A Framework for the Development of Wetland for Agricultural Use in Indonesia
Crop production needs to double to feed the world’s growing population. Indonesia, as the fourth most populated country in the world, needs to meet its food security challenge with a shrinking arable land area. Indonesia has over 34 million ha of swampland. The scarcity of arable land in I...
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| author | Andi Amran Sulaiman Yiyi Sulaeman Budiman Minasny |
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| description | Crop production needs to double to feed the world’s growing population. Indonesia, as the fourth most populated country in the world, needs to meet its food security challenge with a shrinking arable land area. Indonesia has over 34 million ha of swampland. The scarcity of arable land in Indonesia means wetlands are likely to be converted to agricultural use. The challenge is to both profitably and sustainably do so. This paper presents a framework for developing wetlands for food production, which includes (1) the characterization of land and problem of development; (2) analysis of historical development and lessons learned; (3) technology development; and (4) optimization of development. We analyze each of the components and its relation to regional economic growth and lessons learned. For successful future wetland development, three factors must be considered: Land-soil-water characterization, landscape and land use design, and community development. This framework can be adopted by other tropical areas for the development of wetlands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6a70acb02a24c04974112ee05b460d72022-12-22T02:57:45ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762019-02-01813410.3390/resources8010034resources8010034A Framework for the Development of Wetland for Agricultural Use in IndonesiaAndi Amran Sulaiman0Yiyi Sulaeman1Budiman Minasny2Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 90245, IndonesiaIndonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resource Research and Development, Bogor, Jawa Barat 16114, IndonesiaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Eveleigh, NSW 2015, AustraliaCrop production needs to double to feed the world’s growing population. Indonesia, as the fourth most populated country in the world, needs to meet its food security challenge with a shrinking arable land area. Indonesia has over 34 million ha of swampland. The scarcity of arable land in Indonesia means wetlands are likely to be converted to agricultural use. The challenge is to both profitably and sustainably do so. This paper presents a framework for developing wetlands for food production, which includes (1) the characterization of land and problem of development; (2) analysis of historical development and lessons learned; (3) technology development; and (4) optimization of development. We analyze each of the components and its relation to regional economic growth and lessons learned. For successful future wetland development, three factors must be considered: Land-soil-water characterization, landscape and land use design, and community development. This framework can be adopted by other tropical areas for the development of wetlands.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/1/34wetlandfood securitypeatlandswamp |
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| title | A Framework for the Development of Wetland for Agricultural Use in Indonesia |
| title_full | A Framework for the Development of Wetland for Agricultural Use in Indonesia |
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