BANGKITLAH PETANIKU

Bapakmu nang di leh? hati2 kesandung !!!

Koes Plus mengatakan “tongkat kayu dan batu jadi tanaman!” di satu sisi mungkin membuat kita bangga akan anugerah alam yang diberikan, namun di sisi lain dapat membuai kita dalam fatamorgana kesuburan sehingga kita lupa akan inovasi. Tanpa mengecilkan berbagai pencapaian sektor pertanian di Indonesia, harus kita akui pertanian kita seperti jalan di tempat. Kita boleh iri dengan kemajuaan pesat tetangga-tetangga kita sesama negara berkembang, yang boleh dibilang dulu mereka  belajar dari apa yang kita lakukan, justru sekarang berbanding terbalik beras dan beberapa komoditas kita masih impor, yang sangat menyedihkan Negara kita kepulauan yang mempunyai pantai sangat luas garam saja masih impor. Bahkan Indonesia terkenal pengekspor asap nomer wahid didunia akibat dari pembakaran dan pembalakan hutan,  Bukan tidak mungkin suatu saat petani kita, guru, dosen, peneliti berbondong-bondong belajar mengenai pertanian ke Negara tetangga

Salah satu contoh yang sebenarnya dulu pernah dilakukan para petani tradisional kita yaitu pertanian terpadu padi denagn bebek, yaitu melepas liarkan bebek berumur 3 mingguan diarea persawahaan, ada beberapa manfaat yang di dapat:

1.      Bebek akan bebas mencari makan sendiri

2.      Dapat mengendalikan hama, seperti keong, ulat dll

3.      Sebagai pengempur tanah

4.      Kotoranyasebagai pupuk

5.      Pada saat panen bebek pun siap dijual/dilanjutkan untuk produksi telur

Bahkan di Lamongan pernah dengar ada pertanian terpadu yaitu tambak ayam dan pisang (Tamyamsang)

Diatas areal pertambakan dipelihara ayam dimana kotoran yang dihasilkan jatuh dimakan ayam dan pematang tambaknya ditanami pohon pisang, ini merupakan program inovatif yang perlu didukung dan dikembangkan sehingga petani tidak terfokus ke satu komoditas saja.

 Belanda dengan luas Negara hanya 41.526 km persegi (bandingkan dengan luas Indonesia yang mencapai Indonesia 1.919.440 km) mampu menjadi Negara dengan besaran ekonomi urutan 16 di dunia dan memiliki pendapatan perkapita 2% lebih besar bila dibandingkan dengan rata-rata di eropa, sekitar 20% perekonomian mereka di topang dari sektor pertanian. Bahkan sebagian dari wilayah daratan Belanda adalah daratan buatan hasil membendung air laut!, dapat dibayangkan teknologi yang mereka kuasai untuk menahan air sebanyak itu

Martin J Kropff, Rektor Universitas dan Research Wageningen, Den Haag mengatakan bahwa salah satu kiat mereka dalam membangun industrialisasi pertanian adalah melakukan investasi dalam kegiatan riset. Dari riset ini akhirnya digulirkan inovasi-inovasi, yang salah satunya di bidang pertanian. Sekarang pertanian di negeri kincir angina itu telah dijalankan dengan system yang modern, direncanakan secara matang, menggunakan alat yang canggih dan keterampilan. Inustri pertanian Bunga/tanaman hias menjadi salah satu andalan di negeri belanda, mereka menggembangkan teknologi yang mereka sebut tirai difragma untuk greenhouse, atapnya terlihat berwarna belang-belang abu-abu dan transparan yang dikendalikan secara mekanik bisa menutup dan membuka untuk mengatur suplai cahaya, carbondioksida, dan kelembaban udara di sekitar greenhouse seperti yang di inginkan. Untuk melakuakan itu semua cukup dengan mengatur beberapa tombol saja. Tidak hanya itu, mereka juga menerapkan teknologi robotic unrtuk penyortiran tanaman, pekerja hanya duduk ditempat sebagai operator saja.

