Sustainable Agricultural Food Research Articles

Protection of the Conversion of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land from an Islamic Perspective

The problem of changing the function of food agricultural land is a crucial and national problem so it needs special handling and protection. Land conversion will have an impact on environmental degradation, decreased rainwater holding capacity, and groundwater and air quality. The Constitution provides a guarantee of a good living environment. Article 28H paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution "Everyone has the right to live in physical and spiritual prosperity, to have a place to live, and to have a good and healthy living environment and the right to obtain health services." The aim of this research is to analyze the protection of land conversion for sustainable food agriculture from an Islamic perspective. The research method used is sociological juridical. The data used are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques through literature study and interviews collected data were analyzed qualitatively. The research results found that efforts to preserve the environment from an Islamic perspective take several steps, including reviving dead land, reforestation, not polluting water, and avoiding damage and maintaining natural balance. Caliph Umar bin Khatab's policy in the agricultural sector was through management of dead land, giving agricultural land to the community to cultivate and prioritizing public interests, development of agricultural infrastructure, kharaj (tax) policy and agricultural zakat. Protection of the conversion of agricultural land in Indonesia has not been able to realize ecological justice and Islamic values due to competition in land use between the agricultural sector and the non-agricultural sector.

Factors Caused The Convertion of Agricultural And Into A Residential Area In Belayung Baru Village

Kertak Hanyar District is a sustainable food agriculture area with the potential and functionality intended for rice in wetlands and drylands. This makes Kertak Hanyar sub-district one of the local paddy or rice-producing areas in Banjar Regency. However, currently most of the agricultural land in Kertak Hanyar District, especially in Belayung Baru Village, has been converted into residential areas, so its contribution is relatively small to rice production in Banjar Regency. The aim of writing this article is to describe why agricultural land can be converted into a community residential area in Belayung Baru Village. In this research, the approach used is a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection techniques were carried out by observing, interviewing, documenting, recording, and studying literature. The results of this research describe that the factors causing the conversion of agricultural land into residential areas in Belayung Baru Village are strategic location, relatively high land prices, and population growth occurring in the capital city of Banjarmasin, which has an impact on the conversion of agricultural land into residential areas in Belayung Baru Village, Kertak Hanyar District as well as ease of licensing housing construction by the Regional Government.

Eco-Friendly Solutions: Integrating Wild Vegetables for Sustainable Agriculture Food Security and Human Health

Eco-Friendly Solutions: Integrating Wild Vegetables for Sustainable Agriculture Food Security and Human Health

Effective food waste management model for the sustainable agricultural food supply chain

The extensive research examines the current state of agricultural food supply chains, with focus on waste management in Bandung Regency, Indonesia. The study reveals that a significant proportion of food within the agricultural supply chain goes to waste and discusses the various challenges and complexities involved in managing food waste. The research presents a conceptual model based on the ADKAR change management paradigm to promote waste utilization, increase awareness and change people's behaviors. The model emphasizes the importance of creating awareness, fostering desire, providing knowledge, implementing changes, and reinforcing and monitoring the transformation process. It also addresses the challenges, barriers, and drivers that influence waste utilization in the agricultural supply chain, highlighting the need for economic incentives and a shift in public awareness to drive meaningful change. Ultimately, this study serves as a comprehensive exploration of food waste management in Bandung Regency, shedding light on the complexities of the issue and offering a systematic approach to transition towards more sustainable waste utilization practices.

The Impact of Product Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty toward Hydroponic Vegetables in Padang City: Gender as Moderation Variable

Hydroponics can be an innovative and sustainable agricultural food system method that offers potential solutions to some of the challenges posed by climate change. The purpose of this study is to examine how product quality and consumer satisfaction on consumer loyalty to hydroponic vegetables in Padang City, West Sumatra. Gender is also considered a moderating variable in customer loyalty. Between May and June 2023, data was collected from 100 hydroponic vegetable consumers in Padang City using the accidental sampling method and were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SMART PLS 3.3 software. The results revealed a positive and significant correlation between the quality of hydroponic products, consumer satisfaction, and consumer loyalty. Consumer satisfaction was found to be positively and significantly related to consumer loyalty. However, genders moderating effect on consumer loyalty was found to be positive but insignificant. The findings hold practical implications for stakeholders, especially hydroponic producers and marketers. They underline the pivotal role of product quality, necessitating careful attention to aspects like freshness, cleanliness, and durability prior to market entry. Policymakers and marketers can promote hydroponic vegetables as a gender-neutral, healthy, and sustainable food option. The universality of vegetable needs makes vegetables attractive to a wide range of consumers to support food system sustainability.

