Seasonal Food Research Articles

Forecasting Shallot Prices in West Sumatra Province Using the Fuzzy Time Series Method of the Singh Model and the Cheng Model

Shallots are one of the leading spices that are widely used by humans as food seasoning and traditional medicine. The price of shallots always fluctuates which can affect the buying and selling of consumers and producers. Therefore, forecasting is used as a reference to be able to predict the price of shallots in the future and can provide convenience to the public for the condition of shallot prices in the next period. The forecasting method used is the fuzzy time series (FTS) method. FTS is a method whose forecasting uses data in the form of fuzzy sets sourced from real numbers to the universe set on actual data. Forecasting models used in this study are Singh's FTS model and Cheng's model. The data used is monthly data on shallot prices in West Sumatra Province for the period January 2018 to March 2022. The results obtained in this forecast are the Singh model FTS has a smaller MAPE value of 4.41% with a forecasting accuracy value of 95.59 %. This means that Singh's FTS model is better at predicting the price of shallots in West Sumatra Province.

Characterizing coastal phytoplankton seasonal succession patterns on the West Antarctic Peninsula

AbstractIn coastal West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) waters, large phytoplankton blooms in late austral spring fuel a highly productive marine ecosystem. However, WAP atmospheric and oceanic temperatures are rising, winter sea ice extent and duration are decreasing, and summer phytoplankton biomass in the northern WAP has decreased and shifted toward smaller cells. To better understand these relationships, an Imaging FlowCytobot was used to characterize seasonal (spring to autumn) phytoplankton community composition and cell size during a low (2017–2018) and high (2018–2019) chlorophyll a year in relation to physical drivers (e.g., sea ice and meteoric water) at Palmer Station, Antarctica. A shorter sea ice season with early rapid retreat resulted in low phytoplankton biomass with a low proportion of diatoms (2017–2018), while a longer sea ice season with late protracted retreat resulted in the opposite (2018–2019). Despite these differences, phytoplankton seasonal succession was similar in both years: (1) a large‐celled centric diatom bloom during spring sea ice retreat; (2) a peak summer phase comprised of mixotrophic cryptophytes with increases in light and postbloom organic matter; and (3) a late summer phase comprised of small (< 20 μm) diatoms and mixed flagellates with increases in wind‐driven nutrient resuspension. In addition, cell diameter decreased from November to April with increases in meteoric water in both years. The tight coupling between sea ice, meltwater, and phytoplankton species composition suggests that continued warming in the WAP will affect phytoplankton seasonal dynamics, and subsequently seasonal food web dynamics.

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The study was aimed at investigating practice relating to use of cooking salt in school meal preparation and quality control practices among Food Vendors (FVs) engaged in National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in public primary schools located in Oyo and Ogun States, Southwest Nigeria. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted among 40 selected FVs engaged in NHGSFP in the two States. Data were collected using a pretested Key Informant Interview guide. Interviews were subjected to thematic content analysis. Findings reveal that several FVs usually used packaged cooking salt, while some preferred unpackaged cooking salt sold in open plastic containers. The use of salt combined with other forms of food seasonings including bouillon cubes was a common practice among FVs. Practices they often employed to determine quantity of salt included ‘gradual adding of salt to taste’, use of bare-hands to add salt and ‘use of visual measure to gauge the added salt’. Some FVs usually salvaged meals containing excessive salt, especially rice by adding water and sieving it afterwards. An appropriate nutrition education intervention, which encourages use of packaged dietary salt by FVs as well as graduated measuring spoon to quantify the amount of salt added to school meals is suggested.   Key words: Food vendors; school meals; national home-grown school feeding programme; use of cooking salt control, use of condiments; Southwest Nigeria.&nbsp

Determinants of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition during the 1,000-day window of opportunity in Solomon Islands: A focused ethnographic study.

This focused ethnographic study used qualitative, ethnographic, and participatory methods to explore determinants of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) during the first 1,000 days of life as part of efforts to address the double burden of malnutrition in Solomon Islands. An iterative study design was used to first explore and then confirm findings related to food and nutrition security and social and behavioral determinants of MIYCN in urban and rural settings. The first phase included in-depth interviews, household observations, free lists, and seasonal food availability calendar workshops while the second phase included focus group discussions, pile sorts, participatory community workshops, and repeated household observations. We found that MIYCN is shaped by a complex interaction of factors at the macro- and micro-levels. At the macro-level, globalization of the food system, a shifting economy, and climate change are driving a shift toward a delocalized food system based on imported processed foods. This shift has contributed to a food environment that leaves Solomon Islanders vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity, which we found to be the primary determinant of MIYCN in this context. At the micro-level, this food environment leads to household- and individual-level food decisions that often do not support adequate MIYCN. Multi-sectoral interventions that address the macro- and micro-level factors shaping this nutrition situation may help to improve MIYCN in Solomon Islands.

