Collaborating on Establishing an Agro-meteorological Learning Situation among Farmers in Java

Winarto, Yunita T.; Stigter, C.J.; Prahara, Hestu; Anastasari, E.

doi:10.1080/00664677.2011.582836

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“…Below we report on new operationalizations of that response farming in new educational commitments in agrometeorology. Some were carried out with farmers in Indonesia since 2008 in the new form of "Science Field Shops" [16][17][18][19]. This was done in Gunungkidul (Yogyakarta) and Indramayu (West Java).…”

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Extension Agrometeorology as the Answer to Stakeholder Realities: Response Farming and the Consequences of Climate Change

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Abstract:Extension agrometeorology is applied in agrometeorological extension work to advice and serve farmers. In agrometeorology, response farming has been developed decades ago. Climate change complicates response farming, but does not alter it. This paper reports on new operationalization of that response farming in new educational commitments in agroclimatology. It is explained how "Science Field Shops" are an example in Indonesia. This was based on a thorough analysis of what climate change means for farmers in Asia. For Africa, we report on eying the training of agrometeorological extension trainers ("product intermediaries") in West Africa, based on a thorough analysis of what climate change means for farmers in Africa. We also compare experience with reaching farmers in OPEN ACCESSAtmosphere 2013, 4 238 South Africa and farmer communities in Zambia, as new forms of supporting response farming, all under conditions of a changing climate. The paper, for the first time, connects results from four different programs the senior author is taking part in. There is first and foremost the need for training material to make it possible for the product intermediaries to participate in training extension intermediaries. This should, particularly, bring new knowledge to farmers. With what is presently available and with new approaches, climate extension should be developed and tested with farmers in ways that improve farmer preparedness and decision making.

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“…[2011][2012][2013][2014] and our answers [Examples of farmer questions and our replies from before 2011 may be found in Winarto and Stigter (2011).] 2011: By measuring rainfall only, can we determine the weather without measuring air temperature?…”

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“…Although Climate Field Schools have been and are tried out in Indonesia (e.g. Winarto et al 2008; WMO 2014), they have been very critically evaluated (Siregar and Crane 2011;Winarto and Stigter 2011;Stigter and Winarto 2013b;Leippert 2014). The Field School concept is not what we have applied.…”

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“…For implementation of climate change adaptation, in the Indramayu communities the IROC farmers are part of, therefore a new extension approach was designed and carefully further developed while establishing it. The design was based on the existing climate crises as explained above and the observations discussed in the monthly evaluation meetings, that we have called SFSs Winarto et al 2011;Stigter and Winarto 2012b;Stigter and Winarto 2013b;Nurkilah et al 2014;. The name was chosen with an eye on the "Law Shops" established in the sixties and the seventies, in among others England and the Netherlands, to assist poor people in finding justice free of charge (e.g.…”

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Science Field Shops: An Innovative Agricultural Extension Approach for Adaptation to Climate Change, Applied with Farmers in Indonesia

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2016

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For implementation of climate change adaptation in communities on the islands of Java and Lombok, Indonesia, a new extension approach was designed and carefully further developed while establishing it. It is called "Science Field Shops (SFSs)". In these "Shops", farmers, scientists/scholars and (where possible, so ideally) local extension officers meet to discuss and solve vulnerabilities and actual local problems expressed by farmers. In such context, agricultural extension is defined best as: "bringing new knowledge to farmers" and this is coordinated at these SFSs.We use SFSs to temporarily bridge the gap in availability and training of extension intermediaries by using farmer facilitators (FFs). Farmers are confused by consequences of climate change and want answers on questions that are related to local climate problems but also many other issues in growing their crops, among which rice is most important. Giving and discussing answers and predictions demand real dialogues in an agrometeorological learning approach to response farming.Farmers start to believe in their attempts to understand and reduce yield differences with the past and between them, by actively learning about consequences of

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“…Winarto et al 2008Winarto et al , 2010Winarto et al , 2011Winarto and Stigter 2011;Stigter and Winarto 2012a, b, c;, added a strong extension flavor to the new RS "Reaching farmers in a changing climate". Winarto et al 2008Winarto et al , 2010Winarto et al , 2011Winarto and Stigter 2011;Stigter and Winarto 2012a, b, c;, added a strong extension flavor to the new RS "Reaching farmers in a changing climate".…”

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Collaborating on Establishing an Agro-meteorological Learning Situation among Farmers in Java

Cited by 19 publications

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Extension Agrometeorology as the Answer to Stakeholder Realities: Response Farming and the Consequences of Climate Change

Extension Agrometeorology as the Answer to Stakeholder Realities: Response Farming and the Consequences of Climate Change

Science Field Shops: An Innovative Agricultural Extension Approach for Adaptation to Climate Change, Applied with Farmers in Indonesia

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