for the next few will be discussed specifically:

Indonesia has huge potential to compete in international markets, although gradually. This is because the various comparative advantages include: 1) is still a lot of land resources which can be opened to develop organic farming systems, 2) technology to support organic farming is enough available such as making compost, planting without soil, pesticides and other biological.

Further development of organic agriculture in Indonesia should aim to meet global market demand. Therefore exotic commodities such as vegetables and coffee and tea plantations that have export potential is bright enough to be developed. Coffee products, for example, Indonesia is the second largest exporter after Brazil, but in the international market of Indonesian coffee has no trademark.

Development of organic farming in Indonesia did not yet require a new institutional structure, because this system is almost the same as intensive agriculture such as this. Farmer institutions such as farmer groups, cooperatives, associations or corporations are still very relevant. However, the most important agricultural institutions must be able to strengthen the bargaining position of farmers.

Modern Organic Agriculture

In recent years, modern organic farming into the agricultural system Indonesia sporadic and small. Developing modern organic farming produces food that is safe for health and environment-friendly production systems. But in general the concept of modern organic farming has not been known and still widely questioned. The emphasis is more to the left while the use of synthetic pesticides. With the growing knowledge and technology, health, environment, microbiology, chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry and others, organic farming continues to grow.

In modern organic farming systems required quality standards and is enforced by importing countries with very strict. Frequently one of organic agricultural products must be returned to the exporting countries including Indonesia because they still found the content of pesticide residues and other chemicals.

The number of products that claim to be organic agricultural products that are not certified to make doubt on the part of consumers. Certification of organic agricultural products can be divided into two criteria, namely:

a) Local Certification for the domestic market share. Agricultural activities is still tolerate the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers in a minimal amount or Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA), but have very limited use of synthetic pesticides. Pest control by using the biopesticide, tolerant varieties, as well as biological agents. The team to formulate a national certification has been established by the Ministry of Agriculture with the involvement of universities and other parties concerned.

b) International certification for export shares and certain circles in the country, such as the certification issued by or Skål or IFOAM. Some of the requirements that must be met, including the conversion of land, storage of organic products, seeds, fertilizers and pesticides as well as processing results must meet certain requirements as organic agricultural products.

Several prospective commodity that can be developed with organic farming systems in Indonesia, among other food crops, horticulture, plantation, spices and medicinal plants, and livestock, (Table 2). Facing the era of free trade in 2010 is expected to organic farming Indonesia have been able to export its products to international markets.

Table 2. Commodities are feasible to be developed with organic farming systems

No. Commodity Category

1. Food Crops Rice
2. Horticulture Vegetables: broccoli, red cabbage, chinese cabbage, caisin, white cho, cabbage sprouts, spinach leaves, pumpkin siyam, Oyong and baligo. Fruit: jackfruit, durian, salak, mangoes, oranges and mangosteen.
3. Coconut Plantation, nutmeg, cashew nuts, cloves, pepper, vanilla and coffee.
4. Ginger Spice and medicine, turmeric, ginger, and meet other’s findings.
5. Livestock Milk, eggs and meat

Organic agriculture is a cultivation technique that relies on natural ingredients without the use of synthetic chemicals. The main purpose of organic agriculture is to provide agricultural products, especially food which is safe for the health of producers and consumers and does not damage the environment. Thus a healthy lifestyle has been institutionalized internationally, which requires the assurance that agricultural products should be safe to eat beratribut (food safety attributes), high nutrient content (nutritional attributes) and environmentally friendly (eco-labeling attributes). Consumer preferences such as these cause the world demand for organic agricultural products increased rapidly.

Indonesia has a wealth of unique tropical bio-resources, abundance of sunlight, water and land, and culture that respects nature, organic farming potential is huge. World market of organic agricultural products increased 20% per year, therefore the development of organic agriculture need to be prioritized in high economic-value crops to meet domestic and export markets.

