scholarly journals PENINGKATAN AKSES PANGAN BAGI MASYARAKAT PERKOTAAN MELALUI PELATIHAN VERTICAL FARMING DAN PERTANIAN ORGANIK [IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS FOR A MARGINAL URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH VERTICAL AND ORGANIC FARMING TRAINING]

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Firman Zulpikar ◽  
Abel Gandhy ◽  
Warsono El Kiyat
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
Vertical Farming

<p class="p0">Housing and business centers are growing rapidly in the urban area. This causes agricultural land and other green lands increasingly narrow due to land conversion. One area affected by land conversion is Lengkong Kulon Village, Tangerang Regency, where most of the agricultural land has been turned into a residential area and business center. This condition has an impact on food availability which is getting lower and environmental quality is declining. To overcome these problems, Surya University, supported by the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti), organized community service activities by pioneering sustainable green villages and adequate nutrition through vertical farming. This program was implemented by the workshop and participatory community. The number of participants involved in this activity was more than 25 people from youth groups concerned about the environment, PKK members, and university students. This activity consisted of three stages: Community awareness building, Vertical and organic farming training, and Providing vertical farming equipment assistance packages. The result of this community service showed that participants knowledge about organic farming and vertical farming increased from 26% to 86% and from 11% to 72%, respectively. In addition, the level of community skills to apply organic farming systems also increased from 15% to 80%, and for vertical farming increased from 7% to 60%. This activity is expected to improve environmental conditions as well as food access for target communities through consumption of sufficients vegetables and fruits grown using the vertical farming system. </p><p class="p0"><strong>Bahasa Indonesia Abstrak</strong>: Abstrak Pesatnya pembangunan komplek perumahan dan pusat bisnis di perkotaan telah menyebabkan semakin sempitnya lahan pertanian dan lahan hijau lainnya akibat alih fungsi lahan. Salah satu wilayah yang terkena dampak alih fungsi lahan adalah Kampung Lengkong Kulon, Desa Lengkong Kulon, Kabupaten Tangerang di mana sebagian besar lahan pertaniannya telah berubah menjadi kawasan perumahan dan pusat bisnis. Kondisi ini telah berimplikasi pada ketersediaan pangan yang semakin rendah serta kualitas lingkungan yang menurun. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut, Universitas Surya yang didukung oleh Kementristekdikti menyelenggarakan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dengan tema rintisan kampung hijau lestari dan cukup gizi melalui vertical farming. Program ini dilaksanakan menggunakan model workshop dan participatory community. Jumlah peserta yang terlibat dalam kegiatan ini yaitu lebih dari 25 orang, yang berasal dari kelompok pemuda peduli lingkungan, ibu-ibu PKK, anggota posyandu, serta kelompok mahasiswa. Tahapan kegiatan ini meliputi pembangunan kesadaran masyarakat (community awareness), pelatihan vertical farming dan pertanian organik, serta pemberian paket bantuan peralatan vertical farming. Hasil evaluasi pelatihan menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang pertanian organik dari semula hanya 26% menjadi 86%, sedangkan untuk vertical farming dari semula 11% meningkat menjadi 72%. Tingkat keterampilan masyarakat untuk menerapkan sistem pertanian organik juga meningkat dari semula hanya 15% menjadi 80%, sementara untuk untuk vertical farming dari semula 7% meningkat menjadi 60%. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat memperbaiki kondisi lingkungan serta adanya peningkatan akses pangan bagi masyarakat sasaran melalui konsumsi sayuran dan buahbuahan yang cukup, yang ditanam menggunakan sistem vertical farming.</p>

Regime of soil humus rural residential areas organic farming systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (95) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
L.I. Shkarivska
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Organic Substrates ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Typical Chernozem ◽  
Podzolic Soils ◽  
Organic Farming System

The changes of the soil’s humus soil within the rural areas are investigated for the organic farming system. The most significant impact of organic agriculture on humus content over 55% was observed on soddy podzolic soils (V>75%), the lowest –7,5% on typical chernozem (V≈16%). Changes in the qualitative composition of humus for the introduction of various types of organic substrates are analyzed.

