Author : Agus Syarip Hidayat and Teddy Lesmana
Abstract :
This study focuses on the discussion about the model in promoting organic farming in Indonesia. Organic farming is urgently needed in Indonesia to achieve better food security, food safety, environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. There is much evidence that organic farming gives higher productivity than conventional farming. At the same time, factor productivity of conventional farming tends to decrease continuously. This study proposes two stages in developing organic farming; a small scale model in the short run and large scale model in the long run. Learning from experience, this study suggests promoting organic farming with a system of rice intensification to get higher yield harvests.
Keywords: Organic farming, Factor productivity, Poverty alleviation