Agriculture and proximity to roads: How should farmers and retailers adapt? Examples from the Ile-de-France region

Petit, Caroline; Aubry, Christine; Rémy-Hall, Elisabeth

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.03.001

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“…In addition, Verburg et al (2004) and Seto and Kaufmann (2003) explain that infrastructure development, especially of roads, does not only have implications for accessibility and mobility of communities, but also encourages development of agricultural land into settlements along with trade and services facilities around the infrastructure. Proximity to a road also correlates with a high desire of developers to acquire the land below market price and converting it for commercial purposes, such as renting out at high prices (Petit et al, 2011). From the farmers' point of view, proximity to a road will give their land a high economic value, so they choose to sell their land, either to move their agricultural business outside the area with a larger size of land or for acquiring business capital to use outside the agricultural sector in the region.…”

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Infrastructure Development and Food Security in Indonesia: The Impact of the Trans-Java Toll Road on Rice Paddy Farmers’ Desire to Sell Farmland

Makbul

Faoziyah

Ratnaningtyas

et al. 2019

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This paper addresses the implications of infrastructure development for regional food security. The development of the Trans-Java toll road threatens food security in Indonesia, especially in the northern part of Java, the largest producer of rice paddy in the country. This development can raise land prices near the toll road, particularly near the toll gates, which tends to encourage farmers to sell their farmland. Thus, farmland will likely be converted to non-agricultural uses. The farmers' decisions have a major influence on food security, related not only to a decline in productive agricultural land area but also related to the ability of the region to supply rice to other parts of the country. This research analyzed the characteristics of rice paddy farmers who desire to sell their farmland. Using the Mann-Whitney U test statistical technique this research focused on Gantar District, the highest paddy producing district in Indramayu Regency, which is passed by the Trans-Java toll road. The respondents were farmers who were members of farmers' groups in the area; the sample was selected using random cluster sampling. The results show that farmers who desire to sell their farmland are those who can get a high price for their farmland, have low income, and are less active in farmers' groups. From these results, we suggest that the government should more actively implement programs to make farmers' groups more attractive in order to ensure that the members will be more active, thereby facilitating the promotion of the importance of food security in Indonesia.Abstrak. Makalah ini membahas implikasi pembangunan infrastruktur untuk ketahanan pangan regional. Perkembangan jalan tol Trans-Jawa mengancam ketahanan pangan di Indonesia, terutama lahan sawah di Jawa utara yang merupakan penghasil padi terbesar di Indonesia. Ini dapat menaikkan harga tanah di dekat jalan, terutama di dekat gerbang tol dan cenderung mendorong petani untuk menjual tanah pertanian mereka, sehingga kemungkinan akan mengubah lahan pertanian menjadi kegiatan non-pertanian. Keputusan petani ini memiliki pengaruh besar pada ketahanan pangan, terkait tidak hanya dengan penurunan lahan pertanian produktif, tetapi juga pada kemampuan daerah untuk memasok beras ke daerah lain. 141Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menganalisis karakteristik petani padi yang ingin menjual tanah pertanian mereka. Dengan menggunakan teknik statistik uji Mann-Whitney U, penelitian ini berfokus pada Kabupaten Gantar, kabupaten penghasil padi tertinggi di Kabupaten Indramayu yang dilewati oleh jalan tol Trans-Jawa. Responden adalah petani yang merupakan anggota kelompok petani di daerah tersebut, dan sampel dipilih menggunakan cluster random sampling. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa petani yang ingin menjual tanah pertanian mereka adalah mereka yang dapat mendapatkan harga tinggi untuk tanah pertanian mereka, berpenghasilan rendah, dan kurang aktif dalam kelompok tani. Dari hasil ini, kami menyarankan bahwa pemerintah harus lebih aktif mengimplementasikan progra...