The Usage of Fikr (Facet, Insight, Knowledge and Resilience) Personality Testing to Select the Best Agribusiness Executives: A Personnel Management in Agribusiness

This short note proposed employing FIKR (facet, insight, knowledge and resilience) personality traits (PTs) testing to select the best agribusiness executives for a sustainable agricultural food supply production for the farmers. The FIKR testing would identify the best personnel manager to execute the best agricultural practices and solve food supply shortages. Using the FIRK testing, the selected best agribusiness executive may reform to improve food security and production for future generations by addressing the factors of governmental regulations, resource availability, infrastructure, and market dynamics. Therefore, we foresee that the selected best agribusiness executive can help solve the projected food supply insufficiency in the coming decades.

Implementation of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land Protection Policy in South Tondano District, Minahasa Regency

This study aims to describe the implementation of sustainable food agriculture land protection policies in the South Tondano district, Minahasa Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach, with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that: 1) Socialization that was not optimal caused the community to not know the Policy for the Protection of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land. 2) Economic needs and population growth increase the need for residential land which causes people to build buildings in the LP2B referral area. 3) The Village Government does not act decisively and supports the expansion of settlements in Tataaran Village. 4) Violation of land conversion for sustainable food agriculture is the community's non-compliance with regulations as a result of lack of knowledge of policies. So the researchers suggest: 1) It is better for the government to carry out a thorough socialization to the community, not limited to the Village apparatus. 2) It is better for the government to provide solutions for people who do not have alternative options to build houses and places of business, as well as develop a more modern agricultural system so that young people are interested in working in agriculture. 3) It is better for the government as the implementer to have integrity in implementing a policy. 4) It is better for the government to provide regulations with heavier sanctions, for example in the form of fines for violating this regulation.

The preservation of rice food self-sufficiency in East Lombok Regency

The study aims to find the formula for the standard area requirement for paddy fields to meet local food needs and recommend the area for food agriculture and the reserve area for sustainable food agriculture so as to ensure the preservation of self-sufficiency rice food. To achieve this objective, a projection of the quantity of food demanded is based on the food needs of the population per person and the predictions of the area of paddy fields capable of producing rice. The research was carried out using a technical approach to mathematics and socio-economics. Primary data and information were corrected using in-depth interviews, and secondary data was collected using the desktop study literacy method. The projection of paddy area, rice production, population, and demand for rice uses the linear trend method. The results of the study show that the standard formula for rice food requirements is equal to 10,000 multiplied by the rice food requirement per person divided by the productivity of rice farming multiplied by the rice cropping index in one year. The standard requirement for a paddy field area is 250m2 per capita, and residents of East Lombok district are able to maintain self-sufficiency in rice food if they strive for farming productivity of 5.155 tons/hectare and a rice planting index of 151% in one year.

Structural Equation Model (SEM) of Social Capital with Landowner Intention

The continuous loss of farmland in Indonesia is a major problem in the food production industry. The Gempol-Pandaan road, which is a section of the Trans Java toll road and connects the major cities of Surabaya and Malang, gives the Pandaan District of Indonesia its strategic location. Sustainable Food Agriculture Land (SFAL) in the Pandaan District is one strategy for expanding wetland farming. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the connection between social capital and landowners’ intention to alter SFAL in Pandaan District, Pasuruan Regency, hoping to resolve existing land-use conflicts. The purpose of this study was to use partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to the question of how landowners’ social capital is related to their intention to change land use. The PLS-SEM analysis shows that there are less opportunities for SFAL landowners to shift land use when social capital is high. Conversely, greater intentions among SFAL landowners to convert agricultural land to nonagricultural uses are associated with weaker or lower relationships among social capital characteristics.

A Needs Assessment to Inform Research and Outreach Efforts for Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Food Production in the Western United States.

