Organic farming movement in central Java

In this report, we examined the situation of organic rice farming in Indonesia. We interviewed an organic farm product dealer S in Yogyakarta, and four organic farming groups in Central Java Dealer S started the organic business with the support of an international non-governmental organization (NGO...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 270 - 273
Main Authors Takada, N. (Tokyo Univ. (Japan)), Irham, Iwamoto, N, Ohga, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture 01.12.2004
Subjects
Farmers' Field School
Indonesia
JAVA
MARKETING
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Organic certification
ORYZA SATIVA
RICE FIELDS
SURVEYING
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Summary:In this report, we examined the situation of organic rice farming in Indonesia. We interviewed an organic farm product dealer S in Yogyakarta, and four organic farming groups in Central Java Dealer S started the organic business with the support of an international non-governmental organization (NGO) in the United Kingdom, and has been instrumental in the initiation of the organic rice market in Yogyakarta since 1997. Dealer S sold organic rice from 14 farmers' groups living in the suburbs of Yogyakarta as of September 2003. The higher price for organic products is a major incentive to switch to organic farming. However, it is necessary to obtain a sufficient amount of organic materials to produce organic fertilizers for organic farming. The sustainability of organic rice farming, and certification for organic agricultural products should be considered for the promotion of the organic farming movement in Indonesia. Key Words: Farmers' Field School, Indonesia, Organic certification
Bibliography:F01
2005006397
ISSN:0021-5260
2185-0259
DOI:10.11248/jsta1957.48.270