Empowerment Of Farmers Research Articles

IMPLEMENTING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO EMPOWER FARMER WOMEN IN MANAGING SUSTAINABLE FOOD IN THE MANDIRI VILLAGE

In order to create the socioeconomic conditions that will lead to self-sustaining and sustainable food security, it is crucial to analyze community empowerment models, particularly those that empower women, when evaluating the success of the food self-sufficient village program. In order to empower women in the management of sustainable, food-independent communities, research is being done to examine the state of food security, the role of institutions, and local knowledge. Survey techniques involving observation and interviews are included in the methodologies and data analysis. The findings demonstrated that the adequacy rate at the research site and the empowerment of farm women organizations in the area of family food security were not yet at their best. Some signs that empowerment has not been as effective as it could have been include: 1) respondents' education is typically dominated by elementary school level, which significantly affects food patterns and their presentations; 2) land productivity is limited (0.5 ha) and dependent on rainwater; and 3) the majority of family expenditure is food expenditure and provides less than enough calories (2100 calories). The Nagari Institutional's inadequate assistance and its local wisdom have a secondary impact on this problem. The women farmers' group's household food security status demonstrates that the empowerment of women farmers is not yet at its best, making independent food management unsustainable.

Seed credit model in Uganda”: Participation and empowerment dynamics among smallholder women and men farmers

Seed is life and can be a source of empowerment and disempowerment for women and men farmers. In this study, to close the gender gaps in seed, the Community Enterprises Development Organization, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and the National Agricultural Research Organization developed a seed credit model available to men and women belonging to farmer groups. A mixed method was used to collect information from two districts in central Uganda on how the seed credit model reconstructed access, use, control and resulting benefits. Results showed that the provision of the seed credit model was considered a blessing even though it had many nuances. As a result of the seed credit model, we saw increased productivity in women's fields, increased income and decision making over income incurred from the sale of their crops. Their social status has been enhanced, and they now occupy a place of respect in their communities and households, where they can make decisions and get assets like houses and land. While it increased productivity, income and enhanced food and nutrition security needs of the family, it also changed power dynamics within the household as women become more empowered. To maintain power relations, men limited women's access to fertile land and family labor, which defined the quantity of seed gotten from the seed credit model. Women's participation and involvement in the seed credit model decreased over time as they were expected to pay their spouses' seed loans. Men's participation decreased because they were no longer entrusted with seed loans as their payment rate was very low. As we reap positive benefits, we have to ensure we don't ‘do harm’ when empowering our beneficiaries.

Analysis of Communication System for Community Empowerment Based on Integrated Plant Management Implementation Movement Program (GPPTT)

Empowerment communication is important so the people become empowered through effective communication. The effectiveness of communication is inseparable from the role of the institutions involved in program implementation. This study aims to analyze the communication system in empowering the community the “jajar legowo” cropping system in the Integrated Plant Management Implementation Movement (GPPTT) program. The theory used in this study is the adoption of innovation. The research method is qualitative in nature, namely based on the results of field observations supported by literature studies of related journals. Data were analyzed descriptively by providing understanding and explanation so that it was easy to understand. The focus of the study was carried out in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra, as one of the implementers of the GPPTT and as a Food Barn. The communication system based on black box analysis shows that community empowerment based on the GPPTT Program is good, it is carried out based on five elements consisting of environmental input, controlled input, uncontrolled input, desired input and unwanted input. The pattern of analysis of the GPPTT program system is based on the existence of GPPPT policies, empowerment strategies and technical guidelines that affect the empowerment of farmers in adopting the jajar legowo cropping system so as to produce a paradigm shift in empowerment communication. A community empowerment communication system based on the GPPTT program based on black box analysis is a problem solving solution for farmers to adopt technology to be independent.