Increasing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices can help maintain sufficient food production while reducing its environmental impact. To ensure this adoption, it is important to assess the research and training needs of those helping farmers and producers adopt sustainable agricultural practices. However, there is a gap in the literature related to the training needs of producers in the Western United States for sustainable agriculture. Needs assessments help organizations, such as the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and Cooperative Extension, to address the demonstrated needs of intended audiences. This study presents the results of a needs assessment with the objective of examining training needs and barriers to adoption to help direct extension programming for sustainable agricultural practices in the western region of the United States, to identify gaps, and to inform sustainable agriculture outreach programs. Using a modified Borich method with an inferential statistical method, the discrepancies between the level at which sustainable agricultural practice training competencies "should be addressed" and the level at which they were "currently being addressed" were examined. Competencies with the largest gaps included financial disparity, food waste, and policy/communicating with decision makers. The top three barriers to adopting sustainable agricultural practices included the potential for financial loss, perceived risk of adoption, and time investment associated with adoption. Results indicated that training needs varied and that these were not all on-farm training needs. The results imply that future funding from Western SARE and other groups looking to support sustainable agricultural food system efforts, may wish to focus on requesting proposals for programs that address these competency gaps and barriers in novel and supplementary ways in combination with existing programmatic efforts.

The Role of Digital Agriculture in Mitigating Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security: An Overview

Digital agriculture involving different tools and management practices has advanced considerably in recent years, intending to overcome climate risk and reduce food insecurity. Climate change and its impacts on agricultural production and food security are significant sources of public concern worldwide. The objective of this study was to provide an overview of the potential impact of digital agriculture technologies and practices that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance productivity while ensuring food security. Based on a comprehensive survey of the previously published works, it was found that due to global warming, altered precipitation patterns, and an increase in the frequency of extreme events, climate change has negatively impacted food security by reducing agricultural yields, slowing animal growth rates, and decreasing livestock productivity. The reviewed works also suggest that using digital technology in agriculture is necessary to mitigate the effect of climate change and food insecurity. In addition, issues regarding creating sustainable agricultural food systems, minimizing environmental pollution, increasing yields, providing fair and equitable food distribution, and reducing malnutrition leading to food security were discussed in detail. It was shown that while digital agriculture has a crucial role in mitigating climate change and ensuring food security, it requires a concerted effort from policymakers, researchers, and farmers to ensure that the benefits of digitalization are realized in a sustainable and equitable manner.

Pemetaan lahan pertanian pangan berkelanjutan Di distrik aifat, aitinyo dan Ayamaru Utara Kabupaten Maybrat

Land is the main factor of agriculture development and food production, but along with the population increase, the pace of development, and the increase in the function of land for food also affect the availability of land to support national food security. The research was conducted in November–December 2020 in Maybrat Regency in 3 districts, North Ayamaru, Aifat and Aitinyo, to find out Characteristics of the slope of the land for the development of food crop agriculture, potential land as Sustainable Food Agricultural Land and Sustainable Food Agricultural Reserve Land and Mapping the physical aspects of land in the LP2B and LCP2B land areas.
 The results showed that the total land area in 3 observation districts with flat conditions (slope 0-8%) suitable for food crop development was 42,239 ha, with details of Aifat 23,166 ha, Aitinyo 13,731 ha, and North Ayamaru 5,341 ha. Based on the slope aspect, the potential area to be built and the availability of road infrastructure, there are 7,091 ha of potential land for sustainable food agriculture (LP2B) and 6,698 ha of sustainable food agriculture reserves (LP2B). Physical factors for the development of LP2B and LCP2B such as soil depth, drainage and commodities are in the appropriate category.

Legal Regulations to Protect Availability of Sustainable Food Farming Land

Protection of agricultural land, especially sustainable food agricultural land has become an obligation for the government to make various policies, both in the form of laws and other regulations. However, if the efforts to control food agricultural land do not receive adequate support or are not integrated into the integrated development of the agricultural sector, these efforts will not succeed. This research uses a descriptive method is a method that examines the status of human groups, an object and a condition, a system of thought or an event in the present. It was conducted in North Sulawesi Province as a research location based on the reality of the many spatial problems in this area. The results showed that the implementation of LP2B in North Sulawesi Province is only in planning and has not been implemented properly by the local government or the Land Office in the implementation of land conversion because there is no regional regulation that stipulates LP2B and there is no map available as a reference in controlling the conversion of agricultural land in North Sulawesi Province. Efforts that can be made in optimizing the implementation of control over land use change through LP2B are the effectiveness of communication, socialization, coordination between agencies, formation of the LP2B team, capacity building of resources that are implementing policies, and financial resources. The government of North Sulawesi Provincial needs to form a Regional Regulation on sustainable agricultural food land accompanied by a map attachment so that it does not create uncertainty in its implementation.