Dietary strategies of Pleistocene Pongo sp. and Homo erectus on Java (Indonesia).

During the Early to Middle Pleistocene, Java was inhabited by hominid taxa of great diversity. However, their seasonal dietary strategies have never been explored. We undertook geochemical analyses of orangutan (Pongo sp.), Homo erectus and other mammalian Pleistocene teeth from Sangiran. We reconstructed past dietary strategies at subweekly resolution and inferred seasonal ecological patterns. Histologically controlled spatially resolved elemental analyses by laser-based plasma mass spectrometry confirmed the preservation of authentic biogenic signals despite the effect of spatially restricted diagenetic overprint. The Sr/Ca record of faunal remains is in line with expected trophic positions, contextualizing fossil hominid diet. Pongo sp. displays marked seasonal cycles with ~3 month-long strongly elevated Sr/Ca peaks, reflecting contrasting plant food consumption presumably during the monsoon season, while lower Sr/Ca ratios suggest different food availability during the dry season. In contrast, omnivorous H. erectus shows low and less accentuated intra-annual Sr/Ca variability compared to Pongo sp., with δ13C data of one individual indicating a dietary shift from C4 to a mix of C3 and C4 plants. Our data suggest that H. erectus on Java was maximizing the resources available in more open mosaic habitats and was less dependent on variations in seasonal resource availability. While still influenced by seasonal food availability, we infer that H. erectus was affected to a lesser degree than Pongo sp., which inhabited monsoonal rain forests on Java. We suggest that H. erectus maintained a greater degree of nutritional independence by exploiting the regional diversity of food resources across the seasons.

Mediterranean diet and health in the elderly.

The Mediterranean diet has probably been the most studied diet since the early 1950s. American physiologist Ancel Keys coined the term since it was based on the dietary habits of those populations bordering the Mediterranean basin, particularly the island of Crete and southern Italy. The motivation for the early studies lay in understanding why these populations had greater longevity and lower occurrence of chronic-degenerative diseases and forms of cancer when compared with the peoples of Northern Europe and North America. Traditionally, this dietary regimen was based on the seasonality of foods and the consumption of unrefined grains, legumes, fish, vegetables, fruits, little meat and use of olive oil as a condiment. The purpose of this paper is to understand, based on current scientific knowledge, how the different nutrients present in such a diet can play a preventive role in the onset of today's most frequent diseases.

Seasonal Distribution and Food Preference of the Peach Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) on Different Types of Citrus Fruit Trees in Baghdad Governorate

Al-Jassani, R.F. and A.H. Abou Rgheef. 2023. Seasonal Distribution and Food Preference of the Peach Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) on Different Types of Citrus Fruit Trees in Baghdad Governorate. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(2): 93-97. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.2.093097 The study was conducted in an orchard in Baghdad city to monitor infestation rate and movement of Bactrocera zonata in infested fruits during different periods. Results obtained showed that the seasonal distribution of the peach fruit fly B. zonata was proportional to the presence of the fruits and their maturity stage in the orchard. Apricots infestation occurred in May and June, peach in June and July, yellow figs in July and August, mango in August and September, mandarin in October and November, oranges in November and December, and sour orange in December. The results of the study demonstrated that the peach fruit fly varied in its preference and infestation of the different citrus species fruits, based on fruits infestation rates and the average larvae number per fruit. Mandarin fruits were the most preferred types of citrus by B. zonata, followed by orange fruits, grapefruit, sindhi, sweet lemon, and sour orange. In contrast, the sour lemon fruits were not infested. The seasonal distribution of fruit types is important and can be used in the design of preventive control strategies to protect the various fruits from insect’s infestation. Keywords: Peach fruit fly, seasonal distribution, Baghdad, mandarin, sour orange

Variaiton in the composition of small molecule compounds in the egg yolks of Asian Short-toed Larks between early and late broods

