Capturing the Narratives of Sustainable Farming: Study of Marginal Women Farmers in Five Districts of Odisha

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-465
Author(s):  
Pushpa Singh
Keyword(s):  
Green Revolution ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Sustainable Farming ◽  
Intensive Farming ◽  
Seed Sovereignty ◽  
Emancipatory Politics ◽  
Seed Saving

This article presents an analysis of field research on sustainable farming practices in five districts of Odisha, that have emerged as a response to the adversities created by modern industrial agriculture and agribusiness market. The capital and chemical-intensive farming have left a legacy of irreparable environmental damage; and the monocultures have led to the gradual disappearance of a variety of indigenous crops, causing erosion of the seed sovereignty. 1 The first section of the article engages with the critique of increasing monopolisation of the food and farming systems, secured in a systematic and structured way by the forces of global agribusiness conglomerates. The second section captures the initiatives in which marginal women farmers are trying to revive seed saving and natural farming that had been lost due to the green revolution. These field investigations illuminate the exemplary ways in which such initiatives are empowering women farmers and enabling them to reclaim food security 2 and seed sovereignty in the current milieu of agrarian distress. Such grassroots engagements show the possibility of emancipatory politics outside the formal institutional framework that are structuring the alternative discourse rooted in local agroecology. 3

scholarly journals RESPON PETANI TERHADAP PROGRAM DESA ORGANIK (Suatu Kasus pada Kelompok Tani Sugihtani, di Desa Ciheulang, Kecamatan Ciparay, Kabupaten Bandung, Provinsi Jawa Barat)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RIZKI PANOSA, ANNE CHARINA
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Response Characteristic ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Organic Farming Systems ◽  
The Government

The green revolution of 'Orde Baru' government led to land degradation and environmental damage. One of the solution to resolve those problems is to convert conventional farming systems into organic farming systems. To handle these problems, in 2016 the government issued a program called "Organic Village" program. One of the places of implementation of this Organic Village program is in the Sugihtani farmer group. The result shows that farmer’s characteristic dominized with productive age, main employment status, status of land ownership is rent land, formal education is elementary school, small land corps area, low farming experience dan low income. According to the analysis, the results showed that the response of farmers to the Organic Village program classified positive with a score of 2141. According to the Rank Spearman analysis, found that land corps area and income have significant relation to the farmers response. Meanwhile, the age, employment status, status of land ownership, education level and farming experience have no relation with farmers response.Keywords : Response, Characteristic, Organic Village Program

scholarly journals Technological Needs of Farm Women in Varied Farming Systems of Tamil Nadu.

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 662-665
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Farm Women ◽  
Small Farm ◽  
Dry Land ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
High Level

Technological base for improving productivity and income of the rural population in the field of agriculture has broadened with the success of Green revolution. As a result of this research and transfer of technology programmes, the national production has increased over time in the decades, thus balancing the population growth and food production of our country. There is a serious and valid criticism that the modern technologies served only male farmers and not the resource poor small farm women who account for nearly 89.00 per cent of the women farmers. It has now been realised that participation of all sections of the farming community in particular the farm women, can be brought by developing appropriate technologies, keeping other issues of stability, sustainability, equity and productivity. The study was taken up in three districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Perambalur districts comprising of maximum area under three different farming systems viz., wet land, garden land and dry land respectively. The respondent of 60 small farm women was selected from each of the selected farming systems by using proportionate random sampling technique. The technological needs of small farm women in farm operations were measured with the help of a specially constructed schedule, which was prepared by discussing with experts. The collected data were tabulated and analysed using statistical tools viz., percentage analysis, mean and analysis of variance. The majority of the farm women expressed high level of technological need in dairy farming, goat rearing and poultry farming with the overall mean score (2.752, 2.554 and 2.516) respectively

scholarly journals Market Foods, Own Production, and the Social Economy: How Food Acquisition Sources Influence Nutrient Intake among Ecuadorian Farmers and the Role of Agroecology in Supporting Healthy Diets

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4410
Author(s):  
Ana Deaconu ◽  
Peter R. Berti ◽  
Donald C. Cole ◽  
Geneviève Mercille ◽  
Malek Batal
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Food Acquisition ◽  
Sustainable Farming ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Nutrient Adequacy ◽  
Acquisition Strategies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Healthy Diets