Serupa dengan di Belanda, jepang yang terkenal sebagai bangsa pengkreasi dan pencipta juga menerapkan pertanian modern.  Jepang selalu merencanakan pertaniannya secara jangka panjang, mungkin yang paling terkenal dan terasa dampaknya sampai sekarang adalah kebijakan nasional tentang konsolidasi lahan (1961). Kebijakan ini pada intinya melokalisasi lahan pertanian yang tadinya terpisah-pisah dalam jumlah yang kecil sehingga kurang efesien menjadi lahan yang terlokalisasi pada satu daerah dengan pengembangan infrastruktur pendukung seperti jalan, saluran irigasi dll secara terpusat. Selain itu, pemerintah Jepang memberi perhatian khusus terhadap sektor ini, seperti pendirian sejenis koperasi bernama Japan Agriculture Cooperative (JA Cooperative) yang secara baik mengatur pengadaan pupuk, benih, penjualan produk hasil pertaniaan hingga bimbingan teknis untuk anggota-anggotanya, memberikan subsidi untuk melindungi hak petani untuk hidup layak.

Yang menjadi pertanyaan mana sumber alam Indonesia yang gema ripa loh jinawe katanya? Tapi generasi mudanya justru berlahan tapi pasti tidak tertarik lagi dibidang pertanian hal ini disebabkan kebijakan pemerintah yang menganak tirikan petani sehingga menjadi sektor terpinggirkan, kesimpulanya Negara/ tanah subur tidak menjamin rakyatnya hidup makmur tapi faktor yang paling utama adalah pemberdayaan dan menyadarkan sumber daya manusianya

Selamat pagi Indonesia uda bangun belum? Ha…. ha…. Ha…..kok jek turu ae rek. !!!

   Wah sinyalnya lemoot kebanyakan wereng.

“Sulthan Bird Farm” Peternak Perkutut Bangkok

Hub : 081393875298. 
 Email:djekalmg@yahoo.com

Ds. Langgeng, Gedong Boyo Untung, Turi - Lamongan

GLOBAL WARMING

Let's Go Green

Global Warming Causes

Global warming is primarily a problem of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere—which acts as a blanket, trapping heat and warming the planet. As we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas for energy or cut down and burn forests to create pastures and plantations, carbon accumulates and overloads our atmosphere. Certain waste management and agricultural practices aggravate the problem by releasing other potent global warming gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide.

Global Warming Is Urgent and Can Be Addressed

CO2 survives in the atmosphere for a long time—up to many centuries—so its heat-trapping effects are compounded over time. Of the many heat-trapping gases, CO2 puts us at the greatest risk of irreversible changes if it continues to accumulate unabated in the atmosphere—as it is likely to do if the global economy remains dependent on fossil fuels for its energy needs. To put this in perspective, the carbon we put in the atmosphere today will literally determine not only our climate future but that of future generations as well.

Substantial scientific evidence indicates that an increase in the global average temperature of more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) (or 2 degrees Celsius [°C]) above pre-industrial levels poses severe risks to natural systems and to human health and well-being. The good news is that, because we as humans caused global warming, we can also do something about it. To avoid this level of warming, large emitters such as the United States need to greatly reduce heat-trapping gas emissions by mid century. Delay in taking such action means the prospect of much steeper cuts later if there is any hope of staying below the 3.6°F (2°C) temperature goal. Delayed action is also likely to make it more difficult and costly to not only make these reductions, but also address the climate consequences that occur in the meantime.

The Consequences of a Warming World

Over the last century, global average temperature has increased by more than 1°F (0.7°C). The 2001-2010 decade is the warmest since 1880—the earliest year for which comprehensive global temperature records were available. In fact, nine of the warmest years on record have occurred in just the last 10 years. This warming has been accompanied by a decrease in very cold days and nights and an increase in extremely hot days and warm nights. The continental United States, for example, has seen record daily highs twice as often as record daily lows from 2000 to 2009. While the record shows that some parts of the world are warming faster than others, the long-term global upward trend is unambiguous.

