Peatlands management for sustainable use on the integration of maize and cattle in a circular agriculture system in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dwi P. Widiastuti,
Muhammad Hatta,
Hozin Aziz,
Dadan Permana,
Putri Tria Santari,
Eni Siti Rohaeni,
Salfina Nurdin Ahmad,
Bachtar Bakrie,
Siti Sehat Tan,
Susana I.W. Rakhmani
Affiliations
Dwi P. Widiastuti
Research Center for Food Crop, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Muhammad Hatta
Research Center for Food Crop, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia; Corresponding author.
Hozin Aziz
Research Center for Appropriate Technology, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Subang Science Center, Jl. K.S. Tubun 5, Subang, West Java, 41213, Indonesia
Dadan Permana
Research Center for Cooperatives, Corporations, and People's Economy, Research Organization for Governance, Economy, and Community Welfare, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Gedung Sasana Widya Sarwono BRIN, Lantai 03 Jl. Gatot Subroto 10, Jakarta, 12710, Indonesia
Putri Tria Santari
Research Center for Food Crop, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Eni Siti Rohaeni
Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Salfina Nurdin Ahmad
Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Bachtar Bakrie
Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Siti Sehat Tan
Research Center for Social Welfare, Villages and Connectivity, Research Organization for Governance, Economy, and Community Welfare, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Gedung Sasana Widya Sarwono BRIN, Lantai 03 Jl. Gatot Subroto 10, Jakarta, 12710, Indonesia
Susana I.W. Rakhmani
Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Soekarno Science and Technology Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Management of peatlands with an integrated system of maize and cattle is an alternative to circular agriculture in peatland areas that can increase economic growth in rural areas which is environmentally friendly and sustainable (green economy). This study aims to obtain a circular agriculture model with zero waste management based on the integration of maize and cattle which is environmentally friendly and sustainable in peatland areas, in addition to increasing the added value and farmers' income. This circular agriculture model utilizes site-specific technological innovations and local resources that can restore sustainability in the peatland. The analysis methods used were before-and-after study analysis, baseline surveys, field trials using an experimental design and analysis of variance, financial analysis, and institutional engineering. To achieve this goal, two sub-models were implemented, namely a rural agro-industrial approach based on local agricultural resources by managing appropriate site-specific technological innovations (on-farm) and a local human resource approach through rural institutional engineering, that is farmers’ institutional initiation, development, empowerment, and institutional strengthening of agribusiness (off-farm). The results showed that the circular rural agricultural management model on integrating maize and cattle as a benchmark could increase farmers' income in the peatland areas by more than 208 % from IDR 4,760,000 to IDR 14,600,000 per month. The management of peatlands through circular agriculture can improve quality products and add value to the utilization of waste such as animal feed products (silage), organic fertilizers, and biourine. This rural circular agriculture model is carried out by social engineering, initiation, and strengthening of rural agribusiness institutions that are environmentally friendly so that they can be sustainable.