Purchase Intention Model Based on Storytelling, Product Innovation, Value Co-Creation, and Empowerment of Farmers in Indonesian Natural Cosmetic Products

Objective: This study aimed to examine and explain the effect of storytelling and product innovation on the purchase intention of cosmetics made from natural ingredients through value co-creation and moderated by farmer empowerment. Method: The method used is a quantitative approach using Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) models technique on SmartPLS 3.0. The sampling technique used is a non-probability sampling technique, and the respondent was natural cosmetic users in Indonesia. Results: The results show that storytelling is related to purchase intention and is also related to value co-creation which in the end value co-creation can increase purchase intention. In addition, product innovation can also increase purchase intention and value co-creation, which can escalate purchase intention. Empowerment does not significantly affect purchase intention directly, but the empowerment that moderates storytelling proves to exert a significant influence on purchase intention. Value co-creation significantly mediated the effect of storytelling on purchase intention, and it mediated the effect of product innovation on purchase intention. Conclusion: New product innovations are proven to have a significant effect on the purchase intention and value co-creation process. Value co-creation is proven to be able to increase purchase intention and also able to mediate storytelling and product innovation to increase purchase intention. Finally, farmer empowerment has been able to provide reinforcement when storytelling seeks to increase purchase intention.

Women in Agriculture: Irrigation as Empowerment Tool

Promoting women’s empowerment in agriculture is very vital since efforts towards ensuring food security have identified women farmers as key role players in many contexts and set-ups. This study aims to identify and understand the significant factors responsible for empowering women in smallholder irrigation schemes as these may play a crucial role in poverty reduction among women farmers. The authors applied a simple random technique to select 174 women from 8 irrigation schemes across Vhembe and Sekhukhune districts of South Africa. Primary data were collected on their demographics and empowerment using a modified Women Empowerment Agriculture Index developed by IFPRI. This index concludes that women are disempowered. The determinants of empowerment were estimated using multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that there wasa strong correlation between socio-economic characteristics and empowerment; however, only four out of eleven independent variables were significant (i.e., age, marital status, number of dependants and expenditure). The study provides policy suggestions to maintain and improve where women are empowered and to correct where they are disempowered.

Edukasi Budidaya dan Pemindahan Koloni Alami Lebah Tanpa Sengat (Galo-galo) di Nagari Tigo Balai, Kecamatan Matur, Kabupaten Agam

Community development provides empowerment and opportunities for the community to explore the potential and resources around them to increase their productivity and welfare. Empowerment can be done in many fields, such as agriculture and animal husbandry. The potential for community empowerment in agriculture and animal husbandry, which is multiplying effects, is the cultivation of stingless bees (Galo-galo). One of the areas with great potential for developing this cultivation was Nagari Tigo Balai Matur, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. This activity aims to facilitate the community regarding Galo-galo cultivation in the environment around the Nagari Tigo Balai Matur community, Agam Regency. The activity was conducted in May-August 2023, using counselling methods (education and direct facilitation/mentoring) with pilot practices in field activities. The results obtained from this activity were an increase in public knowledge about stingless bee farming (Galo-galo meliponiculture), the transfer of 21 Tetragonula sp. bee colonies to a maintenance box, and the appearance of very high public interest in galo-galo cultivation based on local potential.

Social and Economic Empowerment of Farmers through Vegetable Seed Production in Odisha

Social and Economic Empowerment of Farmers through Vegetable Seed Production in Odisha

Ornamental fish farmers empowerment through feed making technology: A study in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia

Using automation technologies for fish feed production, this project intends to capture the activities of groups of ornamental fish farmers. The ornamental fish industry is concerned with ways to raise fish that are attractive and endearing when they are contested. The likelihood of winning increases with fish attractiveness, which drives up the price of ornamental fish. Hence, depending on whatever body component needs to be maximized, the content of ornamental fish feed varies. Currently, ornamental fish farmers grind their feed by hand before printing it into tiny spheres that are ready to eat, depending on the age and body part optimization needs of the fish. The empowerment activity aims to increase the productivity of fish feed production by disseminating technology for fish feed-making equipment, including flour-making machines, mixing machines, and printing machines. Training on how to use and take care of the above machines and how to sell the fish feed products made, as well as recording business transactions, were also carried out. Indicators of the success of empowerment activities are an increase in ornamental fish farmers’ income, production capacity, and sales turnover.

