scholarly journals Technological Advancement and the Economic Benefit of Indonesian Rain-Fed Farming Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
A. A. Sulaiman ◽  
A. Candradijaya ◽  
M. Syakir
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Cultivation Techniques

The contribution of rain-fed farming to national food production in Indonesia has yet to be optimal. The major constraint has been limited water supply, where it relies exclusively on the rainfall, and hence its planting index (PI) is still low, on average only 1.05. The establishment of water management system to support rain-fed fields with the introduction of suitable cultivation techniques (gogo rancah, walik jerami, super jarwo, and ratoon paddy) is known to be effective in rain-fed farming. Further, the use of drought-tolerant paddy variety and changing cropping pattern to focus on paddy, maize, and soybean would potentially improve the food production capacity in Indonesia. This study has shown these interventions, when applied to the existing 4 million ha rain-fed fields, are estimated to increase annual rice production by 16.7 million tons. The production of maize and soybean is also expected to increase by 3.7 million tons and 0.98 million tons per year, respectively. It is beyond the scope of this study, however, to consider the actual benefit felt by rain-fed smallholder farmers. Future research with farmers as its focus and the capacity of Indonesian institutions toward rain-fed farming thus will contribute further to the rain-fed farming development in Indonesia. This article shares a strategy in maximising the contribution of the currently available 4 million hectares of rain-fed land to the national food production, and hence sustainable food self-sufficiency in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Oyamedan Imoloame ◽  
Ibrahim Folorunsho Ayanda ◽  
Olayinka Jelili Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Weed Management ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Integrated Weed Management ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Arable Crops ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Self Sufficiency

Abstract A survey was conducted in the Kwara State of Nigeria to study the integrated weed management (IWM) practices by farmers. This was in view of the poor weed management practices adopted by farmers, which is a major factor responsible for low yields of many arable crops in Kwara State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 480 respondents, and a structured interview schedule was used to elicit information from them. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Factor analysis was also carried out to examine the perception of farmers’ benefits of IWM. Results showed that the majority of farmers (29.4%) were youths, married (89.1%), and involved in medium-scale farming (47.2%). Furthermore, 50.8% of the farmers had primary or secondary education. Although farmers use different weed control methods, more than half of them (54.7%) use herbicides. Most farmers (92.6%) are engaged in the use of IWM, However, 73.5% of them use a combination of herbicides and hoe weeding. Although not properly practiced, farmers perceived IWM as having socio-environmental (29.229%) and techno-efficacious (23.495%) benefits over either hoe weeding or herbicides used alone. The findings suggest a need to train farmers on all aspects of IWM to achieve self-sufficiency in food production in Kwara State.

Impact of decreasing staple food production capacity on food self-sufficiency in poor rural communities in Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Angelica Quintero-Peralta ◽  
Rosa Maria Gallardo-Cobos ◽  
Felisa Ceña-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Staple Food ◽  
Self Sufficiency

Hydroponics: potential for augmenting sustainable food production in non-arable regions

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 672-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenin Treftz ◽  
Stanley T. Omaye
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
Parallel Increase ◽  
Controlled Environments ◽  
Water Waste

Purpose The purpose of this review of the literature is to provide readers a foundation of understanding whereby future research can move forward in the quest for global sustainable food production. Design/methodology/approach This review includes up-to-date information from evidence-based sources on hydroponics. Topics included are advantages, limitations, nutritional quality and sensory quality Findings Hydroponic growing systems offer the opportunity to at least augment traditional soil-based growing systems in global food production. Some benefits of hydroponic growing systems are limitation of water waste (recirculation), crops grown in controlled environments (control of pests, nutrients and attributes required for optimal plant growth) and ability to manipulate conditions to maximize production in limited space (vertical gardens). Practical implications The human population is increasing with a parallel increase in the demand for food; therefore, food production must increase to meet the need. Originality/value In spite of the rapid interest and proliferation of information by laypeople, evidence-based research is scant on hydroponics. This article provides a summary of the literature on hydroponics and how it may be used for sustainable food production in arid and urban areas.

