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Comparison of the Farming System and Carbon Sequestration between Conventional and Organic Rice Production in West Java, Indonesia

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  • Masakazu Komatsuzaki

    (College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, 3-21-1 Ami, Inashiki, Ibaraki 300-0393, Japan)

  • M. Faiz Syuaib

    (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bogor Agricultural University, JI Meranti, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia)

Abstract

Organic farming provides many benefits in Indonesia: it can improve soil quality, food quality and soil carbon sequestration. This study was designed to compare soil carbon sequestration levels between conventional and organic rice farming fields in west Java, Indonesia. The results from soil analysis indicate that organic farming leads to soil with significantly higher soil carbon storage capacity than conventional farming. Organic farming can also cut some farming costs, but it requires about twice as much labor. The sharecropping system of rice farming in Indonesia is highly exploitative of workers; therefore, research should be conducted to develop a fairer organic farming system that can enhance both local and global sustainability.

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  • Masakazu Komatsuzaki & M. Faiz Syuaib, 2010. "Comparison of the Farming System and Carbon Sequestration between Conventional and Organic Rice Production in West Java, Indonesia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:2:y:2010:i:3:p:833-843:d:7553
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    1. Solhee Kim & Taegon Kim & Timothy M. Smith & Kyo Suh, 2018. "Environmental Implications of Eco-Labeling for Rice Farming Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-19, April.
    2. Rattanawan Mungkung & Saruda Sitthikitpanya & Sarocha Dangsiri & Shabbir H. Gheewala, 2020. "Life Cycle Assessment of Thai Hom Mali Rice to Support the Policy Decision on Organic Farming Area Expansion," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-14, July.
    3. Rahmatullah Hashimi & Eri Matsuura & Masakazu Komatsuzaki, 2020. "Effects of Cultivating Rice and Wheat with and without Organic Fertilizer Application on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Quality in Khost, Afghanistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-21, August.
    4. Filippo Sgroi & Matteo Candela & Anna Maria Di Trapani & Mario Foderà & Riccardo Squatrito & Riccardo Testa & Salvatore Tudisca, 2015. "Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-15, January.
    5. Ginbert P. Cuaton & Laurence L. Delina, 2022. "Two decades of rice research in Indonesia and the Philippines: A systematic review and research agenda for the social sciences," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-21, December.
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