The egg yolks of birds contain most of the maternally derived materials required for embryo development and are an important factor influencing embryo development and offspring viability. Individual variation in egg-laying date frequently occurs in passerines inhabiting highly seasonal environments. Females laying in early and late stages of the breeding season encounter different environment temperatures and food conditions, which can affect the levels of metabolities in their bodies, thereby altering the transmission of these materials to the eggs. We test a hypothesis that yolk small molecule compounds of Asian Short-toed Lark (Alaudala cheleensis) could vary between early (mid-May) and late (mid-June) broods. Using the UHPLC-MS/MS method, 683 compounds belonging to 21 compound groups are detected in the yolks. The contents of 18 compounds are significantly different between early and late broods. Ten differential compounds are significantly higher in the early laid eggs, among which γ-aminobutyric acid, creatine, prostaglandins, palmitoleic acid, linoleic acid, and trans linoleic acid are related to low environment temperature response. The eggs laid in late stage exhibit significantly higher levels of 5-L-glutamyl-L-alanine and γ-glutamate-leucine, 1,3-dimethyluric acid and mannose, which may be attributed to females in the late group consuming more insects. We suggest conducting a comprehensive investigation to reveal the yolk small molecule compounds mediated maternal effects on offspring phenotypes under varying ecological conditions.

Seasonal dietary niche changes in Neotropical bats

Abstract In the vast Neotropic seasonal environment, the most diverse family of bats, the Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats), includes up to 93 species. As the quality and quantity of food resources fluctuate in the habitats, diet heterogeneity is observed among bat species and regions of the Neotropics. In this study, we investigated by faecal analyses, how the dietary niche (DN) of eight Phyllostomidae bat species (Artibeus planirostris, A. fimbriatus, Carollia brevicauda, C. perspicillata, Chiroderma villosum, Glossophaga soricina, Platyrrhinus lineatus, and Sturnira lilium) that occur in a karstic area in the Midwest region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, change in response to seasonal food availability. We recorded the consumption of insects and nine plant families. Moraceae was the most frequent, followed by Piperaceae. Given that seasonal dietary changes can be subtle and hardly noticeable along with fluctuating habitat conditions, we performed the DN decomposition of the eight bats species into subniches, by analysing the data with the WitOMI, which is a decomposition of the niche into temporal subniches. By improving the accuracy and details of the results, we assessed the effects of abiotic (precipitation and environmental temperature) and biotic (quantity and quality of food resources) interactions within the phyllostomid bat community. For each species, we compared niche breadth and overlap and found higher values for the dry season among morphologically similar species. The results of our study suggest that ecologically similar bat species coexist occupying different DNs.

초등 실과 식생활 단원 내용과 국가지속가능발전목표(K-SDGs)와의 관련성 분석

With the aim of seeking relevant educational measures, this study analyzed contents on sustainable development found in the food and nutrition units of practical arts textbooks. For this purpose, nine goals and 25 detailed targets associated with the food and nutrition units were drawn from the Korean-Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs), then set as analysis criteria. Accordingly, the education contents were analyzed by both the academic year and food and nutrition unit. The results were as follows.
 First, in all textbooks, the fifth-grade unit “Balanced Dietary Life” was highly related to “3. Ensuring a healthy and happy life” in “People” and “12. Sustainable Production and Consumption” in “prosperity.” However, only some textbooks offered contents related to water pollution in “Environment” and how air pollution could be reduced by using local agricultural products when choosing and cooking snacks.
 Second, in all textbooks, the fifth-grade unit “Characteristics of Food Ingredients and Taste of Food” was highly related to “3. Ensuring a healthy and happy life” in “People,” “11. Development of Sustainable Cities and Residential Areas” in “People,” and “7. Eco-friendly Production and Consumption of Energy” in “Environment.” However, insufficient contents discussed how seasonal foods and local agricultural products were helpful for preserving the land ecosystem by reducing environmental pollution during production and transportation.
 Third, in all textbooks, the sixth-grade unit “Selection and Cooking of Safe Foods” was highly related to “3. Ensuring a healthy and happy life” in “People,” “11. Development of Sustainable Cities and Residential Areas” in “People,” and “12. Sustainable Production and Consumption” in “prosperity.” However, only some textbooks offered contents on jobs and advanced technologies related to dietary life in “Prosperity” and water pollution/land ecosystem preservation in “Environment.”