scholarly journals Pertanian Organik sebagai Salah Satu Konsep Pertanian Berkelanjutan

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
Yuriansyah Yuriansyah ◽  
Dulbari Dulbari ◽  
Hery Sutrisno ◽  
Arief Maksum
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Alternative Farming ◽  
Organic Farming System

Excessive use of inorganic chemicals results in adverse impacts on land and plants. In the midst of the community, there is anxiety about the high content of pesticide residues in agricultural products. There is a need to develop alternative farming systems that are able to produce quantities and quality of healthy products in a sustainable manner. One agricultural system that supports the concept is the organic farming system. The basic principles of organic farming are: (1) Keeping the ecosystem healthy, (2) Applying the principle of efficiency to the cultivation system, (3) Conducting production activities with the concept of sustainable agriculture, (4) Producing pesticide-free products, and (6) Maintaining environmental sustainability. Food Crop Production Study Program Lampung State Polytechnic makes Organic Agriculture as one of the leading competencies for its graduates. The establishment of the Organic Agriculture Business Unit on campus will increase student competencies, foster entrepreneurship, be a place for competency internships, and as an independent source of income.

scholarly journals Historical Transition of a Farming System towards Industrialization: A Danish Agricultural Case Study Comparing Sustainability in the 1840s and 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12926
Author(s):  
Nele Lohrum ◽  
Morten Graversgaard ◽  
Chris Kjeldsen
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
System Level ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Historical Transition ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Over Time

A Danish pre-industrial farming system is reconstructed and compared to its modern industrialized farming system equivalent to evaluate agricultural performance in a sustainability perspective. The investigated Danish farm system and its contributing elements have undergone significant transformations. The intensity of contemporary agriculture shows that high productivity levels have been achieved by increasing the input of energy using modern machinery. At the same time, the energy efficiency (calculations based on energetic indicators) diminishes over time as the degree of dependence on fossil fuels increases. The results from this study show significant changes in the farming system, specifically inputs from agricultural land use, livestock, and energy systems. From being highly circular, the system changed to being a clear linear farming system with highly increased productivity but less efficient at the same time, questioning the relationship between productivity and efficiency and resource utilization in modern farming systems. Through utilizing an agroecological historical approach by comparing system performance over time, the results offer opportunities to explore how agricultural farming systems evolve over time and help to describe the complexity of the system level in a sustainability perspective.

scholarly journals Environmental Assessment of an Urban Vertical Hydroponic Farming System in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Martin ◽  
Elvira Molin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Electricity Demand ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Vertical Farming ◽  
Growing Medium

With an expanding population and changing dynamics in global food markets, it is important to find solutions for more resilient food production methods closer to urban environments. Recently, vertical farming systems have emerged as a potential solution for urban farming. However, although there is an increasing body of literature reviewing the potential of urban and vertical farming systems, only a limited number of studies have reviewed the sustainability of these systems. The aim of this article was to understand the environmental impacts of vertical hydroponic farming in urban environments applied to a case study vertical hydroponic farm in Stockholm, Sweden. This was carried out by evaluating environmental performance using a life cycle perspective to assess the environmental impacts and comparing to potential scenarios for improvement options. The results suggest that important aspects for the vertical hydroponic system include the growing medium, pots, electricity demand, the transportation of raw materials and product deliveries. By replacing plastic pots with paper pots, large reductions in GHG emissions, acidification impacts, and abiotic resource depletion are possible. Replacing conventional gardening soil as the growing medium with coir also leads to large environmental impact reductions. However, in order to further reduce the impacts from the system, more resource-efficient steps will be needed to improve impacts from electricity demand, and there is potential to develop more symbiotic exchanges to employ urban wastes and by-products.

