scholarly journals Factors Determining Organic Farming Adoption: International Research Results and Lessons Learned for Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
NFN Ashari ◽  
NFN Sharifuddin ◽  
Mohamed Zainal Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
International Research ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Determinant Factors

<p>Indonesia is potential to develop organic farming as it has suitable land and supporting technology. Demand for organic product is supposed to increase in the future due to people’s awareness about safety and healthy food. It implies that organic farming has a good prospect to develop as agriculture-base business. However, it seems that farmers’ response to adopt organic farming technology is very low indicated by low rate of adoption. Actually, many countries have experiences in term of organic farming. This paper aims to assess determinant factors of organic farming adoption based on international research experiences and to withdraw lessons learned to raise adoption rate in Indonesia. The results showed that the determinant factors of organic farming adoption consisted of various aspects, i.e. (1) information and knowledge availability, (2) economic and financial motives, (3) technical and management skills, (4) social consideration, (5) environmental concern, (6) institutional environment, and (7) farmers’ socio-economic and demographic background. Accordingly, those aspects should be taken into account in policy formulation to encourage organic farming adoption. Indeed, government’s role is very crucial, mainly to convince farmers about organic farming benefit and to provide information as well as technical assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Abstrak</p><p>Indonesia memiliki potensi besar untuk mengembangkan pertanian organik karena tersedia lahan dan teknologi pendukungnya. Permintaan produk organik juga diperkirakan meningkat pada masa mendatang seiring dengan meningkatnya kesadaran masyarakat tentang pangan yang aman dan sehat. Hal ini menyiratkan bahwa pertanian organik memiliki prospek bagus sebagai bisnis berbasis pertanian. Namun, nampaknya respon petani untuk mengadopsi teknologi pertanian organik sangat lambat yang ditunjukkan oleh rendahnya tingkat adopsi. Sebetulnya banyak negara yang memiliki pengalaman dalam adopsi pertanian organik seperti dikemukakan sejumlah literatur. Tujuan makalah ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor penentu adopsi pertanian organik berdasarkan pengalaman penelitian di manca negara dan menarik pelajaran untuk meningkatkan tingkat adopsi di Indonesia. Sumber literatur adalah hasil hasil penelitian terkait dengan adopsi pertanian organik baik di negara maju maupun berkembang. Hasil tinjauan menunjukkan bahwa faktor penentu adopsi pertanian organik terdiri dari berbagai aspek, yaitu (1) tersedianya informasi dan pengetahuan, (2) motif ekonomi dan keuangan, (3) keterampilan teknis dan manajemen, (4) pertimbangan sosial, (5) kepedulian lingkungan, (6) lingkungan kelembagaan, dan (7) latar belakang sosial ekonomi dan demografi petani. Dengan demikian, untuk mendorong adopsi pertanian organik sejumlah aspek tersebut harus dipertimbangkan dalam perumusan kebijakan dan program. Peran pemerintah sangat penting terutama untuk meyakinkan petani tentang manfaat pertanian organik, penyediaan informasi, maupun bantuan teknis bagi petani</p>

scholarly journals Rice Farmers’ Perception And Attitude Toward Organic Farming Adoption

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
NFN Ashari ◽  
Juwaidah Sharifuddin ◽  
Zainal Abidin Mohammed ◽  
Rika Terano
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Organic Rice ◽  
Intention To Adopt