Modeling a localized metropolitan food system in the Midwest USA: Life cycle impacts of scenarios for Des Moines, Iowa

Food systems are energy-intensive, causing ≈25 % of anthropogenic global warming potential (GWP) and contributing to challenges across the food-energy-water nexus. The state of Iowa, USA, is of particular interest as a rainfed agricultural region of the upper Midwest; despite its highly productive landscape, a large proportion of food consumed by Iowa residents is imported. This study focused on the Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area (DM-MSA), a six-county area in central Iowa with a 2020 population of ≈700,000. A life cycle assessment approach was used to quantify environmental impacts (GWP, fossil energy and water consumption, land use); scenarios modeled provision and consumption of 50 % of nutritional requirements for the current DM-MSA population by food group (e.g., grains, proteins, vegetables). The four DM-MSA food system scenarios were: 1) current conditions (baseline), 2) local production for 50 % of food, 3) consumption changed to follow USA dietary guidelines, and 4) combined changes to production and consumption. Localizing food production reduced all environmental impacts more than following USA dietary guidelines. Compared to the baseline, 50 % local production scenarios reduced GWP and energy consumption (18–24 %) and water use (35–41 %) annually. Decreases by food group were least for protein (−10 % GWP) and greatest for fruits and vegetables (−58–62 % GWP). Local scenario alternatives could further reduce some environmental impacts if paired with a nutritionally- and environmentally-optimized diet (EAT-Lancet) providing the greatest change (−30–38 % for GWP and energy use) compared to the local scenario. A 50 % local production scenario for the DM-MSA could decrease GWP by 102 million CO2eq yr−1 and water use by 44 billion L yr−1. However, this would require dietary changes based on seasonal food availability. Further development and co-simulation with other metropolitan-scale biophysical and social models will enhance understanding of food system drivers and support effective decision-making for urban food system improvements in the Midwest.

Conceptualizing multi-level determinants of infant and young child nutrition in the Republic of Marshall Islands-a socio-ecological perspective.

The East and Pacific region includes 14 Pacific Island Countries where, between 2000 and 2016, indicators of stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies have plateaued or worsened, while rates of overweight, obesity, and associated disease have risen. The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) is no exception: maternal and child nutrition indicators have not improved in decades. A study of the contemporary factors shaping the RMI nutrition situation was needed for informing policy and tailoring interventions. This formative study had an iterative design utilizing qualitative methods. An exploratory Phase 1 included 59 semi-structured interviews with community members, 86 free lists with caregivers, 8 participatory workshops, and 20 meal observations (round 1). Findings were synthesized to inform a confirmatory Phase 2 where 13 focus groups, 81 pile sorts, 15 meal observations (round 2), and 2 seasonal food availability workshops were conducted. Textual data were analyzed thematically using NVivo while cultural domain analysis was conducted in Anthropac. RMI faces interrelated challenges that contribute to a lack of nutritious and local food availability, which is compounded by high food costs relative to household incomes. A decades-long cultural transition from local to processed diets has resulted in infant and young child diets now characterized by morning meals of doughnuts, bread, and ramen with tea, coffee, or Kool-Aid and afternoon meals that include rice with canned meats (e.g., store-bought chicken, hot dogs). Individual preferences for processed food imports have increased their supply. Low maternal risk perception toward nutrition-related illnesses may further explain sub-optimal diets. Improving the RMI food environment will require approaches that align with the multi-level determinants of sub-optimal diets found in this study. As the ten-year 2013 RMI Food Security Policy soon ends, study findings may be used to inform new policy development and investments for improving the nutrition situation.

Применение микроводорослей в технологии пищевых композиций функциональной направленности

Search of innovative approaches in development of health food products rich in essential food nutraceuticals is becoming increasingly important in the modern world. Microalgae as a source of biologically active compounds have shown a high potential to meet the needs of the population from a therapeutic, prophylactic and environmental point of view. The article analyzes the main nutraceuticals of microalgae (Arthrospira platensis (cyanobacterium), Dunaliella salina, Diacronema lutheri, Tetraselmis viridis), formulates food compositions of functional orientation with their use (food seasoning for minced fish and jelly concentrate), recommendations for use in health-improving diets were given.

Seasonality- and disaster effects on food variety and food insecurity coping strategies among a landslide-prone cohort.