Underutilized Cashew Apple Fruit: Its Utility and Development as a Source of Nutrients and Value Added Products in Tanzania

The tropical cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale L., has remarkable potential. The tree produces the pseudo-fruit known as the cashew apple and nuts. The apple is sweet, juicy, and loaded with dietary fiber, phytonutrients, minerals, and vitamin C. Despite having high nutritional content, the cashew apple is neglected in low-technological nations like Tanzania, primarily because of negligence over the well-known nut, its perishability, and its astringent taste. Contrarily, cashew apples are processed into various goods in high-income nations where food processing and technology improvements have been realized. Cashew apple products include juice, syrup, wine, alcohol, dietary fiber extracts, and animal feed. However, inadequate technologies and skills for postharvest handling and value addition have led to a considerable loss of cashew apples, contributing to pronounced food and nutrition insecurity. This review documents the production of cashew apples in Tanzania and reveals the fruit's critical underutilization and potential nutrition and economic opportunities. This documentation may call for interventions to create awareness of the importance of cashew apples in social-economic, food, nutrition and health, empower locals, and invite new processing technologies to diversify and extend shelf-life. The ultimate goal is to promote the utilization of this abandoned nutritious fruit. Such approaches may reduce postharvest losses and impact food and nutrition security and the social-economic empowerment of smallholder farmers.

Pengukuran Kaji Dampak pada Program Pemberdayaan Petani Kopi di Tapanuli Selatan

The article discusses the Measurement of Impact Assessment on the Coffee Farmer Empowerment Program in South Tapanuli. Data collection techniques were obtained from in-depth interviews, FGDs and direct observation of all relevant stakeholders. The data results are used as a unitary material together with the SROI calculation. SROI is currently the most generally accepted way of explaining the monetary value of the social, economic and health outcomes of an initiative. Social return on investment (SROI) is a framework used to measure and account for the value created by a program or series of initiatives, beyond financial value. In order to calculate the benefit to cost ratio, SROI uses monetary values to represent social, economic and health outcomes. For example, the 4:1 ratio in the SROI analysis shows that an investment of IDR 1 generates IDR 4 of social value. Based on the results of the SROI calculation, the SROI ratio reached 1: 2.29. This ratio means that every IDR 1 invested in the Iron Green House program is capable of producing a social impact of IDR 2.29. As a new initiative in the implementation of the TJSL program that departs from environmental issues, the number of these ratios is large enough to produce social impacts.
 Keywords: Coffee Farmer Empowerment Program, Environmental Issues, Economic Outcomes, Social Impacts

Market garden efficiency and farmer empowerment in the urban and peri-Urban area of San Pedro for food security in Côte d'Ivoire

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of market garden crops in the urban and peri-urban area of San Pedro, Côte d'Ivoire, and to determine their contribution to the empowerment of market gardeners and to food security in the region. The sample was carried out on 50 market gardeners spread over 5 production sites, with a cumulative cultivated area of 16.6 hectares. The results show that thirteen (13) crops are grown, of which four are specifically grown by women, six are specifically grown by men and three are grown jointly by women and men. Short cycles are predominantly managed by women, while long cycles are dominated by men. The best gross margins were observed for eggplant cultivation in periods of scarcity and abundance. The study also revealed constraints linked to market gardening practices, as well as to fertilizer types and use. These results could be useful for improving market gardening practices in the region and boosting food security. This should help public policy-makers to make the right decisions.

