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

Analysis of organic food regulation and its impact on organic supply chains in Indonesia

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Sulaeman(2012)AnalysisOrganicFoodRegulationImpactOrganicSupplyChains.pdf

This paper reviews the impact of Indonesian Government regulations on organic food supply chains and provides recommendations to assist in further development of these chains. It encompasses the marketing system for organic produce and consumer perceptions of organic food. The bulk of the discussion relates to the regulations associated with organic food and how these affect organic food supply chains. The paper outlines the regulations that organic food is subject to in relation to production, labelling, processing and food safety. A list of constraints to organic supply chains are identified by the author as high certification costs, limited locally produced organic food, inability for smallholders to sell organically produced food as organic, fraudulent organic certifications, unproven claims of organic status. Recommended actions to address these constraints are listed and focused on training in organic farming systems, grower group organisation, subsidies for certification and inspections to ensure compliance.

Publication Date:

2012

Author:

Sulaeman.

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Paper presented at the Regional Symposium on Marketing and Finance of the Organic Supply Chain, 23-26 September 2012, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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Flores blooming: a case study on promoting the cashew nut value chain in Indonesia

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:23:03 +0000

SwissContact(2009)FloresBloomingCaseStudyPromotingCashewNutValueChain_LED-NTT.pdf

This case study details a range of interventions implemented to improve cashew nut production in Flores and contribute to the enhancing the overall cashew nut value chain. The report summarises the key constraints to the value chain, such as no direct linkages and international value adding, poor productivity due to traditional farming methods, and lack of inputs and technology. It then outlines a number of considerations and processes in implementing four interventions to address these constraints. Interventions achieved the following value chain improvements: development of organic cashew product through certification of smallholders, 40 per cent increase in productivity per tree, 33 per cent increase in per kg price with increased annual cashew income from 59 to 69 per cent, local farmer and private sector managed processing units for value adding, branding of Flores cashews, and stimulation of local government and private sector support. The report critically evaluates the chosen interventions and the methods of implementation, identifying successes as well as areas where the project could have benefited from alternatives.

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2009

Author:

Swisscontact

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Farmer livelihoods and the production and marketing of cashew nut. A case study in four villages of Central and Eastern Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:23:03 +0000

Gamper(2005)FarmerLivlihoodsProductionMarketingCashewFlores_SwisscontactVecoIndonesia.pdf

This report presents the details of a case study exploring livelihood patterns of farmer households and linkages with the production and marketing of cashew nuts on the island of Flores. It aimed to understand and identify livelihood constraints in order to fully understand and monitor the impact of a Swisscontact/VECO-Indonesia pilot project on certification and processing of organic cashew nuts in Flores. The study used the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (developed by DFID) to analyse complex livelihood patterns in four villages in Central and Eastern Flores. The study revealed that the livelihood strategies of farmers in the target areas were highly diverse and led to different levels of vulnerability, largely caused by 'seasonal stress'—a term referring to periods of low income and food availability. Furthermore, cashew nuts were found to be the most important source of income for between 25-70 per cent of households in the surveyed villages, showing strong linkages between production and marketing of cashew nuts and farmer livelihoods. The report concludes with a set of recommendations in relation to livelihoods, marketing and the pilot project on certification of organic cashew nuts.

Publication Date:

2005

Author:

Gamper S.

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Study for Swisscontact and VECO Indonesia. Unpublished report.

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Indigenous Bali cattle is most suitable for sustainable small farming in Indonesia

sudo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 07:39:56 +0000

Martojo(2012)IndigenousBaliCattleMostSuitableSustainableSmallFarmingIndonesia_BogorUni.pdf

Bali cattle is one of the four existing indigenous cattle breeds in Indonesia. This article reviews cattle characteristics and husbandry methods in the country with a special focus on the importance of Bali cattle. The study shows that indigenous cattle are an important and integral component of the small landholder cattle production system, which is essentially 'organic' in nature and the most sustainable system. Farmers prefer indigenous cattle because they are less demanding and less prone to problems usually associated with most of the 'improved' and/or crossbred cattle. Ecological or organic farming is seen as an alternative to chemical intensive agriculture. The authors thus highlight the importance of developing indigenous technologies for ecological and economical farming methods. They suggest that policies reoriented towards maintaining the indigenous Bali breed and improving their efficiency, not through external genetic intervention, but through within breed genetic improvement are required, as well as effectively harnessing locally available resources. The study concludes that Bali cattle ought to be considered the most suitable indigenous cattle breed for low-input, high stress production systems still practised by millions of families in Indonesia.

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2012

Author:

Martojo H.

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Reproduction in Domestic Animals 47(1), 10-14

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Eastern IndonesiaAgribusiness DevelopmentOpportunities (EI-ADO) - Organic

Analysis of organic food regulation and its impact on organic supply chains in Indonesia

Flores blooming: a case study on promoting the cashew nut value chain in Indonesia

Farmer livelihoods and the production and marketing of cashew nut. A case study in four villages of Central and Eastern Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Indigenous Bali cattle is most suitable for sustainable small farming in Indonesia

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