Landslides may impact on nutritional health among vulnerable populations. However, there is limited data on the seasonal effects of landslides on diet and food security. Among the 2010 and 2018 households affected by the landslides in Eastern Uganda, we assessed seasonality and disaster effects on food varieties consumed and food insecurity coping strategies. This study is among the first to report on seasonal- and disaster effects on food varieties and food insecurity coping strategies among vulnerable populations in Uganda. We used a three-stage simple random technique to select a total of 422 households during May-August (food-plenty season) in 2019, of whom 211 had been affected by the landslides and 211 had not (controls). Six months later, in January-March (food-poor season) of 2020, 388 households were re-assessed (191 affected and 197 controls). We analyzed data only from the households that participated in both food seasons to compare results between the two food seasons. Food variety scores (FVS) were obtained by summing the frequency of weekly intakes of 86 food items while a coping index was derived based on the severity weighting of household food insecurity coping strategies. After adjusting for covariates, significantly lower mean (SE) FVS were among the affected than controls during the food-plenty season: 9.3 (0.5) vs 11.4 (0.3), and during the food-poor season: 7.6 (0.5) vs 10.1 (0.1) (P<0.001 for both). The affected households were more likely to use food insecurity coping strategies compared to controls (mean [SE]: 35.2 [2.1] vs. 27.1 [1.8], P<0.001) during the food-plenty season and the severity further increased during the food-poor season: 42.1 (2.1) vs. 28.2 (2.1) (P<0.001). Disaster exposure was associated with both household food varieties and food insecurity coping strategies during both food seasons (P<0.001). The adjusted models, showed that, the affected compared to the controls had a significantly higher likelihood to rely on 5 of the 11 coping strategies during food-plenty season and 9 of the 11 coping strategies during the food-poor season. Low variety diets and coping strategies among disaster affected individuals cut across seasons and implies needs for strong social protection and targeted safety nets irrespective of season.

The Quality Detection and Recognition for Food Seasoning Based on an Artificial Olfactory System

The quality of food seasoning affects the flavor and the safety of the food. Traditional detection methods, such as test-paper, cyclotron or chromatography, have some limits in accuracy, detection range, time consumption, portability and cost. The artificial olfactory system (AOS) can detect and identify the food quality by simulating animal olfactory sensors, which has the advantages of short detection cycle, high sensitivity, and no complicated pre-processing. A sample data source for AOS to detect pepper powder was built by collecting the odor data of the condiment powders under different origins and adulteration conditions using the sensor array of the PEN3 electronic nose system (AIRSENSE, Germany). Then, machine learning algorithms including support vector machine, decision tree and random forest were introduced to form the intelligent models to evaluate the quality of the pepper powder from different origins and with different adulterated substances. The results indicated that the recognition accuracy reached to over 98% for all types of pepper samples with the radial basis function-support vector machine (RBF-SVM) model. The pure pepper could be distinguished from the adulterated samples successfully with the accuracy of near 100% using machine leaning models. Finally, other more machine learning algorithms were compared to recognize the states of different pepper powders. The results showed that the SVM method has the highest accuracy in classifying the adulteration of pepper powder among different machine learning models discussed in the research. It is feasible to detect and recognize the quality of the food seasoning with AOS based on machine learning algorithms and sensor array.

국악교육 사상에 담긴 생태전환적 가치와 적용 방향

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the ecological transformation value contained in the ideas of Gugak education and to seek the direction of Gugak education in order to foster ecological sensitivity. Methods: First, a-literature review was conducted focusing on previous studies in the field of music and music education related to ecological transformation education. Second, the relationship between ecological transformation education and Gugak was revealed, and implications for Gugak education were identified. Third, the direction of Gugak education to cultivate ecological sensitivity was sought. Results: Three findings were sought as the direction of Gugak education to foster ecological sensitivity. First, in understanding ecological space, genre painting was utilized to learn how to use human life and ecological space in harmony with nature. Second, in experiencing the life of the ecological community, students learned how to coexist with nature by experiencing repeated customs every year, such as seasonal customs, other customs, rituals, plays, food, and songs. Third, in the expression of the sound of nature, the activities of singing and playing musical instruments, which can be called bowls containing nature as it is, were utilized for students to fully feel nature and accept ecological life. Conclusion: Gugak education plays a role in naturally recognizing the ecological transformation value contained in Gugak. Listening to Gugak based on these ideas, cultivated a willingness to participate in ecological transformation, and laid the foundation for further practice. In order for this to be properly implemented, it is necessary to devise and apply teaching and learning plans in consideration of the connection between research on content and related music at the school level. Therefore, in the 2022 revised music curriculum, it is hoped that Korean traditional music education will be provided to develop ecological sensitivity that is actually helpful at elementary and secondary schools.

IUP-BERT: Identification of Umami Peptides Based on BERT Features.