Quantifying Earth system interactions for sustainable food production: an expert elicitation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Chrysafi ◽  
Vili Virkki ◽  
Mika Jalava ◽  
Vilma Sandström ◽  
Johannes Piipponen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Expert Elicitation ◽  
Green Water ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Land System ◽  
Human Perturbations

Abstract Several safe boundaries of critical Earth system processes have already been crossed by human perturbations. Recent research indicates that not accounting for the interactions between these processes may further narrow the safe operating space for humanity. Yet existing work accounts only for transgression of single boundaries and only a few studies take some of the boundary interactions into account. For future sustainability assessments, it is essential to understand boundary transgressions and their interactions more comprehensively. Here, we explore quantitatively how strongly seven variables, representing Earth system processes relevant to food production, interact with each other, using a structured expert knowledge elicitation. We identify Green water and Land system change as crucial interactive processes through their impacts on multiple relevant processes, while Biosphere integrity-land, freshwater and ocean components appear to be most affected by other Earth system processes, most notably Blue water and Biogeochemical flows. The elicitation also enabled us to map the complex network of mechanisms mediating interactions, to support integrated Earth system and planetary boundaries modelling and assessments. Finally, we created a prioritisation scheme for future research according to the interaction strengths and existing knowledge gaps. Our analysis improves our understanding of Earth system interactions, with clear implications for sustainable use of natural resources such as the biophysical limits for food production.

scholarly journals Nigeria’s Self-Sufficiency in Rice and Wheat: An Evaluation of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) and Anchor Borrower Program (ABP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Iliyasu ◽  
Saifullahi Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Growth Enhancement ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Domestic Production ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Single Factor Analysis ◽  
Policies And Programs

This paper revisit one of Nigeria’s paradox: net food importer (especially in rice and wheat) accompanied by huge import bill running into billions of Naira despite huge agricultural potentials of 82 million hectares of arable land, conducive agro-ecology system for varieties of crops and dynamics smallholder farmers; Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS, 2011) and Anchor Barrower Programs (ABP,2015) are among various initiatives aimed at boosting domestic production capacity particularly of rice and wheat; reduced importation and import bills and consequently conserve scarce foreign exchange. Base on before-and-after approach of evaluating policies and programs, a regression approach to single factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine whether significant mean difference exist on area harvested, domestic production and import of rice and wheat in Nigeria before (1988-2009) and after (2010-2019) the implementation of the two programs. The findings indicate a significant and moderate increase in Nigeria’s capacity to produce more rice and wheat respectively; and the programs have not drastically reduced rice and wheat importation in Nigeria. The paper recommends expansion and sustainability of the programs with emphasis on wheat, quality output and competitive price, if Nigeria is serious about achieving self-sufficiency in rice and wheat.

scholarly journals Monitoring Changes in the Cultivation of Pigeonpea and Groundnut in Malawi Using Time Series Satellite Imagery for Sustainable Food Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murali Krishna Gumma ◽  
Takuji W. Tsusaka ◽  
Irshad Mohammed ◽  
Geoffrey Chavula ◽  
N. V. P. R. Ganga Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Grain Legume ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The World ◽  
World Food Security

Malawi, in south-eastern Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world. Food security in the country hinges on rainfed systems in which maize and sorghum are staple cereals and groundnut and pigeonpea are now major grain legume crops. While the country has experienced a considerable reduction in forest lands, population growth and demand for food production have seen an increase in the area dedicated to agricultural crops. From 2010, pigeonpea developed into a major export crop, and is commonly intercropped with cereals or grown in double-up legume systems. Information on the spatial extent of these crops is useful for estimating food supply, understanding export potential, and planning policy changes as examples of various applications. Remote sensing analysis offers a number of efficient approaches to deliver spatial, reproducible data on land use and land cover (LULC) and changes therein. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products (fortnightly and monthly) and derived phenological parameters assist in mapping cropland areas during the agricultural season, with explicit focus on redistributed farmland. Owing to its low revisit time and the availability of long-term period data, MODIS offers several advantages, e.g., the possibility of obtaining cloud-free Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) profile and an analysis using one methodology applied to one sensor at regular acquisition dates, avoiding incomparable results. To assess the expansion of areas used in the production of pigeonpea and groundnut resulting from the release of new varieties, the spatial distribution of cropland areas was mapped using MODIS NDVI 16-day time-series products (MOD13Q1) at a spatial resolution of 250 m for the years 2010–2011 and 2016–2017. The resultant cropland extent map was validated using intensive ground survey data. Pigeonpea is mostly grown in the southern dry districts of Mulanje, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Blantyre and Mwanza and parts of Balaka and Chikwawa as a groundnut-pigeonpea intercrop, and sorghum-pigeonpea intercrop in Mzimba district. By 2016, groundnut extent had increased in Mwanza, Mulanje, and Phalombe and fallen in Mzimba. The result indicates that the area planted with pigeonpea had increased by 29% (75,000 ha) from 2010–2011 to 2016–2017. Pigeonpea expansion in recent years has resulted from major export opportunities to Asian countries like India, and its consumption by Asian expatriates all over the world. This study provides useful information for policy changes and the prioritization of resources allocated to sustainable food production and to support smallholder farmers.