Response of soil arthropods population to different farming systems under cotton integrated with groundnut and pigeonpea crops

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Chethan ◽  
R.K. K. Patil ◽  
B. Halappa
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Pitfall Trap ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Soil Arthropods ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Organic Farming System

A study was carried out to know the response of organic, integrated and conventional farming systems on the diversity of soil meso and macro arthropod populations in the cotton inter cropped with groundnut and pigeonpea at MARS, UAS, Dharwad during kharif -2015-16. The organic farming system has recorded highest meso and macro arthropod population of 21.35 per 100 g of soil and 42.00 per pitfall trap respectively. Cotton intercropped with groundnut has recorded higher population of meso and macro arthropods (15.50 /100 g of soil and 41.26/ pitfall trap, respectively). The seasonal abundance of soil arthropods was high in October (25.89/100g of soil) and least in December (5.78/ 100g of soil) months. The diversity of soil arthropod populations assessed on the Shannon’s index of below ground arthropod populations recorded was highest in organic farming (0.61) and least in conventional farming (0.51) system. Hence, the organic farming system increases abundance and diversity of soil organisms and soil fertility, and it adds large amounts of organic residue inputs, which in turn increases the biological activity in soil.

Comparing wheat grown in South Australian organic and conventional farming systems. 1. Growth and grain yield

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 889 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Kitchen ◽  
G. K. McDonald ◽  
K. W. Shepherd ◽  
M. F. Lorimer ◽  
R. D. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Organic Farming Systems ◽  
Conventional Systems ◽  
Organically Grown

Organic farming standards do not allow addition of water-soluble fertilisers and therefore it is likely that growth of organically grown crops will be limited by nutrient availability. However, in marginal rainfall conditions, when growth in conventional systems is limited by water availability, yields of organically grown crops could be comparable with those conventionally grown. Similarly, micronutrient-efficient plant varieties could be expected to perform comparatively better under organic farming conditions than they do in conventional systems, when compared with micronutrient-inefficient varieties.In this study, biomass and grain production of wheat from certified organic farming systems were compared with neighbouring conventional farming systems in 'across the fence' field trials in 1 moderate and 2 marginal rainfall areas of South Australia. Wheat varieties compared included 2 old wheat varieties developed under relatively low-input conditions (Baroota Wonder and Dirk-48) and varieties shown to be micronutrient-efficient (Janz and Trident) and inefficient (Yallaroi).The organic farming systems produced significantly less biomass than the conventional farming systems at late tillering in both the moderate and marginal rainfall areas. Grain yield was variable, but significantly lower in the organic farming system for 11 of the 14 comparisons. None of the varieties showed an adaptive advantage for 1 farming system over the other. The relative yield of the organic system, compared with the conventional system, was not associated with rainfall.

scholarly journals Financial competitiveness of organic agriculture on a global scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (24) ◽  
pp. 7611-7616 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Crowder ◽  
John P. Reganold
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Conventional Agriculture ◽  
Benefit Cost

To promote global food and ecosystem security, several innovative farming systems have been identified that better balance multiple sustainability goals. The most rapidly growing and contentious of these systems is organic agriculture. Whether organic agriculture can continue to expand will likely be determined by whether it is economically competitive with conventional agriculture. Here, we examined the financial performance of organic and conventional agriculture by conducting a meta-analysis of a global dataset spanning 55 crops grown on five continents. When organic premiums were not applied, benefit/cost ratios (−8 to −7%) and net present values (−27 to −23%) of organic agriculture were significantly lower than conventional agriculture. However, when actual premiums were applied, organic agriculture was significantly more profitable (22–35%) and had higher benefit/cost ratios (20–24%) than conventional agriculture. Although premiums were 29–32%, breakeven premiums necessary for organic profits to match conventional profits were only 5–7%, even with organic yields being 10–18% lower. Total costs were not significantly different, but labor costs were significantly higher (7–13%) with organic farming practices. Studies in our meta-analysis accounted for neither environmental costs (negative externalities) nor ecosystem services from good farming practices, which likely favor organic agriculture. With only 1% of the global agricultural land in organic production, our findings suggest that organic agriculture can continue to expand even if premiums decline. Furthermore, with their multiple sustainability benefits, organic farming systems can contribute a larger share in feeding the world.

scholarly journals Multi-community effects of organic and conventional farming practices in vineyards

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noémie Ostandie ◽  
Brice Giffard ◽  
Olivier Bonnard ◽  
Benjamin Joubard ◽  
Sylvie Richart-Cervera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Pollinator Abundance ◽  
Certified Organic ◽  
Multiple Species