Opportunity Organic Farming in Indonesia

Land area available for organic farming in Indonesia is very big. Of the 75.5 million ha of land that can be used for agriculture, only about 25.7 million ha have been cultivated for rice fields and plantations (CBS, 2000). Organic farming requires that land use is not or has not been polluted by chemicals and have good accessibility. The quality and extent of a consideration in the selection of land. Land that has not polluted the land that has not been attempted, but generally given less fertile land. Generally fertile land has been cultivated intensively with the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Land use conversion such as this require a long period, which is about 2 years.

Volume of organic agricultural products to reach 5-7% of total agricultural products traded in international markets. Largely supplied by developed countries such as Australia, America and Europe. In Asia, the market for organic agricultural products more dominated by the far eastern countries like Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

Market potential for organic farming products in the country is very small, confined to the upper class society. Various obstacles encountered include: 1) there is no adequate price incentives for producers of organic agricultural products, 2) need expensive investments in early development because they have to choose land that is actually sterile from agrochemical materials, 3) there is no certainty the market, so farmers are reluctant to produce commodities.

Planting areas of organic farming, Australia and Oceania has the largest land which is about 7.7 million ha. Europe, Latin America and North America amounted to approximately 4.2 million, 3.7 million and 1.3 million hectares. Planting areas of organic agricultural commodities in Asia and Africa are still relatively low at around 0.09 million and 0.06 million hectares (Table 1). Vegetables, coffee and tea dominate the international market of organic agricultural products in addition to farm products.

The new benchmark prices are now based on local market prices of the previous week. This replaces the existing structure based on average prices of the past three years, current market prices and three-month futures prices on the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (Afet).

Farmers would be entitled to higher compensation as the benchmark was far below the insured price of 10,000 baht as domestic rice prices have fallen substantially over the last two months.

The compensation payments would range from 25 to 675 baht a tonne for paddy, depending on the rice variety, moisture content and the period in which it was sold.

Thai rice prices, the benchmark for Asia, fell yesterday for a fifth week to $479 a tonne as a weakening baht made export prices cheaper and import demand was slow, said the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

The price of 100% grade-B white rice dropped from $481 a tonne on April 28, said spokesman Pisanu Sangyoo.

This marked the lowest price since February 2008, when the price averaged $466.25.

thanks : bangkokpost

Like most berries, blueberries are delicious, healthy, and versatile. They are used to make jams, cake and ice cream toppings, and pie fillings. Grow blueberries inside your home so you can harvest this delicious fruits for the next several years. Because blueberries have many uses as a dessert and as an ingredient in baking recipes, here are some of the practical tips that you need to remember when storing them.

Grow huge blueberries and pick when at the peak of ripeness. When you have your basket of blueberries, go over each piece carefully to check for those berries, which are damaged, overripe, or spoiled. Throw these away as they can cause mold to spread to the other berries and spoil the whole batch. It is also at this point when you need to get rid of the remaining stems.

Decide on what to use to berries for. Blueberries have diverse uses that you could just eat them as they are. Should you plan to eat your pickings fresh, rinse them under cool water to remove unwanted particles.

If you plan to cook with the berries but not right away, the best idea would be to freeze them. First, the fruits should be rinsed under cool water and then dried gently. Place the berries in a shallow pan and cover (with a plastic wrap or something similar), and store them in the freezer. Use frozen berries for smoothies, fruit shakes, jams, or pie fillings because freezing will cause the fruits to lose a bit of their flavor and texture.

Another great way to store blueberries is to include them in muffin, pancake, or cake batter and then place in the freezer. When you crave for blueberry muffins, just take out the batter and bake. You’ll have blueberry muffins in no time.

Don’t forget to allow for cross-pollination so you can grow big blueberries. This will let you enjoy the fruit’s delicious flavor more. Blueberries are popular in desserts, baking, and in some savory dishes. Store them carefully so you can have something to use when the need arises.

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