<strong>Indonesia</strong><br />Pada awal abad ke-21, gaya hidup "kembali ke alam" menjadi tren karena orang lebih sadar terhadap dampak negatif penggunaan input kimia pertanian. Fenomena ini menyebabkan konsumen, terutama yang berpenghasilan menengah atas, untuk mengonsumsi makanan sehat. Hal ini menyiratkan bahwa pertanian organik memiliki prospek cukup baik di masa mendatang. Namun demikian, minat petani untuk menjalankan pertanian organik ternyata masih rendah yang ditandai dengan lambatnya adopsi. Review literatur mengungkapkan bahwa persepsi terhadap karakteristik inovasi memiliki kontribusi yang nyata terhadap perilaku adopsi. Tujuan utama penelitian adalah untuk menguji pengaruh persepsi petani, yaitu persepsi kegunaan teknologi, risiko, kepedulian lingkungan, dan sikap terhadap niat mereka untuk mengadopsi usaha tani padi organik. Penelitian ini melibatkan 600 petani padi sebagai responden di Kabupaten Sragen, Jawa Tengah. Responden dikelompokkan menjadi dua kategori, yaitu petani semiorganik dan konvensional. Penggalian data dilakukan pada Mei–Agustus 2015 menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi tentang kegunaan teknologi, kepedulian lingkungan dan sikap berpengaruh positif dan nyata terhadap niat adopsi usaha tani padi organik, baik pada petani semiorganik maupun konvensional. Namun, persepsi terhadap risiko berpengaruh negatif dan nyata pada petani konvensional, tetapi tidak nyata untuk petani semiorganik. Disimpulkan bahwa persepsi dan sikap terbukti memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap niat adopsi. Oleh karena itu, untuk meningkatkan tingkat adopsi diperlukan upaya pemerintah untuk membangun persepsi dan sikap positif petani terhadap usaha tani organik. Petani juga membutuhkan dukungan dari beberapa pihak untuk mendorong mereka agar turut terlibat dalam praktik usaha tani organik.<br /><br /><strong>English</strong><br />Back to nature lifestyle emerges as people were more aware against the adverse impacts of agro-chemical inputs in the early 21st century. This phenomenon has led the consumers, particularly for upper-middle income, to consume healthy foods. It implies that the organic farming has a good prospect in forthcoming years. However, the intention of farmer to practice organic farming is still low as indicated by slow rate of adoption. The literature review reveals that perception on innovation characteristics has a significant contribution on adoption behavior. Objective of this study is to examine the farmers’ perception, namely perceived usefulness, perceived risk, environmental concern, as well as attitude affecting their intention to adopt organic farming. This study involves 600 rice farmers as respondents in Sragen Regency, Central Java. The respondents were grouped into two categories namely semi-organic and conventional farmers. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire in May–August 2015. The results show that the perceived usefulness, environmental concern, and attitude positively and significantly affect intention to adopt rice organic farming from both of semi and conventional farmers. Meanwhile, the perceived risk influences negatively on intention to adopt organic rice farming merely for conventional farmers. It is concluded that the perceptions and attitude have significant effect on intention. Therefore, efforts should be undertaken to raise positive farmers’ perception and attitude. Farmers also need supports from several parties to encourage them to involve in organic rice farming.

Toward the Development of a Unified Process and Methodology Guide for Environmental Justice Analysis in Planning and Programming

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110288
Author(s):  
Eliot Benman ◽  
David Aimen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Metropolitan Planning Organizations ◽  
South Central ◽  
Planning Organizations ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Federal Environmental Justice directives require transportation agencies responsible for planning and programming federal funds, including state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations. Despite issuance of federal and state guidance and training programs, many MPOs nationwide continue to seek clarity on effective environmental justice (EJ) approaches and procedural considerations. The South Central Pennsylvania Unified EJ Process and Methodology study was a year-long effort undertaken by a consortium of MPOs in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 8 to identify a unified and replicable approach to implementing EJ in transportation planning. PennDOT, Federal Highway Administration PA Division, and Federal Transit Administration Region III provided technical assistance and support to the effort. The consortium engaged a technical assistance consultant to facilitate a collaborative process to identify a process framework, a set of analytical methodologies, and effective strategies for advancing EJ in the regional transportation planning process. The study demonstrated a model for convening regional, state, and federal partners to reach consensus around an effective EJ process and methodology. This paper provides an overview of the study process, findings related to the concerns of the participating MPOs, and a brief description of the recommended analytical approaches. The paper discusses lessons learned during the course of the study and considers additional work required to further enhance the EJ process.

scholarly journals Sustaining Programs: Lessons Learned from Former Federal Grantees

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (S2) ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Warner ◽  
Nicole Bennett ◽  
Subuhi Asheer ◽  
Julia Alamillo ◽  
Betsy Keating ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Federal Funding ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Grant Applications ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Program Funding ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Study Inclusion

Abstract Introduction A common concern of federal funders and grant recipients is how to sustain program activities once their federal funding period ends. Federal funding can be intended to develop or seed a program but not necessarily to continue its activities indefinitely. Understanding the importance of programmatic sustainability, the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) conducted research in 2015 on the elements that contribute to sustainability. As part of the Sustainability Study, OPA collected information from former Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) program grantees. Methods Grantees that were awarded cohort 1 PAF program funding (2010–2014) but not awarded cohort 2 funding (2014–2017) were eligible for study inclusion because their OPA funding ended more than 1 year prior to the Sustainability Study, allowing for an assessment of sustainability after federal funding. Seven former PAF grantees were identified as eligible. Interviews were conducted with six of these grantees; grant applications and interim final reports from all seven were reviewed. Results Five lessons emerged from interviews and review of grant documentation. Programs successfully continuing beyond the federal grant period tended to (1) diversify funding sources, (2) communicate regularly with key stakeholders, (3) form partnerships with like-minded programs, (4) consider implementing evidence-based interventions, and (5) begin planning for sustainability early. Discussion By considering these lessons learned from the research, grantees can be well positioned to continue beyond a federal grant period. The lessons garnered from the Sustainability Study have informed, expanded, and affirmed OPA’s sustainability toolkit, sustainability framework, and technical assistance.

