Eastern Indonesia
Agribusiness Development
Opportunities (EI-ADO) - Eastern Indonesia

A rapid assessment of the horticulture vegetable sector in Indonesia

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MenegayDarmono(2007)RapidAssessmentHorticultureVegSectorIndonesia_USAID_AMARTA.pdf

This report identifies intervention opportunities to strengthen the performance of the vegetable sub-sector in Eastern Indonesia. The research is based on field observations, interviews with value chain participants and consultation with other stakeholders in West Java, East Java, Central Java, Bali, South Sulawesi and North Sumatra. The report contains a summary of the vegetable sub-sector and an outline of private and public sector roles. Critical problems and constraints limiting the vegetable sub-sectors performance were summarised as: disorganised seed industry; excessive pesticide residues increasing production costs and threatening markets; neglect of wet markets including transport and handling, health and sanitation, food safety concerns and market waste; limited relationships between farmers and supermarket wholesalers; lack of awareness and access to market intelligence; reduction in suitable vegetable producing land; lack of marketing technology e.g. packaging; and globalisation resulting in reduced production of certain vegetables. The report suggests various interventions, among them seed industry development, improved farmer buyer contracts, a pesticide focused extension program, marketplace design, market development, packaging and waste management options. It also includes location specific considerations where necessary.

Publication Date:

2007

Author:

Menegay M.R. and Darmono W.A.

Publisher:

USAID

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Final report: the potential for mangoes in eastern Indonesia

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:16:52 +0000

Baker(2008)PotentialMangoesEasternIndo_ACIAR_SADI.pdf

This report presents the findings of a scoping study to examine ways to increase the income of mango smallholders in eastern Indonesia as part of a supply chain. The analysis focused on researching issues in profitable supply chains, rather than identifying technical constraints. The findings reveal that current markets are heavily supplied with the Harumanis mango variety with little opportunity to develop new market opportunities in either export or out of season markets in other areas of Indonesia. The study also shows that it is possible to extend the mango season through early flowering, resulting in a longer season for the same production and thus increasing prices for farmers. Furthermore, there are good out of season export opportunities for the Gedung gunci variety, however national capacity needs to be built to develop access protocols in government. A full assessment of export issues and opportunities would also need to take place. Appropriate production technologies such as bagging and post-harvest fruit fly treatments could also improve quality, especially in the context of developing export capability.

Publication Date:

2008

Author:

Baker I., Rahayu R., Suheri H. and Mursal.

Publisher:

SADI-ACIAR Research Report SMAR/2007/197Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Weather index insurance for maize production in eastern Indonesia: a feasibility study

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:12:36 +0000

IFC(2011)WeatherIndexInsuranceMaizeProductionEasternIndo.pdf

This study explores the feasibility of weather index insurance (WII) in providing cost-effective risk management benefits to rural people for coping with catastrophic events. It uses a case study on drought coverage for maize production in three provinces in eastern Indonesia: East Java, West Nusa Tenggara and East Lombok. Prototype WII contracts were developed for selected areas within these provinces. The contracts were found to provide appropriate coverage for crop losses resulting from rainfall deficit, but the estimated premiums for farmers would be expensive. An initial estimation suggests that coupling WII with credit from formal financial institutions could reduce the cost of borrowing for farmers. However, the actual economic or commercial feasibility of WII products can only be made after substantial test marketing of these products demonstrates their attractiveness. The study concludes that WII may offer a promising approach to insuring maize production in Indonesia, but the instrument is likely to apply only to specific crops in specific areas. WII should not be considered a universal solution for lowering the risk of agricultural production across the whole country.

Publication Date:

2011

Author:

International Finance Corporation

Publisher:

IFC

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Eastern Indonesia agribusiness development opportunities - analysis of maize value chains.

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:12:36 +0000

FlewellingEtAl(2013)EasternIndonesiaAgribusinessDevelopmentOpportunitiesAnalysisMaizeValueChain_ACIAR.pdf

While maize production in Indonesia continues to increase, the country remains a net importer of maize. This report details the maize value chain from producers through to processors and retailers, and identifies opportunities for future development activities for increased competitiveness and farmer income in Eastern Indonesia. Analysis was informed by interviews with key sectors of the maize value chain in West Nusa Tenggara, East Java and East Nusa Tenggara. Gender roles and environmental issues were also explored to ensure suggested changes to the value chain positively impact women and the environment. Value chain constraints identified include: lack of technical knowledge on crop management and post-harvest handling, limited knowledge of or access to improved maize seed varieties, lack of input credit to optimise maize returns per hectare, lack of facilities to effectively dry maize and monitor moisture content, and limited training and access to post harvest storage technologies. Market-based solutions and associated activities are suggested including farmer training and capacity building of value chain suppliers and service providers. The report highlights a number of areas for further research before any design or implementation of value chain interventions.

