Oil Palm Adoption, Household Welfare, and Nutrition Among Smallholder Farmers in Indonesia

Euler, Michael; Krishna, Vijesh V.; Schwarze, Stefan; Siregar, Hermanto; Qaim, Matin

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.12.019

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“…Possibly, larger-scale farmers have better access to land and capital. Moreover, oil palm is less labour-intensive than rubber and may therefore be more lucrative for households with a high land-to-labour ratio (Euler et al, 2015).…”

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Oil Palm Expansion among Smallholder Farmers in Sumatra, Indonesia

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract: Many tropical regions experience a rapid expansion of oil palm, causing massive land use changes and raising serious environmental and social concerns. Indonesia has recently become the largest palm oil producer worldwide. While much of the production in Indonesia comes from largescale plantations, independently operating smallholders are increasing in importance and may dominate production in the future. In order to control the process of land use change, the micro level factors influencing smallholder decisions need to be better understood. We use data from a survey of farm households in Sumatra and a duration model to analyze the patterns and dynamics of oil palm adoption among smallholders. Initially, smallholders were primarily involved in government-supported out-grower schemes, but since the mid-1990s independently operating oil palm farmers have become much more important. In addition to farm and household characteristics, village level factors determine oil palm adoption significantly. Independent smallholders adopt oil palm especially in those villages that also have contracts and out-grower schemes, leading to a regional path-dependency of former government policies. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…Second, the comparative advantage of oil palm vs. rubber also matters. Compared to rubber (the traditional plantation crop in Sumatra), oil palm is less labourintensive, but more capital-and input-intensive and requires different technical knowledge (Feintrenie and Levang, 2009;Euler et al, 2015).…”

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Oil Palm Expansion among Smallholder Farmers in Sumatra, Indonesia

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Schwarze²,

Siregar³

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J Agricultural Economics

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“…As expected, larger farm size does increase dietary diversity of both groups of farm households across seasons. It is established in the literature that as farm size increases, it positively affects livelihood outcomes, especially income and consumption (e.g., Dillon et al., ; Euler et al., ; Jones et al., ; Oyarzun et al., ). Additionally, on average, wealth too plays a role in improving dietary diversity.…”

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Does mixed crop‐livestock farming lead to less diversified diets among smallholders? Evidence from Laos

Parvathi

2018

Agricultural Economics

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Malnourishment continues to remain a challenge in developing countries. As the undernourished are largely smallholder farmers, it is widely assumed that farm diversification and mixed crop-livestock agricultural systems can help alleviate this problem. However, empirical evidence in this context is limited. Hence, we use a two-year panel's data from Laos to examine whether farm production diversity as well as a mixed crop-livestock farming system improves household dietary diversity among smallholder farmer. The results from the fixed effects regression indicate that although farm production diversity does lead to a higher dietary diversity, the effect diminishes with continued farm diversification. The counterfactual analysis from the endogenous switching regression reveals that mixed crop-livestock farming systems do not necessarily enhance dietary diversity. However, we further find that purchasing food from the markets plays an important role in enhancing the dietary diversity of rural smallholder farmers.JEL classifications: Q1, Q10, Q18, Q19

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“…The people in (tourist) villages are most vulnerable to economic turbulence and environmental damage, which can disrupt the people's livelihood and welfare. Livelihood adaptation and the strategies of rural people have been studied (see Dewi et al, 2005;Euler et al, 2017;Harini et al, 2017;Mahdi et al, 2008;Ritohardoyo, 2004;Widianingsih et al, 2016;Wijayanti et al, 2016forest dependence, and welfare in 73 villages. Village economic options, forest cover, and land suitability for agriculture and forestry are determining factors of people's well-being.…”

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Sustainable Tourism Development: the Adaptation and Resilience of the Rural Communities in (the Tourist Villages of) Karimunjawa, Central Java

2017

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Abstract. From 2009 to 2015, the growth of tourism in the tourist villages (desa wisata) of Karimunjawa underwent rapid progress. However, the level of poverty in Karimunjawa remained high. Nevertheless, the involvement of rural people in the sustainable development of tourism has received only limited discussion. Therefore, this article discusses the rural communities' adaptation and resilience in Karimunjawa with the support of sustainable development planning in tourist villages. It covers the background of sustainable development, the elements of the communities' adaptive capacity and resilience, and the role of the regional government. Empirical evidence of variations in the capacity to respond to changes of socioeconomic and ecological environments due to tourism development is presented. In addition, a case study is used in this article to describe how the people learned from their experience, knowledge, and past efforts. To obtain the necessary information, in-depth interviews were conducted with a number of key informants in the tourist villages of Karimunjawa, which were selected via purposive and snowball sampling. The results of the research show that social resilience will increase among those communities that are capable of accessing dissemination of new information and knowledge. This is a key element for a stronger access as well as skills will also be capable of adaptation to the transformation process.Keywords: sustainable tourism development; tourism; tourist village; adaptation; resilience; Karimunjawa. Abstrak. Karimunjawa mengalami kemajuan pesat. Namun angka kemiskinan di Karimunjawa cukup tinggi. Artikel ini membahas adaptasi dan ketahanan masyarakat pedesaan di

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Oil Palm Adoption, Household Welfare, and Nutrition Among Smallholder Farmers in Indonesia

Cited by 178 publications

References 41 publications

Oil Palm Expansion among Smallholder Farmers in Sumatra, Indonesia

Oil Palm Expansion among Smallholder Farmers in Sumatra, Indonesia

Does mixed crop‐livestock farming lead to less diversified diets among smallholders? Evidence from Laos

Sustainable Tourism Development: the Adaptation and Resilience of the Rural Communities in (the Tourist Villages of) Karimunjawa, Central Java

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