Towards a Win-Win Solution for Dietary Health and Carbon Reduction—Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta in China

Considering the contradiction between the need to change the food consumption structure of Chinese residents and the constraints of resources and the environment, as well as the changes in the consumption structure of Chinese residents in the Yangtze River Delta, we explore the path to achieve environmental sustainability while maintaining residents’ dietary health. Based on 1995–2019 Yangtze River Delta food consumption data, this paper uses the two-stage Engel–QUAIDS model to conduct an empirical analysis of the food consumption and carbon emissions of urban and rural residents in the Yangtze River Delta and simulates the impact of income growth and food price changes on per capita food consumption carbon emissions and nutrient intake. The results show that the residents of the Yangtze River Delta consume too much meat and poultry, and the carbon emissions are high; the consumption of eggs and fruits is obviously insufficient, and the carbon emissions are low. With an increase in income, the increase in food carbon emissions among rural residents (0.406%) is greater than that among urban residents (0.247%); higher prices of meat, poultry, and aquatic products can significantly reduce food carbon emissions, and higher prices of fruits will promote food carbon emissions. The nutritional intake of residents can still be guaranteed under the low-carbon policy. It is worth mentioning that after the price adjustment simulation, residents’ fat intake will be significantly reduced within the recommended range, which is also beneficial to residents’ health. Therefore, appropriately regulating food prices and increasing people’s income would not only ensure nutritional health but also contribute to reducing carbon emissions and creating a sustainable agricultural food system.

Utilization of Spatial Data on Agricultural Activities Case Study of Tebas District

The dominant potential of agricultural activities is not in line with the dissemination of adequate information on agricultural activities, thus causing agricultural activities in Tebas District to be unknown to the wider community. Information about agricultural activities will be more easily accessed by the community in Tebas District with the existence of a web-based geographic information system where people can get non-spatial information and also spatial information from agricultural activities in Tebas District. The purpose of the study is to determine the use of GIS web applications in monitoring agricultural activities. The research location focused on the Tebas Komplek agricultural area which is designated as a sustainable food agriculture area in Sambas regency which includes Tebas Sungai Village, Pangkalan Kongsi Village, Dungun Perapakan Village, Serumpun Buluh Village and Mekar Sekuntum Village. The research method used in this study used remote sensing and waterfall methods. The remote sensing method is used to build spatial data by using remote sensing imagery, while the waterfall method is used to build a home GIS web for spatial data to be placed. The technique of collecting data on attributes of agricultural activities is carried out by filling out questionnaires, while spatial data collection is carried out by interpreting satellite images and testing the accuracy and tracking of land in the field. The results of the study stated that: 1) A Web Gis application design has been composed which contains the home page, poktan data page, poktan detail page, whole rice field data page, member detail page, login page, poktan data input page, and rice field data input page; 2) The agricultural land system in Serumpun Buluh Village has its own uniqueness compared to Mekar Sekuntum village, Tebas Sungai, Dungun Perapaakan and Pangkalan Kongsi in Tebas Agricultural Area Complex, which uses an overlay system. Serumpun Buluh Village uses a domicile system, which is based on the domicile of farmers and some are based on the location of land owned by farmers; 3) There are differences in the variation in the area of poktan spatial data in each gappoktan located in the Tebas Complex Agricultural Area. The conclusion of the use of the gis web application will make it easier for extension workers and gapoctans to monitor agricultural activities in the Tebas Komplek agricultural area.

Utilization of land use balance to determine sustainable food agricultural land (LP2B) based on land parcels (Case study: Margorejo District, Pati Regency)

Based on the publication of the Detailed Spatial Planning (RDTR), it is necessary to prepare land use balance to overcome land-use problems, such as the land-use allocation that isn’t suitable with its planning. The existence of the Lorong Indah residential area in the middle of agricultural land of Margorejo Village is considered to have violated the Pati Regency Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 2 of 2021 which claims this area as a Sustainable Food Agriculture Area (KP2B). Land use balance data has an important role in the preparation of LP2B. This study aims to provide recommendations for potential LP2B based on land use balance information. Land use balance analysis used is the analysis of land-use suitability for KP2B and analysis of land availability for LP2B. The method used in the land use analysis is an overlay method between the land use balance data. The study result shows that the level of land-use suitability to KP2B is 96.25%. The land availability class is dominated by land that isn’t available for LP2B with an area of 718.37 ha out of 8,410 land parcels. The result of the LP2B recommendations is dominated by the non-recommended class with an area of 743.28 ha out of 9,173 land parcels due to the large number of land parcels that aren’t included in KP2B plan area. Efforts to control the conversion of agricultural land must continue to be improved, because this condition has great potential to cause rapid growth, so agricultural land conversion is also increasingly massive.