Publication Date:

2013

Author:

Flewelling J., Fox P. and Ruscoe W.

Publisher:

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Growth and yield response of grain legumes to different soil management practices after rainfed lowland rice.

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:08:52 +0000

KirchhofEtAl(2000)GrowthYieldResponseGrainLegumesDifferentSoilManagementPracticesRainfedLowlandRice.pdf

This study examined the effects of fertiliser, mulch, cultivation and time of sowing on the growth and yield of peanut, mungbean and soybean following rainfed lowland rice. The study involved research stations or farm field experiments in East Java and Sulawesi. Trial design was a randomised incomplete block with four replicates and treatments applied as an incomplete factorial combination. The results indicated that mulch did not improve yield except in drier areas due to water conservation effects, and fertiliser application improved legume yield (the magnitude of which varied between site, crop and season) where water availability was not limiting indicating that residual fertiliser following rice is inadequate. It further demonstrated that tillage could partially alleviate the adverse soil physical condition induced during the rice phase and increased peanut yield possibly due to soil structure benefits on pod development. The authors concluded that correct timing of crop establishment was the most important factor for post-rice grain legume production then soil water availability. Sowing immediately after rice harvest in the rainy season will ensure high establishment rates and yield.

Publication Date:

2000

Author:

Kirchhof G., So H.B., Adisarwanto T., Utomo W.H., Priyono S., Prastowo B., et al.

Journal:

Soil and Tillage Research 56(1-2), 51-66

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Opportunities to use cocoa pods and forages to address feed gaps during the dry season in Southeast Sulawesi. ACIAR-SMAR 2007/013. 48:76

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:04:15 +0000

Quigley-Poppi(2009)OpportunitiesCocoaPodsForageAddressFeedGapsSESulawesi_ACIAR_SADI.pdf

Increased beef demand and prices could increase smallholder cash flow and production if feed quantity and quality limitations could be addressed. This project assessed the potential use of cocoa by-products as a cattle feed and various forage and tree legumes in managed grazing systems in South East Sulawesi (Sultra). Methodology involved laboratory, research facility and on farm trials. Results indicate cocoa pods could successfully be fed to Bali cattle (10-15g DM/kg live weight/d) while contributing to cocoa pod borer management and using simple low-cost processing for storage. Gliricidia and Sesbania tree legumes provide additional stock feed options. Key recommendations include the introduction of cheap cocoa pod choppers and extension of cocoa pods as a feed source. The authors suggest several areas for further investigation, including assessment of forage legumes, which was limited by unfavourable climatic conditions in the current study, the role of Aspergillus niger in improving low quality feedstuffs and the most palatable form of processed cocoa pods. The project contributed to capacity building and developing research linkages for future ruminant nutrition research.

Publication Date:

2009

Author:

Quigley S., Poppi D., Rusman M., Saili T., Budisantoso E., Dahlanuddin and Marsetyo.

Publisher:

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Integrated Farming System

A whole-farm system approach to enhancing Bali cattle production in the mixed crop/livestock systems of Eastern Indonesia.

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:04:15 +0000

McdonaldEtAl(2004)WholeFarmApproachEnhancingBaliCattleProductionEasternIndo.pdf

While many forages suitable for improving livestock production in mixed crop-livestock systems in the tropics have been identified, their adoption has been limited. Before farmers will introduce new forages into their farming system an important prerequisite is that the change will be considered profitable, will have an acceptable level of risk and will not interfere with food security. This paper describes a whole farm systems approach used to identify the benefits of new forages to improve Bali cattle production in the smallholder mixed crop-livestock systems of eastern Indonesia. Data collection took place with farmers, village heads and extension staff in four villages in Sulawesi and Sumbawa. Preliminary analyses indicate that retaining residue from grain legume crops, growing tree legumes as living fences or hedgerows, and elephant grass all contribute to increased animal production by reducing annual forage deficit. This, in turn, decreases labour requirements in the late dry season as fodder does not have to be obtained from long distances. These findings suggest that substantial improvements can be made to farm profitability and family welfare from within the resources and constraints of current farming practices.

Publication Date:

2004

Author:

McDonald C., Lisson S., MacLeod N., Rahman R., Wirajaswadi L., Panjaitan T. et al.

Publisher:

In 'Proceedings Seminar Nasional Pemberdayaan Petani Miskin di Lahan Marginal Melalui Inovasi Teknologi Tepat Guna, Mataram 2004' Pp. 1-8

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Integrated Farming System

Improving smallholder crop-livestock systems in eastern Indonesia. ACIAR-LPS/2004/005.

