Impact of Improved Vegetable Farming Technology on Farmers' Livelihoods in Indonesia

Selvaraj, K. N.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2009.809.7

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“…1. Factors behind low productivity include, among others, limited marketing and irrigation infrastructures, poor crop management techniques, low-quality seeds, high incidence of pests and diseases and lack of knowledge of improved production practices and integrated technological packages for chilli farming (Basuki et al ., 2009). …”

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“…The productivity was still lower than that in West Java, which was 27.41 t/ha for tomato and 14.84 t/ha for chilli (Indonesian Statistical Agency, 2020). Factors limiting farm productivity include deficiencies in human resource capacity and technology (Basuki et al , 2009) [1]. The average level of farmers’ education is below senior high school (Fakhrunnas and Musta'in, 2017; Suasih and Yasa, 2017).…”

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Farmer field schools for improving economic sustainability performance of Indonesian vegetable production

Mariyono

Dewi

Daroini

et al. 2020

IJPPM

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PurposeA research and development project disseminated ecological technologies to approximately 3,250 vegetable farmers through farmer field schools (FFS) in four districts of Bali and East Java provinces of Indonesia. This article aims to assess the economic sustainability of vegetable production after FFS participation.Design/methodology/approachA survey randomly sampled 500 farmers, comprised of FFS participants (50%) and non-FFS participants (50%). Based on 1,000 farm operations, this analysis employed input-saving technology as the fundamental model examined using the double-difference method. Simultaneous reduction of agrochemicals and improvement of productivity represent indicators of economic sustainability.FindingsResults indicate that pesticide use decreased without jeopardising farm productivity; moreover, vegetable production increased. These findings indicate that the ecological technologies transferred through FFS significantly improved economic sustainability performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study purposively selected farmers who grew tomato and chilli. Thus, the outcomes are not generalisable to other crops.Practical implicationsFFS continues to be an effective method for transferring agricultural technologies to farmer communities. Policymakers are recommended to use FFS for disseminating beneficial and sustainable technologies to broader agricultural communities.Social implicationsThe adoption of ecological technologies provides positive economic and ecological milieus.Originality/valueThis study employs a double-differences approach to verify input-saving technological progress. Therefore, the performance of economic sustainability attributable to the project intervention is theoretically justified.

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Farmer field schools for improving economic sustainability performance of Indonesian vegetable production

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Daroini

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“…Agricultural products and environmentally friendly (Cavatassi et al, 2011;Aung et al, 2021;Truong et al, 2022). Currently, the application of high technology in agricultural production has been replicated in developed and developing countries to improve productivity, meet the market's demand for agricultural product quality and ensure food security (Cavatassi et al, 2011;Dalton et al, 2011;Kassie et al, 2015;Basuki et al, 2019). In the field of vegetable production, to achieve the above goals, high tech vegetable (HTV) practices have been introduced and applied in many forms from managing soil structure, saving irrigation water, diversifying crops.…”

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Factors affecting the adoption of high technology in vegetable production in Hanoi, Vietnam

Nhuong,

Truong

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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High-tech vegetable production is becoming a priority in agricultural development in Vietnam in the context of digital economic development. This study aims at identifying factors involving the adoption of high technology in vegetable production by local farmers in Hanoi. We used the theory of planned behavior and other farmers’ personal, social and economic factors to develop empirical model and hypotheses. Primary data was collected from a survey of 450 vegetable producers in Hanoi using cluster sampling method combined with random selection. Then, binary logit model was used to analyze the impact of influencing factors. Results showed that there were 7 factors having significant influences the decision to apply technology in vegetable production of farmers including attitude on high tech production, access to information, size of farm, member of extension organization, education level, access to credit and perceived behavior control, in which attitude variable was the most influential factor. Main management implications raised included enhancing access to technological information, providing demostration visits, giving more extension services, improving social inclusion and implementing hi- tech training for farmers in vegetable production.

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Impact of Improved Vegetable Farming Technology on Farmers' Livelihoods in Indonesia

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Farmer field schools for improving economic sustainability performance of Indonesian vegetable production

Farmer field schools for improving economic sustainability performance of Indonesian vegetable production

Factors affecting the adoption of high technology in vegetable production in Hanoi, Vietnam

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