Research Highlight

Soil Test Kit for Upland (STKU)

stkuSoil Test Kit for Upland Soils is used as a basis for determining a fertilization recommendation, particularly on the dry land, to increase the efficiency of ferti-lizer use and crop production. (more ...)

Batu-55 Keprok Orange Variety

Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) has a superior orange variety which the quality is comparable to those of imported oranges. This variety is resulted from a thorough selection process conducted by Indonesian Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Research Insitute (Balitjestro). (more ...)

News

  • The History: Paddy Thresher

    03 Mei

    Human demands for food, making the technology must be developed to solve the problems of how to increase agricultural production. This makes it increasingly displaced the existence of the traditional tools by machines created with the aim to facilitate the fulfillment of human needs. Likewise with the fate of traditional thresher appliance so called Gebotan. (more ...)

  • Citrus Plant Screen House Model

    02 Mei

    Citrus agribusiness development begins with the nurseries that demanded strong support for a strong nursery industry. Availability of citrus seedlings at planting, the number and needs of farmers at an affordable price is the key to the success of citrus agribusiness development in Indonesia. (more ...)

  • International Seminar : Rice Innovation

    09 Apr

    Climate change has affected many aspects of agriculture. Extreme weather has caused storm, drought, and flood in some rice production areas. Increasing of sea level caused saline water intrusion to wider rice areas and seriously affected rice cultivation. In addition, an increasing temperature has reported by scientists could reduce the yield of rice crop. Meanwhile, pests and diseases outbreak are faced by farmers and it was also significantly reduced rice yield.

    The impact of global climate change has been reported by scientists and mass media that caused declining yield and quality of rice. It is predicted that in 2020 world population would reach 7 million people. At least 237 million people in Indonesia depend on rice as staple food therefore; special efforts have to be addressed to maintain rice production at sufficient level. Rice production should be increased over time to cope with the increasing population growth. Indonesia’s rice production needs to be increased by 2 million tons of milled rice annually.

    Therefore, research and development of rice technologies along with dissemination through farmers and related stakeholders need to be intensified. (more ...)

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