The Green Revolution still heavily influences the agricultural practices of small-scale farming enterprises employing unsustainable methods of cultivation. As a result, many initiatives have been developed to promote more environmentally friendly agricultural practices. This paper aims to seek the determinants of farmers regarding practicing more sustainable farming in Tasikmalaya Regency, Indonesia, especially in terms of the use of chemicals. Data were gained by interviewing 360 farmers at the study site. A logit regression model was then used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis indicate that the most significant determinants of sustainability in farming practices are each farmer’s standard of education and how active the farmer is in farmers’ groups. This shows the importance of positioning the farmer group as an essential factor for achieving sustainable farming in Indonesia. Consequently, transitioning to more sustainable agricultural practices requires that policymakers address the topic of economic incentives, improving market access, leveraging farmers’ groups, providing education and support, and designing policies that empower farmers as agents of change in their own communities.

Coffee farmers, members of Kramatjaya Forest Farmers Group in Garut Regency West Java, use Perhutani’s land to cultivate Arabica coffee. Apart from being a conservation area, this land is also arable volcanic soil and requires proper management that prioritizes coffee agribusiness aspects as well as ecological aspects, based on local and modern knowledge. This study implemented a knowledge management approach to reveal an understanding of local and modern ecological knowledge management in community coffee business practices. Empirical data were obtained through in-depth interviews and FGD. The research results show that for the last 10 years farmers have been utilizing Perhutani’s land to cultivate Arabica coffee by implementing modern coffee equipment and also adopting local ecological knowledge in each sub-system. Local knowledge in the production sub-system is demonstrated by terracing systems. In the sub-processing system, local knowledge is used in coffee processing using traditional methods, along with uses modern equipment. The study also shows that knowledge generation derived from external and internal sources, knowledge transfer came from the role of community leader and field school training, and knowledge application of coffee processing used modern technology through community leader networks.

KEPUTUSAN PETANI BERUSAHATANI PADI SAWAH DI MERAUKE (Studi Kasus Pada Petani Padi Sawah di Kecamatan Kurik Kabupaten Merauke)

KETERKAITAN KARAKTERISTIK PETANI DAN JUMLAH POHON MANGGANYA DALAM PERUBAHAN IKLIM

1000 Kebun Community is an organic community based in Bandung that aims to live a healthy life and care for the environment. The identity that is built on community members may not always be the main thing because many considerations are made by consumers when going through the purchasing decision process. This study aims to identify which community members consume organic rice and describe the consumer decision process in the organic community in purchasing organic rice in the city of Bandung. The method in this study uses qualitative analysis. The results showed that organic rice consumers were dominated by women aged 17-25 years, had a master's degree, worked as students, had one family member, and were in the income group of more than IDR 6,000,000 per month. The purchase decision process is carried out through five stages, namely, (1) recognition of needs based on self-actualization motivation and a sense of security, and (2) information search, carried out by active participants. (3) Evaluation of alternatives, namely considering purchases based on price and organic certification. (4) Participants' purchasing decisions tend to be influenced by the people around them and purchases are made through supermarkets or local organic farmers. (5) Post-purchase evaluation is dominated by satisfaction and driven on health and responsibility grounds to support local organic farmers.