Farmer knowledge as formal knowledge: A case study of farmer-led research in Ontario, Canada

Farmer-led research (FLR) is a process of inquiry wherein farmers use scientific methods to address their own on-farm curiosities and challenges in ways that are compatible with the scale and man­agement style of their operations. With its flexible, adaptable, participatory, grassroots-oriented nature, FLR has typically been employed by farmers interested in ecological farming techniques and technol­ogies, and evidence shows that it contributes to the adoption and improvement of ecological manage­ment practices across a range of contexts. Engage­ment in FLR initiatives has also been linked to pos­itive social outcomes, including community-building, farmer empowerment, and enhanced capacity for leadership and collective action. In this paper, we present a case study of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario’s (EFAO) Farmer-Led Research Program (FLRP), which is currently one of relatively few FLR initiatives in North America. We draw on data from a participatory, mixed-methods research project. Our results high­light how the FLRP is enabling farmers to feel more knowledgeable, confident, motivated, and inspired to adopt and/or improve ecological prac­tices on their farms, in part by supporting them in building robust social networks that align with their farming values and priorities.

Relationship Between Farmer Characteristics and Farmer Group Dynamics with The Success of Farmer Empowerment Programs Through Agricultural Technology and Information

Extension activities managed by farmers as a process of changing the behavior, mindset and attitude of farmers from traditional subsistence farmers to modern farmers with agribusiness insight through continuous learning are carried out with a learning by doing approach that focuses on developing managerial capacity, leadership and entrepreneurship of key actors in order to realize reliable agribusiness entrepreneurs. This study aims to examine how the relationship between farmer characteristics and group dynamics on the success rate of agricultural technology and information programs in the Tunas Walahir II Farmer Group, Pakapasan Hilir Village, Hantara District, Kuningan Regency from July to September 2022 with a sample of 25 farmers. This study used descriptive quantitative methods with data collection techniques through interviews. The data in this study is in the form of primary and secondary data. The analysis activities use the Spearman Level Correlation Coefficient Test (rs). The results showed that there was a real relationship between the characteristics of farmers (area of arable land and farming experience) with the success of agricultural technology and information programs, while the age of farmers and the level of education of farmers had no real relationship with the success of agricultural technology and information programs. There is a clear relationship between the dynamics of farmer groups and the success of agricultural technology and information programs.

The Relationship Between Sustainable Food House (KRPL) Area Program Activities and Empowerment of Farmer Women

National food production capacity is constrained by competition in land use, extreme climate change, phenomena of degradation of natural resources and the environment, and limited support for agricultural infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary to empower agriculture, one of which is the strategy of utilizing yards to support food security and family food self-sufficiency. The study aims to relationship between sustainable food house (KRPL) area program activities and empowerment of farmer women. The study used a quantitative research design with descriptive survey techniques. The research was carried out from May to June 2023 in the Flower Farmer women's group in Grogol Village, Kapetaka District, Cirebon Regency with a total sample of 30 people. Data collection techniques using interview techniques. Research data were analyzed usingSpearman level correlation coefficient test. The results showed 1) there was a significant relationship between the use and arrangement of the yard and the empowerment of female farmers in Grogol Village, Kapetakan District, Cirebon Regency, 2) There was a significant relationship between the development of village nurseries (KBD) and the empowerment of female farmers in Grogol Village, Kapetakan District, Regency Cirebon.

Is policy convergence required to improve women’s empowerment in agriculture? Evidence from West Bengal

ABSTRACT Farmers’ use of agricultural technology is necessary for reducing poverty. However, women make up most poor smallholder farmers in India and are generally unable to access relevant opportunities. Tandem to supporting women farmers in technology adoption is increasing their empowerment. While women’s empowerment has been on policy agendas in India for several years, progress has been slow and results are mixed. Using primary data from West Bengal, this study finds that female farmers with access to agricultural technologies will likely have social advantages over those without, but institutional and social support is necessary to facilitate real empowerment and overall development.

Ethnic minority women's empowerment in agriculture in the central region of Viet Nam.

