Farmer Empowerment to Increase Productivity of Sago (Metroxylon sago spp) Farming
| Main Author: | Ahmad, Marliati; Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, 28284, Indonesia |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/article/view/384 http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/article/view/384/402 |
Daftar Isi:
- Domestic and world demand for sago starch continues to increase, both for the food and non-food resource. To response the opportunity, farmer empowerment need to be encouraged to increase current low productivity (less than 15 tonnes /ha/year). Through famer empowerment, traditional sago farming will changed to be managed farming, which enable farmers to implement and apply recommended technology called Best Management Practices and fulfil other related support to uplift their sago farming productivity.