AbstractUnderstanding the response of biodiversity to organic farming is crucial to design more sustainable agriculture. While it is known that organic farming benefits biodiversity on average, large variability in the effects of this farming system exists. Moreover, it is not clear how different practices modulate the performance of organic farming for biodiversity conservation. In this study, we investigated how the abundance and taxonomic richness of multiple species groups responds to certified organic farming and conventional farming in vineyards. Our analyses revealed that farming practices at the field scale are more important drivers of community abundance than landscape context. Organic farming enhanced the abundances of springtails (+ 31.6%) and spiders (+ 84%), had detrimental effects on pollinator abundance (− 11.6%) and soil microbial biomass (− 9.1%), and did not affect the abundance of ground beetles, mites or microarthropods. Farming practices like tillage regime, insecticide use and soil copper content drove most of the detected effects of farming system on biodiversity. Our study revealed varying effects of organic farming on biodiversity and clearly indicates the need to consider farming practices to understand the effects of farming systems on farmland biodiversity.

scholarly journals ANALISIS EFISIENSI TEKNIS USAHATANI PADI SAWAH APLIKASI PERTANIAN ORGANIK ( Studi Kasus Di Desa Sumber Ngepoh, Kecamatan Lawang ) Kabupaten Malang MT 2009 – 2010

el–Hayah ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien Tien
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Organic Rice ◽  
Field School ◽  
Organic Farming System

<p>The application of organic farming on rice farming in Indonesia is still new to  know. The farming interested if efficiency economics. The meaning efficiency economics if the technical   efficiency. This research aimed to evaluate the performance of organic rice farming systems, focusing on: (1) identifying the range of application of organic farming on rice farming, (2) analyzing the productivity and income from applying organic  farming, and (3)  analyzing  the technical   efficiency of  applying  organic  farming  and identifying factors that influence it.<br />The study was conducted in Malang Regency with take sample Sumber Ngepoh village, Lawang, Malang. This village is purposively taken because this is only a village in East Java which has obtained a certificate as a producer of organic rice from Organic Certification Agency. Furthermore, farmers did not interested application of organic farming. The sample of farmers 120  respondents selected by using non-proportionate stratified random sampling among those applying organic rice farming. The data are anal<br />The results at the study stage show that there was diversity between implementing organic and agricultural organic farming system. This diversity reached only 8,33 percent application of organic rice farming of the total land area, while the rest was still in the transitional stage of applying organic system. The application of organic rice farming must independently be able to increase production and income of the farmer. <br />Judging from the level of technical efficiency, the application of organic rice farming is generally quite high, above the value of TE (technical efficiency) 0.8, while applying an independent organic farming has higher technical efficiency than others. Determinant of technical efficiency is the practice of Sekolah Lapang  or Field School and the independence of farmers in affording resources locally.</p><p>Keywords: Technical efficiency, independence of rice farming  system, Organic  farming applications.<br /><br /></p>

scholarly journals PENERAPAN INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM (IFS) MENUJU DESA AGROWISATA DI DESA JATISARI, KECAMATAN JATISRONO, KABUPATEN WONOGIRI

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Srie Juli Rachmawatie ◽  
Adib Norma Respati ◽  
Nancy Oktyajati ◽  
Libria Widiastuti ◽  
Endang Siti Rahayu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Integrated Farming Systems

Integrated Farming System is a management system for plants, livestock, and aquaculture with environment to produce an excellent product. The objectives of the community service activity were empowering Jatisari Village community to realize the Agrotourism Village, ensuring integrated farming systems run well and optimally, and making Jatisari Village a fostered village of the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Agriculture UNIBA. Integrated farming system is a system that combines agricultural activities, animal husbandry, fisheries, and forestry with other sciences related to agriculture in one land, so that it is expected to be one of the solutions for increasing land productivity, building programs and environmental conservation, and integrated village development. Entrepreneurship is also important to support the existence of agrotourism of Jatisari Village. Jatisari Village is prospective in developing agrotourism areas. Local potential, natural resources and human resources can be utilized to support the development of agrotourism areas

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