Beyond Fertilizer and Seed Subsidies: Rethinking Support to Incentivize Productivity and  Drive Competition in Agricultural Input Markets

Alta, Aditya; Setiawan, Iwan; Fauzi, Azizah

doi:10.35497/351475

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“…Subsidies may have caused unbalanced use of fertilizers, with farmers over-applying and causing water pollution, soil degradation, and excess nitrous oxide emissions (Alta, et. al., 2021).…”

Section: Heavy Reliance On Agriculture Supportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The government should continue redirecting resources away from fertilizer price subsidies (subsidizing goods) and towards direct subsidies for farmers (subsidizing people) through the Farmer Card (Kartu Tani) system (Alta et al, 2021). Targeted social protection such as direct subsidies for farmers requires better social registry data from Indonesia's unified database (Data Terpadu Kesejahteraan Sosial), which still has many weaknesses (World Bank and the Australian Government, 2022).…”

Section: Recommendations Continue Redirecting the Fertilizer Subsidymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Allowing the private sector to compete alongside state-owned enterprises in markets for inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, machines, and other equipment. Indonesia's current policy in agriculture inputs limits the use of more sustainable inputs, such as hybrid seeds to increase yields and plant resiliency, due to certain barriers to market entry (Alta et al, 2021). • Creating an output market that compensates farmers for their efforts to maintain ecosystems.…”

Section: Invest More In Agriculture Intensificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards More Sustainable Agro-food Systems in Indonesia

Wihardja,

Arifin,

Amir

2023

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Section: Heavy Reliance On Agriculture Supportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendations Continue Redirecting the Fertilizer Subsidymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Invest More In Agriculture Intensificationmentioning

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Towards More Sustainable Agro-food Systems in Indonesia

Wihardja,

Arifin,

Amir

2023

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“…Since the mid‐2010s, the Indonesian government has maintained a strong commitment to improving the international rankings of Indonesian universities. In so doing, it has encouraged students, lecturers, and scholars to improve their publication number in so‐called international reputable journals (IRJs); these are indexed in reputable databases, namely Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) (Alta, 2020; Fry et al, 2023). Several key policies have been implemented to rapidly increase the records of Indonesian authors in these reputable scientific paper databases, including a government criterion for doctoral students to publish in IRJs as a viva/dissertation defence requirement, professorship requirement and evaluation, and mandatory outputs for research grants funded by Indonesian ministries and universities (Rakhmani & Siregar, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Research grants, research collaboration, and publication in predatory journals: Evidence from publications by Indonesian social scientists

2023

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This study investigates the role of research funding and research collaboration in the potential for publication in predatory journals among Indonesian social science academia. A total of 2953 articles published by at least one Indonesian author in the social science field between 2010 and 2020 in Scopus‐indexed journals were collected. The SCImago quartiles of 2019 for the Scopus database and Beall's list of potential predatory journals 2021 were used to evaluate the quality and credibility of the publication outlets. Descriptive statistics and decision tree analysis were performed to classify and predict the quality and credibility of the publications. A contrast in the quality and credibility of publications was identified between research funded by Indonesian and foreign institutions. Research publications that were financially supported by Indonesian ministries and authored by a single author and/or via local and national collaboration were more likely to appear in lower‐ranked journals and predatory journals than publications funded by international sponsors and/or that involved foreign author(s)/international collaboration. This study therefore highlights the need for significant changes in monitoring and evaluation systems, timelines, and output targets of Indonesian government research grant schemes, alongside the enhanced involvement of foreign researchers and reviewers in the research funding schemes.

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“…For detailed analysis on the fertilizer subsidy program, seeAlta et al (2021).5 Indonesia has begun implementing the B30 program that requires the blending of 30% Biodiesel with 70% diesel fuel type to produce B30 Biodiesel products. By 2025, Indonesia has targeted to implement its B30 program to its transport, industrial, commercial, and power generation sectors (Ministry ofEnergy and Mineral Resources, 2019).…”

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