Analysis of area typology and stakeholders’ interaction in the sustainable food agricultural land (SFAL) policy implementation

The sustainable food agriculture land (SFAL) policy has been considered too difficult to be implemented at the local government level. This policy is ignored by the pressure on space requirements for profits to pursue higher local own-source revenue. There have been numerous previous qualitative studies on this policy implementation, yet little is known about the interaction of stakeholders who play a role in implementing this policy. We selected the East Java Province as the case study because it has the most extensive rice fields among other provinces, and its’ rice productivity level is above the national average. This paper aims to map the area’s potential for SFAL implementation and identify the interaction among the stakeholders behind the policy implementation using Mactor analysis. The analysis of area typology divides five regional types based on their ability to provide SFAL, and the municipalities tend to have less potential for SFAL implementation. The stakeholders’ interaction analysis results show the most substantial convergent interaction between farmers and Agricultural Office in both sample locations. In contrast, farmers established the most substantial divergent interaction with local leaders in Jember Regency, farmers with housing developers, and farmers with Regional Revenue Office in Lamongan Regency. The local leader in both locations shows the highest index of ambivalent stakeholders. In conclusion, the implementation of the SFAL policy heavily relies on the political will of the local leader. This study suggests that the local government as the policymaker needs to design the policies for determining the agricultural land that has added value besides its’ crop to protect the farmers’ interest amid the SFAL implementation.

FOOD WASTE BEHAVIOR OF ORGANIC FOOD CONSUMERS IN TURKEY

The amount of food lost or wasted is increasing in the world. While the problem of food waste is alarming, the existence of people suffering from hunger reveals the problem of the efficient allocation of food. Not only food waste is an economic problem, it is also an environmental problem. Thus, reducing food waste behaviour will be crucial in promoting sustainability and fighting against climate change. A widespread sustainable agricultural food production method is organic agriculture. The organic food demand is globally increasing with one of the main motivation, environmental concern. Organic consumers motivated to contribute to the environment and sustainability are also part of sustainable consumption. In this study, we reveal the food waste behaviour of organic food consumers. We have conducted an econometric analysis using data from 250 organic food consumers in five main districts of Istanbul. Our findings indicate that the frequency of organic food consumption negatively correlates with food waste. We see a general trend of low food waste among organic consumers, whereas their food waste behaviour varies regarding their organic food consumption frequency and product types.

Pengendalian Alih Fungsi Lahan Pertanian Menjadi Lahan Non Pertanian Berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 41 Tahun 2009

The purpose of this study is to analyze and analyze the implementation of the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land, and to reconstruct the implementation of the conversion of land to non-agricultural land, based on the value of justice. The research method used is sociological juridical using primary data and secondary data. Based on the results of the study it was found that the implementation of controlling the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land by the government through statutory regulations, especially Law Number 41 of 2009 concerning Protection of Agricultural Sustainable Food Land, has not been commensurate with justice because there is still inequality of position and equal treatment in the law and also the neglect of the rights of farmers as landowners are not considered. Reconstruction of the control value over the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land based on the value of justice is to realize the availability of agricultural land for food self-sufficiency and the availability of agricultural land that is converted into non-agricultural land for the benefit of building public facilities that are evenly distributed, while the legal reconstruction is in Article 44 of Law No. 41 of 2009 concerning Protection of Sustainable Food Agriculture.

JURIDICAL REVIEW SUSTAINABLE FOOD AGRICULTURAL LAND PROTECTION

The purpose of this research is to analyze the occurrence of land conversion which is increasing from year to year from agricultural land to non-agricultural land. The research uses a normative juridical method which is carried out by examining literature studies and sources of this research using primary legal sources. The problem in this research is to analyze the policy of sustainable food agriculture land protection, the weaknesses of the policy and provide recommendations to improve these weaknesses. In Law No. 41 of 2009 article 28 discusses the development of agricultural technology that has not been evenly distributed and has not been kept up with the times. Education in agriculture is also still not in accordance with article 63. This land conversion occurs because there are fewer people who work as farmers and the lack of policies that support people to work as farmers. The area of ​​non-paddy agricultural land in 2019 was around 29,353,138 hectares and the area of ​​rice fields in 2019 was around 7,463,948 hectares. Indonesia should focus more on agriculture to overcome this land conversion.