Organic farming system innovation to improve the welfare of farmers in the highlands
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https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2025.155300Abstract
This research departs from the tendency of a healthy lifestyle. This study aims to analyse organic rice production activities and conservation-based agricultural techniques. A qualitative method has been used in the research. The informants consisted of the chairman of the farmer group, members, and the guardian (wali) of the Nagari. The research was conducted in Jorong (hamlet) Bansa, Nagari (village) Kamang Tangah Anam Suku, Kamang Magek District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The results and discussions show that organic rice farming activities were generally understood as the process of producing organic rice only. However, after conducting field research, it was found that there was an innovation in organic rice farming carried out by the Sawah Bangsa Farmer Group. Organic rice farming is only one of the links in the organic farming system (sustainable agriculture/circular agriculture). If relying on the organic rice production sales alone cannot prosper farmers, organic rice farming innovations can empower and improve farmers’ welfare. The important point of innovation lies in the added value in the form of sales: organic rice, finished compost, two decomposers (compost makers), namely Trichoderma and DD Farm, local bio-agents/microorganisms, namely jakaba (Corallomycetella repens, eternal lucky mushroom), ecoenzymes, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, beuforia, and biosaka which are all produced by the Sawah Bangsa Farmer Group. Theoretically, this research has contributed to the fact that organic rice farming has a long chain. Practically, the results of this study contribute to the idea that organic rice farming is not as difficult as people imagine it to be.References
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