| dc.description.abstract | There is a big problem in Indonesia is the conversion (land use) of agricultrual land into non
agriculhue is increasing from year to year. This problem can threaten the sustai.nability of
agriculhual devolopmeut in the futue, especially in the provisioa of food, labor, which
ultimately will impact on the declining contribution of agricultue to tle formation of the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Integated farming system (IFS) has the advantage ofboth
ecological and economic aspects. The advartage is more adaptive to change,
environmentally friendly, energy saving, high biodiversity, more resistaDt, more business
diversification or relatively low risk of failure, higher product diversification and more
healthy, higher sustainable famrhg, higher labor absorption and sustainable. Maximurn
utilization of firnctional diversity can result in complex farming systems and integrated by
utilizing existing resources and inputs optimally. The challenge is to fiad a combination of
plants, animals and the inputs that lead to higb productivity, safety production and resource
conservation in accorda:rce with a relatively limited land, labor and capital. Development of
Integrated Farming System (IFS), which is directed at rural and sub-urban areas, is expected
to buitd a sustainable self-reliaacs of farmers with increased economic and social
development and sustainable environment. Successfirl development ofIFS can play a role in
controlling land use conversion. We suggest that in implementing the IFS model must be
adapted to local resources to produce eff€ctive and efficieEt fanning. | en_US |