Promoting Environmental Sustainability Governance

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Miftachul Huda ◽  
Azmil Hashim ◽  
Mohd Aderi Che Noh ◽  
Mohd Hairy Ibrahim ◽  
Budi Rismayadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
University Industry

In the last decade, the emerging needs for social responsibility on environmental concern has been considerably transmitted into the initiative of firm alliance. This chapter attempts to examine the essential points of university-, industry-, and community-based strategic partnership for further collaboration alliance. This chapter focuses on the key role of strategic partnership with cooperating into the concern in driving the procedural stage on sustainable development. The findings reveal that outstanding value of strategic partnership would give insights into empowering sustainable-based institutional arrangements assigned with the wide attempts to contribute the prudent public policy formulation to implement the good service to solve environmental and related issues. The value is that strategic partnership trend incorporated in this context would be the point of view for sustainable development agenda rooted into the way of living processes paradigm together with demonstrating the wide range of sustainable governance.

Lessons Learned

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Allen-Meares ◽  
Leslie Hollingsworth ◽  
Patricia L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

Abstract: Chapter 12 is organized very differently from earlier chapters in this volume. It contains a list of lessons learned from those associated with the University of Michigan School of Social Work/Technical Assistance Center (UMSSW/TAC) and includes observations from those deeply involved in the Good Neighborhoods project. These observations and insights are divided into topical areas, but the list does not reflect a rank order of lessons learned or priorities. They are instead reflections on a multiyear initiative to create better outcomes for children and youth living in an urban context undergoing vast social and economic changes and challenges, some of which were adverse (see Chapter 2).

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation Technical Assistance: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 0193841X2097527
Author(s):  
Jean Knab ◽  
Russell Cole
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Teen Pregnancy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Important Lesson ◽  
Behavior Outcomes

Purpose: This case study discusses Mathematica’s experience providing large-scale evaluation technical assistance (ETA) to 65 grantees across two cohorts of Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program grants. The grantees were required to conduct rigorous evaluations with specific evaluation benchmarks. This case study provides an overview of the TPP grant program, the evaluation requirements, the ETA provider, and other key stakeholders and the ETA provided to the grantees. Finally, it discusses the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the effort. Conclusion: One important lesson learned is that there are two related evaluation features, strong counterfactuals and insufficient target sample sizes, that funders should attend to prior to selecting awardees because they are not easy to change through ETA. In addition, if focused on particular outcomes (for TPP, the goal was to improve sexual behavior outcomes), the funder should prioritize studies with an opportunity to observe differences in these outcomes across conditions; several TPP grantees served young populations, and sexual behavior outcomes were not observed or were rare, limiting the opportunity to observe impacts. Unless funders are attentive to weaning out evaluations with critical limitations during the funding process, requiring grantees to conduct impact evaluations supported by ETA might unintentionally foster internally valid, yet underpowered studies that show nonsignificant program impacts. The TPP funder was able to overcome some of the limitations of the grantee evaluations by funding additional evidence-building activities, including federally led evaluations and a large meta-analysis of the effort, as part of a broader learning agenda.

scholarly journals Europeanization of the Administrative Law of Ukraine: peculiarities of modern tectonic of mechanisms of the influence

2020 ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
Olesya Radyshevska
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Law And Legislation

The article explores the contemporary forms, mechanisms and models of Europeanization of the administrative law of Ukraine in the light of it renewal as a branch of national law and legislation. It is noted that foreign scientists pay special attention to the classification of the influence of the provisions of European administrative law (in the widest sense) on the administrative law of European countries. The author analyzes the extensive classification of the phenomenon of Europeanization existing in European administrative and legal science. It is stated that Europeanization of administrative law as branch of legislation has mostly vertical, direct, obligatory, "hard", positive influence, since the boundaries of the system of sources of administrative law are being expanded, and it is the obligation of the subjects of administrative law to apply its rules already as part of national legislation. At the same time, the Europeanization of administrative law as a branch of law can have the characteristics of vertical, direct, mandatory, harmonizing Europeanization and also with horizontal influence which voluntary, indirect, selective nature, exercised by various actors ("legislative bodies" of European organizations, the parliaments of European countries, the practice of public administration and judicial institutions, experts from technical assistance projects), etc. It is concluded that the mechanisms of Europeanization from the EU legal field regarding EU Member States will differ from mechanisms towards Ukraine. However, the mechanisms of influence used by Council of Europe and OSCE among their member states in the area of administrative law are identical, since they imply the application of the rules of "soft" law, "soft" cooperation, socialization and "lessons learned". The aim of their subjects is to satisfy their legal expectations that dominate the European administrative space. These mechanisms usually are used in dialectical unity.

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