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Infrastructure Development and Food Security in Indonesia: The Impact of the Trans-Java Toll Road on Rice Paddy Farmers’ Desire to Sell Farmland

Makbul

Faoziyah

Ratnaningtyas

et al. 2019

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“…A comprehensive study done by Barbour 49 that harvest quality among perennial and annual crops, including rice, partly depends on how close their farms are to road systems connecting to processing centers or marketplaces. Petit et al 50 survey instruments and policy reviews of the Controlled Resources and Crops (CRC) guidelines of France to evaluate the impact of farm-to-market roads to farmer and retailers of different agricultural commodities. Isolation distances, defined in their study as clear pathways 50 m to 200 m from the farm to the road system were identified as the range in which annual and perennial crops will be kept at best quality upon transport from the farm to processing centers.…”

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A GIS-based land suitability model for agricultural tractors in CALABARZON Region, Philippines

Amongo,

Saludes,

Gallegos

et al. 2023

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Agricultural machinery distribution programs are key components of the Philippine government to strengthen its economic productivity. However, concerns were reported that some of the distributed machines were under-utilized or unutilized in their respective farms. This study is focused on the development of a GIS-based model of determining suitable lowland rice areas for two-wheel and four-wheel tractors. A numerical rating system was designed that assigns a suitability score from three criteria, namely slope, road network proximity, and flood risk, based on established scales. Analytical Hierarchy Process was used as an approach to determine the relative influence in which results show that slope has the greatest weight (65%) followed by flood risk and road network proximity with 20% and 15%, respectively. The total suitability score (TSS) is then determined by getting the weighted average of the individual suitability scores. Land suitability mapping on the study area, the CALABARZON region, show that majority of the lowland rice areas are highly suitable for two-wheel and four-wheel tractors (81.39%) while some areas fall under marginal (15.03%) and moderate suitability (3.58%). Geotagged locations of the distributed agricultural tractors from 2015 to 2020 reveal that 78% of the distributed two-wheel tractors and 80% of four-wheel tractors in the region are situated in highly suitable areas. The GIS-based suitability model generated in this study can be utilized by the government to improve its machine distribution programs of two-wheel and four-wheel tractors in lowland rice farms.

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“…One of the most direct benefits of internal and external food development was the new source of products and valuable people for local communities. Petit et al (2011) also identified road as a disadvantage to the quality of UF food products. This was observed in city feeding and the additional value provided by urban farming.…”

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Integration of Urban Farming into City Infrastructure Development

Popoola¹,

Wahab²,

Magidimisha-Chipungu³

et al. 2022

CSID-JID

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The ability to respond to the need for food is threatened by the scarcity of urban farmers (UF) in the elevation of the urban population. This shows that the availability of food is a cultivated land function, indicating that agriculture is only a mirage when sites are unavailable for farming. Irrespective of these conditions, the sustainability of food production within the city spaces is still the complimentary urban infrastructure enhancing the movement of goods and farmers. Therefore, this study aims to determine the patterns of integrating urban farming into city infrastructure development. In this case, a mixed methods approach was used, with a sample of 236 UF obtained across five local government areas (LGA) of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria, due to the land availability that ranked first in the urban agriculture (UA) location within the city. Based on interviews with selected farmers and literature reviews, many UF preferred to have their farmlands located along the road for ease of mobility and access. The results showed that old age limited farming travel distance, with several cases of farm produce theft, subsequently detected. To solve these issues, land allocation and water infrastructure provision including irrigation kits were needed for the enhancement of UA and UF, respectively. In addition, comprehensive plans integrating UF infrastructure spaces were suggested.

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Agriculture and proximity to roads: How should farmers and retailers adapt? Examples from the Ile-de-France region

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

Infrastructure Development and Food Security in Indonesia: The Impact of the Trans-Java Toll Road on Rice Paddy Farmers’ Desire to Sell Farmland

Infrastructure Development and Food Security in Indonesia: The Impact of the Trans-Java Toll Road on Rice Paddy Farmers’ Desire to Sell Farmland

A GIS-based land suitability model for agricultural tractors in CALABARZON Region, Philippines

Integration of Urban Farming into City Infrastructure Development

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