NEWS & EVENT
Land Utilization to Support Food Sufficiency in New Normal Era
The Covid-19 pandemic is triggering a crisis in many aspects of life, such as in financial which eventually affecting people’s purchase power. To avoid it getting worse and impact on health, we all need a strategy to overcome it. As part of the effort to educate people, last Wednesday (10/06), Starborn Chemical held a webinar with themed “Forecourt to Support Food Sufficiency and Family Health in Covid-19 Pandemicâ€.
The webinar presents three qualified speakers. They are Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadi Susilo Arifin, M.S, (Professor of Landscape Management and Head of Magister Program of Natural Resources and Environment Management of IPB), Ir. Heru D. Wardhana, M. Hort Hort (Head of Kampoeng Djamoe Organik Martha Tilaar Group), and Dr. Harris Susanto, M. Hum (Director of PT Luas Birus Utama) with Ir. Arief Arianto Hidayat, M. Sc. Agr (Engineer of BPPT Agricultural Sector) as the moderator. Land utilization in the forecourt, potential medical and decorative plant development and Sambung Nyawa plants utilization in the forecourt are some of the highlights of the webinar. Here are some of the important notes from each speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadi Susilo Arifin, M.SÂ
- Forecourt is the area around the house which usually plant with various plants and to nourish many types of cattle and fish.
- During the pandemic, the utilization of forecourt will be more efficient with the tabulampot, vertical garden, hanging garden, balcony garden, window garden, and green roof garden.
- Some of the plants that suggested to be planted in the forecourt is one season vegetable like spinach, kangkong, lettuce, pakchoi for it can be harvested in 3-4 weeks, and avoid chemical pesticide for better result.
- Productive forecourt not just to give good ambiance to the house and environment but also to improve the health of the people and the ecosystem around.
Ir. Heru D. Wardhana, M. HortÂ
- Forecourt can be potential support for food resources, health, and economy. Horticulture products that consists of fruit, vegetables, decorative and medicine plants, aromatic and cosmetics are very suitable to support healthy life program. This is needed especially in conditions like today when Covid-19 hit us.
- Martha Tilaar Group has Kampoeng Djamoe Organik (KaDO) which is a 10-hectare garden that planted with aromatic, cosmetics, and medicine plants organically. One of the main purposes the garden was built is to preserve many of aromatic, cosmetics, and medicinal plants in Indonesia.
- Aromatic, cosmetics, and medicine plants are unique farming products that have big potential when it well developed to fulfill market demand, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Besides that, forecourt planting can be done using permaculture concept, an agricultural concept that mixed with organic planting systems that highlight the design, agricultural planning, and the integration between the implementation of sustainable agriculture with balance principle.
Dr. Harris Susanto, M. Hum
- Sambung Nyawa plant as a leverage and sign value formation process of a forecourt.
- Sambung Nyawa can be used as the main ingredient of salad. Salad is one example of health investment and effective to reduce carbohydrate (rice) consumption.
- Some of Sambung Nyawa benefits are antioxidants, cancer prevention, anti-bacterial, and help prevent cell damage caused by disease. Therefore, people can get a sign and symbolic value if they plant Sambung Nyawa in the forecourt.