and sub-nuclei to innovative sub-periphery and periphery, and from donor regions of agricultural innovations to recipient regions. Geographically, the diffusion of innovations in agriculture of the Russian Federation occurs mainly in the direction from the largest cities (at the same time being leading scientific and technical centers) and areas of intensive agriculture (primarily farming) to the regions of the east and north of the European part, Siberia and the Far East. The wide use of the capabilities of geographical information systems and geographic information technologies at all stages of the study allowed the formation of cartographic and attributive databases of the GIS “Innovations in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” according to the main indicators of the innovative development of the agricultural industry at the territorial level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. On their basis, a significant number of maps and geoinformation-cartographic models of territorial innovative agricultural systems of regional level, the processes of diffusion of innovations occurring in them were constructed and analyzed, and their main spatio-temporal patterns were revealed.

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Jürgenson, Aivar. "Eestlaste toidukultuurist võõrsil." Eesti Rahva Muuseumi aastaraamat, no. 60 (October 12, 2017): 62–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.33302/ermar-2017-003.

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Alimentary Culture among the Estonian Diaspora Food culture is an important and relatively stable part of an ethnic, national or regional culture. The article examines what happens to food-related customs when an individual or group of people leaves their accustomed environment. It studies how the change of environment affects food shopping and alimentation among Estonian emigrants and what kinds of culinary transformations can be discussed in this connection. It looks at what sorts of Estonian crops were grown abroad, and what had to be abandoned; what was adopted locally and what it meant from the standpoint of food culture. What do emigrants and their descendants consider Estonian food, and what is non-Estonian food for them? Does food culture define ethnic boundaries, and if so, how? What types of integration or segregation mechanisms can be identified in the food-related behaviours of migrants? I have gathered material for analysis from Estonian diaspora groups over 20 years: in Siberia, the Russian Far East, the Caucasus and South America. Written sources are also used. The 19th century agrarian migrations were largely driven by the possibilities of better subsistence abroad. The areas to which people emigrated were assessed by the emigrants in terms of the possibilities they afforded for crop farming or fishing. Often people entertained utopian visions of lands of milk and honey. When they emigrated, Estonians also brought their dietary habits with them. Influenced by local natural conditions, they soon found themselves having to make adjustments in their lifestyle. A number of crops they had grown accustomed to growing in Estonia yielded more poorly in the new conditions. In all of the regions surveyed, rye and barley cultivation had to be abandoned. Many familiar crop farming methods proved impossible. Innovation was inevitable: there was a relatively rapid partial transition to new field crops. In Siberia, wheat became the main grain; in the Caucasus and South America, maize. The methods for working the land were picked up from their new non-Estonian-speaking neighbours. In part, the transition was also due to the local business models (such as the buying-up of maize in the Caucasus). This also meant changes in alimentary culture – the article indicated what sorts of traditional Estonian foods were consumed over the decades in the diaspora communities, but also how many innovations were introduced in Estonians’ alimentary culture due to the influence of the new physical and socio-cultural environment, along with borrowings of the vernacular names of foods and foodstuffs. Food also has an identifying function. People categorize themselves and the world through decisions made on what to eat and what not to eat. Food can express social relationships and mark the boundaries between one’s “own” people and “others”. The article demonstrates how the Estonian settlers and refugees considered certain foods to be clearly Estonian, and how ethnic lines of demarcation are sensed in certain ways of preparing foods, and so on. In the early days of settlement, Estonian foods helped settlers maintain an important link to the motherland. In the decades that followed, many changes took place in the functions and the assortment of Estonian foods. At first, Estonian food remained important, allowing people to feel as if they were at home; later on, their new country became home in their consciousness and food began to be associated with the new homeland and its social pattern. Hybridizing cuisine along with its identifying feature attests to shifts in ethnic boundary lines. What is “Estonian cuisine” to Siberian Estonians is something different to what it is for Estonians in Estonia– its Estonian-ness depends on specific historical and social environments. Cultural elements perceived as one’s own – such as language, traditions, habits, values and foods – play an important role in the process of (re-)constructing identity.

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Kuzmenko, Oleksandr, Iryna Semenchuk, and Viktor Pohromskyi. "Regional leadership of agrarian production in Ukraine: assessment, problems and directions of development." Economic Annals-ХХI 182, no. 3-4 (April 15, 2020): 90–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.21003/ea.v182-10.