Gender inequality and women's empowerment are two closely related issues. While the gender inequality index has been assessed by different studies, that of women's empowerment remained limited. In the present work, we attempted to evaluate the women's empowerment index by comparing it with the male partner's empowerment index in the same household. We used the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) as a framework for reference. A questionnaire was designed to interview 300 people including both men and women in the same ethnic minority household in central Vietnam. The difference in the empowerment level between men and women was assessed through five-component empowerment indicators: agricultural participation, resource ownership, financial control, social organizations participation, and time usage. The results showed that up to 70% of women were disempowered compared to only 15% of men. The binary logistic model revealed the age at first marriage, the level of children's education, education level, distance to the nearest urban area, and the number of children were associated with women's empowerment; whereas age, income, and the level of gender awareness did not show any correlation.

Effect of Women Empowerment in Agriculture on Household Food Security Index in Benin

Effect of Women Empowerment in Agriculture on Household Food Security Index in Benin

Design Model for Empowering Partner Farmers of PT SBI through Design Thinking Approach and Triple Layered BMC

The purpose of this study is to design an empowerment model for shallot farmers who are partners of PT SBI in Brebes Regency to improve their welfare through a mentoring unit as part of PT SBI. The empowerment model was designed using a design thinking approach. First, an Empathy process was conducted through interviews with farmer representatives and a Focus Group Discussion with PT SBI management to map stakeholders and identify the problems. In the Define process, the main problems were concluded: farmer's capital, standardization of shallot production and market development. The idea process was carried out using the Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas (TLBMC) to design a mentoring unit model on the economic, social, and environmental layers. The result of this study is a prototype of the shallot farmer empowerment model through a mentoring unit at PT SBI.

Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Innovations and evidence

This paper addresses women's empowerment in agriculture, innovations in its measurement, and emerging evidence. We discuss the evolution of the conceptualization and measurement of women's empowerment and gender equality since 2010. Using a gender and food systems framework and a standardized measure of women's empowerment, the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), we review the evidence on “what works” to empower women based on impact evaluations of a portfolio of 11 agricultural development projects with empowerment objectives and a scoping review of livestock interventions. We then review the evidence on associations between empowering women and societal benefits--agricultural productivity, incomes, and food security and nutrition. We conclude with recommendations for measurement and policy.

Development of Smart Farming Technology on Ginger Plants in Padamulya Ciamis Village, West Java, Indonesia

In this paper, we present a comprehensive study aimed at enhancing the cultivation of ginger plants through the integration of smart farming technology. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an essential crop in the agriculture-based economy of Indonesia, providing numerous health benefits and culinary applications. However, traditional farming methods often face challenges such as inefficiencies, resource wastage, and unpredictable yields. The research conducted in Padamulya Ciamis Village seeks to address these issues by harnessing the potential of smart farming technology. The study involves the implementation of cutting-edge agricultural tools, including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, sensor networks, and data analytics. By utilizing these advancements, the project aims to optimize the cultivation process, ensure sustainable resource management, and enhance overall productivity. The methodology of the research encompasses a mix of experimental trials, data collection, and analysis. Smart sensors are deployed to monitor critical variables such as soil moisture, temperature, humidity, and light intensity, enabling farmers to gain real-time insights into their ginger fields. The collected data is processed using machine learning algorithms, providing predictive models and personalized recommendations for cultivation practices. The results of this study demonstrate promising advancements in ginger farming practices. By implementing smart farming technology, farmers in Padamulya Ciamis Village experience optimized irrigation schedules, precise nutrient delivery, and timely pest control measures, leading to increased crop yields and improved quality. Furthermore, resource utilization efficiency is enhanced, minimizing water and fertilizer wastage, contributing to the sustainable and eco-friendly management of ginger plantations. Beyond its local implications, this research showcases the potential of smart farming technology as a transformative force in agriculture. The findings serve as a foundation for scaling up similar projects in other regions of Indonesia and beyond, contributing to the nation's agricultural modernization and food security. Finally, the development of smart farming technology on ginger plants in Padamulya Ciamis Village presents a promising pathway towards sustainable and efficient agricultural practices. By combining traditional farming knowledge with cutting-edge technology, this study exemplifies how smart farming can elevate crop cultivation, empower farmers, and foster rural development in Indonesia.