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:04:15 +0000

LissonEtAl(2008)ImprovingSmallholderCropLlivestockSystemsEasternIndo.pdf

This report presents findings from a project aiming to help smallholder farmers improve cattle production in eastern Indonesia by introducing forages into their cropping systems. It identified several factors constraining livestock production in smallholder farming systems, and found that most technologies needed to address the constraints are already available in Indonesia or elsewhere, but have not yet been adopted by local farmers. The report describes the merits of combining the principles and tools of farming systems analysis and farmer participation, where an extensive benchmarking process to identify constraints to livestock production and potential strategies to address them are shared with farmers to develop a shortlist of feasible strategies for on-farm trialling. Based on feedback from farmers and results from monitoring on-farm trials the approach was deemed successful. The pathways to adoption of livestock improvement strategies varied by region and technology. The initial focus was to address forage supply and quality constraints through modest plantings of selected forages. The confidence and trust arising from successful adoption of this comparatively simple technology was used as an entry point for more complex animal management strategies requiring long-term planning and investment.

Publication Date:

2008

Author:

Lisson S., MacLeod N., McDonald C., Corfield J., Wirajaswadi L., Rahman R., et al.

Publisher:

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Integrated Farming System

A participatory, farming systems approach to improving Bali cattle production in the smallholder crop-livestock systems of Eastern Indonesia

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:04:15 +0000

LissonEtAl(2010)ParticipatoryFarmingSystemsApproachImprovingBaliCattleProductionEastIndo.pdf

This paper presents key findings from a research, development and extension program conducted between 2001 and 2009 in six villages in South Sulawesi and Central Lombok to develop and test a participatory, farming systems approach for evaluating and increasing the adoption of strategies for improving Bali cattle production in the smallholder farming systems of Eastern Indonesia. A whole farm model, called Integrated Analysis Tool, was developed to capture the particular features of Eastern Indonesian smallholder farming systems, including Bali Cattle feed responses, local feed types and management practices. Smallholders actively participated in every step of the process from benchmarking, identification of cattle production constraints and opportunities, the selection and field testing of best-bet strategies and the extension of technologies to other households. This research approach resulted in sustained adoption of a package of best-bet technologies by the 30 participating smallholder households with an intention to continue these practices into the future. It further resulted in positive production, social and economic impacts, as well as significant adoption/adaption of the livestock improvement technologies by other households exposed to the practices.

Publication Date:

2010

Author:

Lisson S., MacLeod N., McDonald C., Corfield J., Pengelly B., Wirajaswadid L., et al.

Journal:

Agricultural Systems 103(7), 486-497

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Integrated Farming System

Case study 1: Crop-livestock farming systems in eastern Indonesia

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:04:15 +0000

LissonEtAl(2011)CaseStudy1CropLivestockFarmingSystemsEasternIndo_ACIAR.pdf

This case study presents the research and outcomes of three ACIAR-funded projects to improve Bali cattle production for smallholders in eastern Indonesia. The projects—conducted between 2001 and 2008—developed and tested an approach that combined the principles of participatory, on-farm engagement with farmers, and farming systems analysis and modelling. Their main purpose was to encourage the uptake of technologies that improve the productivity and welfare of smallholder households. Trials of the different options were conducted over a two-year period, involving 40 selected households from four sites in eastern Indonesia. The case study demonstrates how the uptake of these technologies is starting to bring substantial benefits to the smallholders, their families and communities such as increased forage and livestock production, labour savings, and increased family income. The tools, knowledge and skills developed through this work are now being utilized for other projects aiming to generate wide-scale adoption of new farming practices, increased beef production and improved farmer welfare in eastern Indonesia.

Publication Date:

2011

Author:

Lisson S., MacLeod N., McDonald C., Corfield J., Rachman R. and Wirajaswadi L.

Publisher:

In 'Beef production in crop-livestock systems: simple approaches for complex problems', ed. by B. Winter. ACIAR Monograph No. 145. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

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Integrated Farming System

Eastern IndonesiaAgribusiness DevelopmentOpportunities (EI-ADO) - Eastern Indonesia

A rapid assessment of the horticulture vegetable sector in Indonesia

Final report: the potential for mangoes in eastern Indonesia

Weather index insurance for maize production in eastern Indonesia: a feasibility study

Eastern Indonesia agribusiness development opportunities - analysis of maize value chains.

Growth and yield response of grain legumes to different soil management practices after rainfed lowland rice.

Opportunities to use cocoa pods and forages to address feed gaps during the dry season in Southeast Sulawesi. ACIAR-SMAR 2007/013. 48:76

A whole-farm system approach to enhancing Bali cattle production in the mixed crop/livestock systems of Eastern Indonesia.

Improving smallholder crop-livestock systems in eastern Indonesia. ACIAR-LPS/2004/005.

A participatory, farming systems approach to improving Bali cattle production in the smallholder crop-livestock systems of Eastern Indonesia

Case study 1: Crop-livestock farming systems in eastern Indonesia

Eastern Indonesia
Agribusiness Development
Opportunities (EI-ADO) - Eastern Indonesia