Farmers’ Perceptions of the Warehouse Receipt System in Indonesia

Avishek Datta,Loc Nguyen,Endro Gunawan,John K Kuwornu

doi:10.3390/su11061690

Abstract

This study assessed farmers’ perceptions of the warehouse receipt system (WRS) in the West Java Province in Indonesia. Primary data were collected from 500 farmers through questionnaire administration. The results of the weighted average index revealed that there was a strong perception that the WRS is not well known, provides easy access to credit, and limited access for smallholder farmers. Moreover, there was a weak perception that the WRS has complicated regulations and slowed delivery of warehouse receipts. The main problems include lack of awareness, lack of facilities and limited access for smallholders. The implications for improving the implementation of the WRS are presented.

Highlights

The focus of developing and emerging economies is economic growth and food security
Where, the weighted average index (WAI) is (0 ≤ WAI ≤ 1), Fi is the frequency of response; Si is the scale value assigned at i priority, and N is the total number of responses
The results of this study revealed that the male paddy rice farmers who use the warehouse receipt system (WRS) were more common than the female paddy rice farmers

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Introduction

The focus of developing and emerging economies is economic growth and food security. Society is worried about the difficulties resulting from the depletion of natural resources, environmental issues, and social injustice [1,2]. To overcome these challenges, the concept of sustainable agriculture has been introduced. Sustainable agricultural practices include farmers’ adoption of good agricultural practices that minimize the effects on the environment, and lead to increases in food productivity [2]. Studies in Turkey and Ethiopia revealed that socio-economic status, frequent contact with extension services, education, ownership of land, and access to information were factors influencing farmers’ adoption of sustainable agriculture practices [5,6]

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