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The leading regions of Ukraine’s agricultural production are the most eye-catching for attracting foreign investments, introducing innovative technologies and entering international markets. Research of the main factors, characteristics and experience which determine the agricultural guidance of the regions provide information to the potential investors for the accomplishment of investment and innovation programs, identify problems and ways to solve them for further expansion of the agricultural sector. The study applied the method of estimating the level of agricultural production in terms of gross agricultural output per one person of the rural population (GAO per one person of the rural population). The evaluation of the leadership of agricultural production in the regional aspect was carried out on the basis of the Ukraine’s regional allotment into three groups, formed by the ranges of the ratio of GAO per one person of the rural population to its average value in Ukraine. A group of regional leaders from 15 oblasts (regions) that form the leading agricultural district (Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, Chernihiv) has been established. In these oblasts, agricultural products worth UAH 525298.1 million are produced. (77.1% of the volume in Ukraine), is sold for export for USD 8181.0 million (40.3% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports). It is determined that in the leading district the area of agricultural lands is 27.2 million hectares, 82.7% of which are arable lands of fertile chernozem. The structure of production has changed towards crop production, the most profitable and export-oriented one. The rural population has shrunk to 7.1 million, reducing its labor potential. More than 77% of agricultural machinery is concentrated in the district, but this is on the background of its overall reduction by 3.5 times or even more (in 2019 compared with 1990). The main problems in land use are: high degree of plowing of agricultural lands (the highest in five oblasts reaches 81.5-88.1%), violation of the system of scientifically justified crop rotations, insignificant application of organic fertilizers (0.1-1.3 t/ha), which intensifies soil degradation processes. Investments in the leading agricultural district of 15 oblasts amount to UAH 45.3 billion, or 77.3% of the total volume in Ukraine, but their main part (65.4%) is own funds of enterprises and organizations and only 0.7% are the funds of foreign investors. The influence of farms’ categorical factors and the scale of commodity production on certain types of products is analyzed and a significant influence on the leadership of large agricultural associations (agricultural holdings) is revealed. The system of internal and external factors influencing the leadership of the regions is generalized in our study. The measures of the state agrarian policy should be intended to transition to production of products with high added value, optimization of land use system, improvement of investment climate, rendering of the state help to agrarian producers, development of infrastructure and system of logistics, information and legal support of agrarian export, introduction of innovative technologies in the field of decision making in farming.

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Dutta, Venkatesh, Manoj Vimal, Sonvir Singh, and Rana Pratap Singh. "Agricultural practices in a drought-prone region of India: opportunities for S&T innovations." World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development 16, no. 4 (October 7, 2019): 208–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-04-2018-0019.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the agricultural practices in a drought-prone region of India in an effort to find out how science, technology and innovation (STI) measures can address the existing problems and help achieve sustainable solutions. This study has been planned with two specific objectives: to study the agricultural practices of small and marginal-holding farmers in a drought-prone region and to examine the opportunities for suitable interventions to mitigate the impacts of droughts. The study is based on primary survey conducted in Banda district of Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh, India. Design/methodology/approach Empirical survey was done in eight different blocks of a drought-prone region of India using structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was pre-tested with a group of 12 farmers during a workshop through a pilot survey conducted during April 2017. Stratified sampling based on land holdings (small farmers having 1–2 ha of land, medium farmers having 2.1–5 ha of land and large farmers having more than 5 ha of land) and irrigation types (canals and tube wells) were utilised in different blocks of the district for selecting farmers in the surveyed villages. Findings Findings suggest that due to various reasons like change in climatic conditions, frequent crop failure, crop diseases and high cost of production, farmers have adopted certain crops which are not suited to their agro-climatic conditions. The paper recommends that farmer’s school or “on-farm training school” have to be initiated to integrate farmers’ traditional knowledge with modern knowledge systems with amalgamation of STI tools. Research limitations/implications Uttar Pradesh is divided into nine agro-climatic zones; however, this study is focused on Bundelkhand and may be region specific, though the findings are important for other drought-prone areas. Practical implications The paper links the existing agricultural practices and further linking them with farmers’ socio-economic, cultural and environmental settings. Only 17.5 per cent of respondents owned any agricultural equipment due to high cost of farm tools, difficulty in taking equipements on rental basis and lack of sharing tools among the farmers. Social implications This paper targets small and marginal farmers in the drought-prone region of India who face the dual shock of climate impacts and poverty. Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate which is further hampered by ignorance of such practices, high costs and impracticality in the case of small land holdings. Originality/value This paper has advocated for well-organised, efficient and result-oriented STI system to mitigate the adverse impacts of drought-prone agriculture. Farming community in drough-prone areas needs adequate investment, local-specific technology, better quality inputs, real-time information on weather and most importantly latest know-how for sustaining commercial and cost effective sustainable agriculture.

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Loevinsohn, Michael E., Johnson Mugarura, and Augustin Nkusi. "Cooperation and innovation by farmer groups: Scale in the development of Rwandan valley farming systems." Agricultural Systems 46, no. 2 (January 1994): 141–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0308-521x(94)90094-v.

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Dzulhajrah, Andi Sitti, Saadah Saadah, and A. Amrullah. "STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN USAHATANI PADI SAWAH DI KAWASAN PESISIR." Hasanuddin Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 1, no. 1 (July 8, 2019): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/hajsa.v1i1.1898.

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This research aims to determine (1) internal factors, which become the strengths and weaknesses of rice farming in Kuri Caddi village (2) External factors, which become the opportunitie sand threats of rice farming inKuriCaddi. (3) Strategy development of rice farming in coastal area of Kuri Caddi, Sub-district of Nisombalia, District of Marusu, Regency of Maros. The result of this research identifies that there werefour aspects of internal and external factors that influenced the development of rice farming in Kurri Caddi, which were strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.The strengths consists of (1) the available workers (2) cultivable land (3) farming experiences(4) farmer’s productivity. The weaknesses consists of (1) Uncertified seed (2)unbalanced fertilizer use(3) bad-timing tillage and (4) farmers are reluctant to use new farming innovation.The opportunities consists of (1) the emergence ofnew forms of employment, (2) group of farmerthat provide the distribution of farming supports and facilitiesand (3)strong community self-help. Threats consists of (1) problems of road transportation facilities (2) natural disasters and (3)attack of pests and diseases. Strategy development that can be new innovations such as by using certifies and implementing the jajar legowo system, with achieved score 5,49. Keywords: Rice Farming in Coastal Area; Strategy Development.

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