farmers' response to conservation farming practices in aceh, indonesia. gavin tinning
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Presentation from the WCCA 2011 conference in Brisbane, Australia.TRANSCRIPT
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Farmers’ response to conservation farming practices in Aceh, Indonesia
Gavin Tinning¹, M. Ismail², Irhas², M. Nasir² and T. Iskandar²¹Primary Industries NSW, ² BPTP NAD, Indonesia
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Introduction
Farming recovery
Food security
Variable climatic conditions
Dryland cropping opportunities
Willingness to try new ideas
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Coastal farming system in Aceh
Centred on rice
Irrigated and dryland
Impacted by conflict
Impacted by tsunami
Opportunity
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What we have trialled?
Skip row planting
Different varieties
Minimum tillage during dry season
Opportunity cropping
Livestock management
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Are farmers interested?
Grow more food
Increase their income
Reduce labour (effort or cost)
Dry season cropping
Extension support is available
Interested in soil biology
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Farmers’ response
Widespread adoption of:
• Skip row layout
• Varieties
Minimum tillage in dry season
More crops grown each year
Potential for more income
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Farming system transition - dryland2009
Average rainfall
Rice 4.1 T/Ha
Followed by:fallowcattle on fields
2010Drier than average
Rice 5.2 T/Ha
Followed by:Minimum tillageSoybean 1.5 T/HaMung bean 1.2 T/Ha
Maize 6.1 T/Ha
cattle penned
2011Wetter than average
Rice 6.2 – 7.1 T/Ha
Followed by: Rice (incl. zero till trial)harvest Sept 2011
cattle penned
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Barriers to adoption of minimum tillage
Lack of extension
Availability of quality seed
Fluctuations in crop prices
Strong rice price
Permanent removal of stock
Land ownership
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Encourage adoption
Farmer to farmer visits
Field-based extension
Passionate extension
Farm scale demonstration
Involve women
Economic analyses
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What has worked in Aceh?
Passionate field-based extension
Long term support for farmers
Skip row layout adoption
Minimum tillage profitable
More crops are grown
More options for farmers