Indonesia Children and Climate Smart Agriculture

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Indonesia Children and Climate Smart Agriculture
by \| 06-12-2014 11:10 0
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE script>X-NONEscript> MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Mostly Indonesia farmers have been threatened significantly to reducing crop yields due to climate change. It ensues through unpredictable harvesting times and crop yield failures, finally affecting national food sovereignty. Furthermore, flooding, prolonged droughts and pest and diseases attacks as negative influences of climate change are main threats, contributing crop yield failures. Undue technologies of agriculture also exacerbate agriculture sector because of accelerating within releasing GHGs such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. A way to mitigate the above problems is by educating Indonesia farmers about Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as well as implementing the initiative. This case must be introduced as ?a conspicuous panacea? to help improving and maintaining national food security. The education of Climate Smart Agriculture is not only restricted by ages, it can be promoted to children as a part of early childhood education. Albeit CSA is a novel agricultural initiative, some ecological groups and institutions have started to get together introducing CSA to children. For instance, the activities and experiential education of the Farmer Field School (FFS) – a group-based learning process under design of UN FAO - are not only addressed for Indonesian farmers, but also these sometimes allow children particularly students to understand agriculture. Other ancillary, an environmental NGO in Indonesia comprising of young agriculturist have collaborated with certain schools to insert CSA at school curriculum. The curriculum includes agroecosystem education, agroforestry, vertical farming, producing organic fertilizer, and so forth. By involving children to CSA activities, three pillars of CSA -increasing productivity, enhancing resiliency, and reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions- will be positively attainable. In other hand, children will be not marginalized to ascertaining agriculture.

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Arushi Madan says :
Glad to know about some new terms like CSA and 3 pillars of CSA. Thanks for sharing.
Children & youth should be taught subjects like CSA to generate their interest in agriculture & make them eco conscious from young age.
Posted 10-12-2014 01:22

Rohan Kapur says :
In an agriculturally rich country like Indonesia, CSA is an important subject for students. They must start young & subsequently involve modern technology to reap maximum benefits from the land without harming the nature.
Well reported, Achmad.
Posted 07-12-2014 14:08

says :
Is it possible to involve senior citizens in some case??
They would have a good time with this gardening thing....
Posted 07-12-2014 03:51

says :
Yeah we both live in Indonesia, i don't know where you live but i have been in 2 biggest cities in Indonesia, Jakarta and Surabaya, and i have to tell you that agriculture is not that famous and interesting for the young people. We do have IPB (Institut Pertanian Bogor) and they are the leading agricultural academic institute in our country, i hate it how our youth only targeting oil and gas company, from the exploration through the processing, which is the opposite of nurturing our land. Well people like us are the ones who must raise the awareness.
Posted 07-12-2014 01:13