Thanks for contacting me about the article. Yes, i am happy to give permission for publishing this on your blog. I only request that my website www.permaculture.com.au be noted along with my name in the credits.
All the best
regards
Robyn Francis
Begitulah, teman-teman, surat yang kami terima baru-baru ini dari Robyn Francis, si pegiat dan pakar pertanian-tetap atau permakultur kepada kita semua pada pembaca blog ini. Perempuan hebat ini memberikan ijin kepada kita untuk menerbitkan saduran tulisannya yang banyak dikenal orang di seluruh dunia itu, bertajuk "The Living Soil", tentang mengapa lahan pertanian sesungguhnya mampu menyuburkan dirinya sendiri, sehingga berkurang kepentingan kita untuk membajak, membalik lahan.
Gambar dirinya di atas kami ambil dari
fukuokafarmingol.info. Link ini juga memuat tulisan Robyn dalam bentuk aslinya dalam bahasa Inggris. Selamat membaca.
Tulisan itu dalam versi saduran Indonesia sebentar lagi akan kita unggah di blog ini. Tunggu sedikit lagi ya ..
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By ANUNG
at Tengaran subdistrict, Semarang district
Good evening, dear friends, particularly to this blog’s readers and thanks to the administrator of the sekolahpetani.blogspot.com for reporting our activity.
Since five years ago I have been busy with collecting books, articles, etc. that relate to agricultural potentials. I found then great potentials in the commodity of organic rice. My interest increased to the peak when lack of synthetic fertilizers took place last year of 2008. A reliable information source says that average productivity of rice yield nationally only reaches as low as 4.7 tons per hectare.
I was also informed at the event of the third year of the national rice week in Sukamandi of W. Java in July 2008 about farming technique that helps improve rice productivity. There was introduced the system of rice intensification, apart from “IPAT-BO” (the intensification of aerobic-controlled organic rice cultivation) or other modes of intensification that render yield potential over 10 tons per hectare.
Upon returning from the event, we were stronger motivated to cultivate rice, apart from further emphasis that we were told about the promise of better quality of the rice. Our team agreed to try in Cikampek, Karawang and Subang, along the northern coast of W. Java. Meanwhile I myself organized teamwork in Banten.
Charged with conviction, I offered organic fertilizers to a couple of friends, named Fauzi and Mansyur. We were very convinced that rice plants would be better grown as compared to habits of local growers.
Here are some notes about the yield. In Cikampek, they grow IR64 variety with tillers reaching 120, resulting in 15 tons per hectare. In Subang, they grow gogo rice, i.e. rice variety usually grown in arid areas, resulting in 30 tillers. It happens that the rice plants endure drought about two weeks because they was no rain. However, after rain falls they only spray it with organic (liquid) fertilizers. In Karawang, the amount of rice seeds reaches 243 per panicle, much higher as compared to neighboring paddy that comes up with 127 seeds per panicle. The total yield is 8 tons per hectare.
In Serang district of Banten province, our trial shows a karung bag weighs up to 80 kg, compared to previous weight of 50 kg per bag. We manage to cook and try it. The rice is smooth and mellow. In the suburb of Cilegon town of Banten, rice paddy was prevented from birds’ attacks that savor rice seeds because the panicles are so drooping down for the seed weight. The fleet then attack neighboring paddy. The grower’s name was Tasbani who now already moves back to his home village in Indramayu for his success in Cilegon. In South Banten, petai trees yield much better that they are now paid at three million rupiah (USD 290) per tree as compared to earlier half million rupiah (USD 48) per tree because they apply organic fertilizer.
Those are some stories that we indeed are capable of improving quality and quantity of the yield, yet in small scale though. I do thank to my friend in Yogyakarta who helps us make the organic fertilizers that we do no longer need any synthetic ones. We are convinced that using any organic fertilizers would help us to have better rice yields.
May there be more growers who are willing to apply organic fertilizers on their farms. Let’s support the people who produce their own fertilizers that their yield be improved and spread all over agricultural lands of the country. The more organic farms, the bigger opportunities for the country to supply organic foods as part of organic commodities export opportunities. In the future we would have healthy foods that render our generation brighter facing harder challenges ahead.
Warm greeting of going organic 2010
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Apakah bukan suatu hal yang mengejutkan bahwa sekarang perlu dipertanyakan, mengapa sawah perlu dibajak, dibalik tanahnya, lalu perlu diratakan terlebih dahulu, sebelum ditanami bibit padi? Bukankah semua ini sudah selalu menjadi kebiasaan para petani di mana pun, tak terkecuali di negeri kita Indonesia? Nyaris sudah merupakan suatu kemestian bahwa petani perlu membajak sawahnya terlebih dahulu sebelum menanam padi. Apa jadinya jika sawah tak dibajak?
Tapi itulah yang terjadi dan lama telah dicoba dan dipraktikkan. Barangkali bukan terutama oleh para petani, tapi orang-orang yang terus mencari kedalaman pemahaman hubungan dirinya dengan alam, seperti Masanobu Fukuoka yang kemudian mewariskan hasil pergulatannya kepada banyak sekali pengagum dan penentangnya.
Fukuoka-san jelas-jelas menegaskan bahwa untuk menerapkan pertanian alami, tanah atau lahan nyaris dilarangnya untuk dibajak. Jika dibajak, lahan justru akan sangat terganggu, katanya. Tapi, apa sesungguhnya dasar-dasarnya? Apa alasannya? Mengapa lahan tak perlu dibajak atau bahkan ‘didhangir’ jika kita pinjam istilah bahasa Jawa?
Dalam posting berikut dapat teman-teman baca tulisan dari Robyn Francis berjudul 'Tanah yang Hidup'. Ia berusaha menjelaskan pengandaian yang ada di belakang pergulatan Fukuoka-san, yaitu bahwa tanah memiliki kapasitas untuk menyuburkan dirinya sendiri. Tapi, apa syaratnya? Inilah yang kiranya dijelaskan oleh Robyn, seorang pegiat pertanian permanen atau dalam istilah kita sementara ini barangkali dapat kita pinjam kata Sunda ‘tetanèn’.
Francis berasal dari Australia. Ia bekerja sebagai perintis, pegiat, perancang, pendidik dan presenter untuk konsep dan praktik permakultur-tetanèn. Ia juga menjadi tutor utama pada Erda Institute, sebuah lembaga yang bekerja untuk memajukan pertanian-permanen itu. Ia telah bekerja selama 25 tahun di lembaga itu dalam mengembangkan permakultur-tetanèn di berbagai negara termasuk Indonesia. Tahun 1987 Robyn mendirikan Permaculture International Ltd (PIL) dan merancang serta membangun Kebun Djanbung sebagai sebuah pusat pengembangan yang terkemuka dalam permakultur-tetanèn. Di negerinya pusat ini juga diakui menjadi lembaga acuan nasional karena telah mengembangkan pelatihan-pelatihan permakultur-tetanèn dengan akreditasi bertaraf internasional.
Tunggu segera saja saat unggahnya ya ..
Links
Erda Institute
Djanbung Garden
Permaculture International Ltd
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