Of course, land and ocean temperature is only one way to measure the effects of climate change. A warming world also has the potential to change rainfall and snow patterns, increase droughts and severe storms, reduce lake ice cover, melt glaciers, increase sea levels, and change plant and animal behavior

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Regional Actions Add Up to Global Solutions

Any action to reduce or eliminate the release of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere helps slow the rate of warming and, likely, the pace and severity of change at any given hot spot. Local sources of carbon emissions vary from region to region, suggesting that solutions are often decided at the community level. The Climate Hot Map points to regional examples of climate-friendly energy, transportation, or adaptation choices. Some regions, however, must rely upon global solutions such as international agreements to reduce the carbon overload in the atmosphere that threatens them. Small islands, for example, are a paltry source of carbon emissions and yet are disproportionately affected by the consequences of global carbon overload as accelerated sea level rise threatens the very existence of low-lying islands.

Individual, regional, and national actions can all add up to global solutions, slowing and eventually halting the upward climb of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere

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Solutions to Global Warming

There is no single solution to global warming, which is primarily a problem of too much heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. The technologies and approaches outlined below are all needed to bring down the emissions of these gases by at least 80 percent by mid-century. To see how they are best deployed in each region of the world, use the menu at left.

• Boosting energy efficiency: The energy used to power, heat, and cool our homes, businesses, and industries is the single largest contributor to global warming. Energy efficiency technologies allow us to use less energy to get the same—or higher—level of production, service, and comfort. This approach has vast potential to save both energy and money, and can be deployed quickly.
• Greening transportation: The transportation sector's emissions have increased at a faster rate than any other energy-using sector over the past decade. A variety of solutions are at hand, including improving efficiency (miles per gallon) in all modes of transport, switching to low-carbon fuels, and reducing vehicle miles traveled through smart growth and more efficient mass transportation systems.
• Revving up renewables: Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal and bioenergy are available around the world. Multiple studies have shown that renewable energy has the technical potential to meet the vast majority of our energy needs. Renewable technologies can be deployed quickly, are increasingly cost-effective, and create jobs while reducing pollution.
• Phasing out fossil fuel electricity: Dramatically reducing our use of fossil fuels—especially carbon-intensive coal—is essential to tackle climate change. There are many ways to begin this process. Key action steps include: not building any new coal-burning power plants, initiating a phased shutdown of coal plants starting with the oldest and dirtiest, and capturing and storing carbon emissions from power plants. While it may sound like science fiction, the technology exists to store carbon emissions underground. The technology has not been deployed on a large scale or proven to be safe and permanent, but it has been demonstrated in other contexts such as oil and natural gas recovery. Demonstration projects to test the viability and costs of this technology for power plant emissions are worth pursuing.
• Managing forests and agriculture: Taken together, tropical deforestation and emissions from agriculture represent nearly 30 percent of the world's heat-trapping emissions. We can fight global warming by reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and by making our food production practices more sustainable.
• Exploring nuclear: Because nuclear power results in few global warming emissions, an increased share of nuclear power in the energy mix could help reduce global warming—but nuclear technology poses serious threats to our security and, as the accident at the Fukushima Diaichi plant in Japan illustrates to our health and the environment as well. The question remains: can the safety, proliferation, waste disposal, and cost barriers of nuclear power be overcome?
• Developing and deploying new low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies: Research into and development of the next generation of low-carbon technologies will be critical to deep mid-century reductions in global emissions. Current research on battery technology, new materials for solar cells, harnessing energy from novel sources like bacteria and algae, and other innovative areas could provide important breakthroughs.
• Ensuring sustainable development: The countries of the world—from the most to the least developed—vary dramatically in their contributions to the problem of climate change and in their responsibilities and capacities to confront it. A successful global compact on climate change must include financial assistance from richer countries to poorer countries to help make the transition to low-carbon development pathways and to help adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Kenaikan permukaan air laut

Adapting to changes already underway: As the Climate Hot Map demonstrates, the impacts of a warming world are already being felt by people around the globe. If climate change continues unchecked, these impacts are almost certain to get worse. From sea level rise to heat waves, from extreme weather to disease outbreaks, each unique challenge requires locally-suitable solutions to prepare for and respond to the impacts of global warming. Unfortunately, those who will be hit hardest and first by the impacts of a changing climate are likely to be the poor and vulnerable, especially those in the least developed countries. Developed countries must take a leadership role in providing financial and technical help for adaptation.

“Sulthan Bird Farm” Peternak Perkutut Bangkok

Hub : 081393875298.  Email:djekalmg@yahoo.com

Ds. Langgeng, Gedong Boyo Untung, Turi - Lamongan