The role of mineral fertilizers in transforming agriculture in Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of 13,466 islands, which are divided into 33 provinces. Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara are the inner islands and contain 62 percent of the total population of 246 million, but only accounts for 8 percent of the total land area. The inner islands are naturally mo...

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Main Author: Yasmin, Fitria
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Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150442
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description Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of 13,466 islands, which are divided into 33 provinces. Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara are the inner islands and contain 62 percent of the total population of 246 million, but only accounts for 8 percent of the total land area. The inner islands are naturally more fertile than the outer islands that have nutrient-poor, acidic soils. In theory, fertilizer use should be higher on the outer islands, but in reality outer island fertilizer use is generally lower, making crop yields lower, especially when compared to Java. There are approximately 15 million farmer households in Indonesia cultivating rice and 6.7 million cultivating maize. Approxi-mately 68 percent of rice farmers and 37 percent of maize farmers use chemical fertilizers, according to the 2009 Agriculture Census.
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spelling CGSpace1504422025-11-06T06:11:11Z The role of mineral fertilizers in transforming agriculture in Indonesia Yasmin, Fitria fertilizers farm inputs agricultural development Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of 13,466 islands, which are divided into 33 provinces. Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara are the inner islands and contain 62 percent of the total population of 246 million, but only accounts for 8 percent of the total land area. The inner islands are naturally more fertile than the outer islands that have nutrient-poor, acidic soils. In theory, fertilizer use should be higher on the outer islands, but in reality outer island fertilizer use is generally lower, making crop yields lower, especially when compared to Java. There are approximately 15 million farmer households in Indonesia cultivating rice and 6.7 million cultivating maize. Approxi-mately 68 percent of rice farmers and 37 percent of maize farmers use chemical fertilizers, according to the 2009 Agriculture Census. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:52Z 2024-08-01T02:51:52Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150442 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Yasmin, Fitria. 2014. The role of mineral fertilizers in transforming agriculture in Indonesia. ReSAKSS Policy Note 13. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150442
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