Umami is an important widely-used taste component of food seasoning. Umami peptides are specific structural peptides endowing foods with a favorable umami taste. Laboratory approaches used to identify umami peptides are time-consuming and labor-intensive, which are not feasible for rapid screening. Here, we developed a novel peptide sequence-based umami peptide predictor, namely iUP-BERT, which was based on the deep learning pretrained neural network feature extraction method. After optimization, a single deep representation learning feature encoding method (BERT: bidirectional encoder representations from transformer) in conjugation with the synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) and support vector machine (SVM) methods was adopted for model creation to generate predicted probabilistic scores of potential umami peptides. Further extensive empirical experiments on cross-validation and an independent test showed that iUP-BERT outperformed the existing methods with improvements, highlighting its effectiveness and robustness. Finally, an open-access iUP-BERT web server was built. To our knowledge, this is the first efficient sequence-based umami predictor created based on a single deep-learning pretrained neural network feature extraction method. By predicting umami peptides, iUP-BERT can help in further research to improve the palatability of dietary supplements in the future.

NR2B-DAPK1-P53 mediated hippocampal cell death following monosodium glutamate ingestion and interventions with luteolin, caffeic-acid and phoenix dactylifera

Introduction: Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, but its accumulation potentiates excitotoxicity. In most food seasonings is the monosodium glutamate (MSG), whose over ingestion have been reported with glutamate-like neurotoxicity, thus, this study investigated the efficacy of Phoenix dactylifera and two of its phytochemicals MSG hippocampal toxicity. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to eight groups of six rats each (n=6). The control received normal saline, group 2 received 4 g/kg MSG, groups 3 to 5 received 4 g/kg MSG followed by 100 mg/kg caffeic-acid, 100 mg/kg luteolin and 500 mg/kg Phoenix dactylifera, while groups 6 to 8 received the above agents first followed by 4 g/kg MSG orally for 21 days. 24 hours after the last ingestion, the rats were euthanized and hippocamapal tissue was removed and processed for GluN2B, DAPK1 and p53 immuno histochemical staining. Results: Repeated MSG ingestions caused high expressions of GluN2B, DAPK1 and p53 in the hippocampus of the exposed rats suggestive of an apoptotic cascades along the NR2B-DAPK1-P53 neuronal death pathway. Pre- or post- treatment with caffeic-acid, luteolin or Phoenix dactylifera markedly reduced the hippocampal expressions GluN2B, DAPK1 and p53. Conclusion: Phoenix dactylifera and its flavonoids are capable of downplaying the activities GluN2B, DAPK1 and p53 in MSG toxicity, thereby preventing hippocampal cell death.

MEWUJUDKAN INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM PERKOTAAN DENGAN POC TURI SEBAGAI PENGINTEGRASI DI CIPINANG MELAYU JAKARTA TIMUR

An integrated Farming System (IFS) is an environmentally friendly agriculture that combines agricultural, fishery, livestock, and other activities with the concept of zero waste. IFS is very suitable to be applied to urban agriculture, because, with the IFS concept, you will get a friendly business environment, and efficient, does not require a large area of land, provides ecological benefits, and can prosper the manager. Residents of RW 01 Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta already have various urban agricultural cultivation activities on the land under the Becakayu Toll Road, including vegetable cultivation with a hydroponic system, catfish and tilapia cultivation, chicken farming, pigeons, horticulture cultivation and seasonal food crops, including: are turi plants as barrier plants (fences), as well as vegetable horticulture cultivation. However, these activities are still partial, unintegrated, and unproductive in infertile landfills. Problems with partners are identified as follows: (1). Not yet understood integrated agriculture (IFS); (2). The existence of local resources of turi and other plants that have not been utilized, either as fertilizer, feed supplements, and compost; (3). There has been no attempt to turn his business into a business that produces commercial products; and (4). There is no rejuvenation/preservation of local resources of turi plants and others. The result of the PKM is that participants understand the concept of integrated agriculture by compiling an IFS map for urban agriculture RW 01, Cipinang Melayu Village which is used as a guide in modeling integrated agriculture by utilizing local Turi resources (Sesbania grandiflora, L.) as an integrator. Utilization of local turi plant resources, both as liquid organic fertilizer and as feed supplements, as well as compost has significantly increased plant productivity by increasing the yield of mustard plants by 100 percent.

Seasonality and predictors of childhood stunting and wasting in drought-prone areas in Ethiopia: a cohort study

Background and objectivesOver centuries, Ethiopia has experienced severe famines and periods of serious drought, and malnutrition remains a major public health problem. The aims of this study were to estimate...