Rural Ecuadorians are experiencing a double burden of malnutrition, characterized by simultaneous nutrient inadequacies and excesses, alongside the social and environmental consequences of unsustainable agriculture. Agriculture can support farmer nutrition by providing income for market purchases and through the consumption of foods from own production. However, the nutritional contributions of these food acquisition strategies vary by context. We surveyed smallholder women farmers (n = 90) in Imbabura province to assess the dietary contributions of foods obtained through market purchase, own production, and social economy among farmers participating in agroecology—a sustainable farming movement—and neighboring reference farmers. We found that foods from farmers’ own production and the social economy were relatively nutrient-rich, while market foods were calorie-rich. Consumption of foods from own production was associated with better nutrient adequacy and moderation, whereas market food consumption was associated with a worse performance on both. Food acquisition patterns differed between farmer groups: agroecological farmers obtained 44%, 32%, and 23% of their calories from conventional markets, own production, and the social economy, respectively, while reference neighbors obtained 69%, 17%, and 13%, respectively. Our findings suggest that, in this region, farmer nutrition is better supported through the consumption of their own production than through market purchases, and sustainable farming initiatives such as agroecology may be leveraged for healthy diets.

scholarly journals The Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from New Zealand White Rabbits Raised under Intensive and Extensive Production Systems

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3126
Author(s):  
Tomasz Daszkiewicz ◽  
Andrzej Gugołek ◽  
Dorota Kubiak ◽  
Krzysztof Kerbaum ◽  
Ewa Burczyk
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Barley Grain ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Intensive Farming ◽  
New Zealand White Rabbits ◽  
Pelleted Diet

The aim of this study was to compare the fatty acid (FA) profile of meat from New Zealand White rabbits raised from 30 to 90 days of age under intensive (IPS) and extensive (EPS) production systems. In group IPS, the rabbits were housed in wire mesh cages with a slatted floor (16.7 animals/m2) and were fed a commercial pelleted diet. In group EPS, the rabbits were housed in free-standing cages on straw litter (2.5 animals/m2) and were fed a conventional farm-made diet (green fodder, barley grain, stale bread, hay). The FA profile of intramuscular fat (IMF) was analyzed in samples of Longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) muscle. The analyzed production systems had no significant effect on the content of most FAs in IMF. However, the differences between group means contributed to more desirable values of the quality indicators of IMF (in particular in the LTL muscle) in group IPS. The study demonstrated that the claim that meat produced under less intensive farming systems is of superior quality could be an oversimplified generalization that should be validated in research.

Availability and utilisation pattern of agricultural waste at household level in selected areas of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110644
Author(s):  
MA Monayem Miah ◽  
Md Enamul Haque ◽  
Richard W Bell ◽  
Md Wakilur Rahman ◽  
Sohela Akhter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Feed ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Organic Fertiliser ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Intensive Farming ◽  
Novel Approach

The use of organic fertilisers and soil amendments are almost universally recommended for improving the organic matter levels and maintaining soil health, but few studies documenting the actual availability and quality of such materials on smallholder farms are available. We selected a case study of 300 households from northern and southern Bangladesh to assess the types of waste materials available for recycling and their usage patterns at household level and we applied a novel approach to empirically identify household waste as input inefficiency in a production context. Northern districts have highly intensive farming systems whereas southern districts have low intensity farming. The total amount of agricultural waste produced at household level was estimated at 822 kg per month. Cow dung contributed about 65% of the total waste followed by animal feed refusal waste (11%), garbage (7%) and kitchen waste (6%). Most of the farmers utilised cow dung and wastes as organic fertiliser and lesser amounts as cooking fuel. Econometric analysis shows that the number of cattle and small ruminant per holding, total area of cultivated land and family size were significant factors that influence the amount of waste production at household level. Each household can reduce the chemical fertiliser cost by Tk. 1463 (US$ 17.84) per month by using compost prepared from household waste. There were ample opportunities for compost/vermicomposting and potential markets. The Department of Agricultural Extension from the public sector and private sector agents might motivate farmers to harvest the potential benefits of agricultural waste through effective management and utilisation.

X-farm: Modelling Sustainable Farming Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
Alvaro Rocca ◽  
Francesco Danuso ◽  
Franco Rosa ◽  
Elena Bulfoni
Keyword(s):  
Farming Systems ◽  
Sustainable Farming
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