scholarly journals Implicaciones de la disminución de la capacidad productiva de granos básicos sobre la alimentación en comunidades rurales pobres de México

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Angélica Quintero Peralta ◽  
Rosa María Gallardo Cobos ◽  
Felisa Ceña Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Small Producers ◽  
Production Conditions

The structural changes ensuing from the policies implemented in the primary sector in Mexico have led to the deterioration of food production capacity in small producers, increasing rural poverty. We performed 132 interviews with small producers in Hidalgo, Mexico and Morelos to assess production conditions and income, and used a multinomial logistic regression model to assess food self-sufficiency. The results indicate that if the level of food production is not substantially changed, then the probability of improving food self-sufficiency is low; giving rise to the subsequent deepening of poverty.

scholarly journals Perlindungan Hukum Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan (PLP2B) Di Kabupaten Gresik Terhadap Ijin Usaha dan Industri

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
M. Hamzah Takim*
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Direct And Indirect Impacts ◽  
Indirect Impacts ◽  
Waste Degradation

Rather than the function of agricultural land resulted in a variety of direct and indirect impacts and the serious implications of negative impacts on food production, environment, and culture of society that live on the upstream and surrounding land that is converted The. Thus over the function of agricultural land not only causes food production capacity to fall, but is one form of investment waste, degradation of agroecosystems, degradation of traditions and culture of agriculture, and slowly The perpetrators of the food farming will leave the food sector when not balanced by alihfunction control, incentive giving, and community empowerment. Therefore, the determination of sustainable food farming land and the management of food farming land is one of the very strategic policies.

scholarly journals Synergies and Trade-Offs for Sustainable Food Production in Sweden: An Integrated Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Tälle ◽  
Lotten Wiréhn ◽  
Daniel Ellström ◽  
Mattias Hjerpe ◽  
Maria Huge-Brodin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Resource Distribution ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
Trade Offs

The production of food can have large impacts on sustainable development in relation to various socio-ecological dimensions, like climate change, the environment, animal welfare, livestock epidemiology, and the economy. To achieve a sustainable food production system in Sweden, an integrated approach that considers all five of these dimensions, and all parts of the food production chain, is necessary. This paper systematically reviewed the literature related to food production in Sweden, especially in association with resource distribution and recycling logistics, and identified potential sustainability interventions and assessed their effects according to the five dimensions. Participation of stakeholders across the food production chain contributed with the focus of the literature search and subsequent synthesis. In general, there were synergies between the sustainability interventions and their effect on climate change and the environment, while there often were trade-offs between effects on the economy and the other dimensions. Few interventions considered effects on animal welfare or livestock epidemiology and few studies dealt with resource distribution and recycling logistics. This indicates that there is a need for future research that considers this in particular, as well as research that considers the whole food production chain and all dimensions at once, and investigates effects across multiple scales.

Contemporary Employee Recruitment Practices and Areas of Future Research in Indian Railways

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 745-763
Author(s):  
Akhila Rao ◽  
Shailashri V. T ◽  
Molly Sanjay Chaudhuri ◽  
Kondru Sudheer Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Employee Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment Practices ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

The modern business milieu is highly competitive due to vast technological advancement which makes employees a vital source of competitive advantage. Precisely, the recruitment process has become a key determinant of an organization’s success and a logistic capital resource to the human resource; thus, the process should be entirely modern. A conventional recruitment and selection process comprises of job analysis, manpower planning, and recruitment and selection. The current study seeks to explore employee recruitment practices and proposes areas of future research in Indian Railways using secondary data. It also gives recommendations on how to improve the recruitment practices in the government-owned Indian Railways. The trends investigated in the study include the applicant tracking software (ATS), use of video resumes, Chatbots, the utilization of social networks, and increased focus on passive candidates.

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