Rising Ventures: Bening Big Tree Farms Aims to Reshape Agriculture in Indonesia

Submitted by Derek Newberry on November 10, 2006 - 15:03.
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It's a classic example of traditional vs. "modern," market efficiency vs. sustainability. Agriculture in Indonesia is largely divided between two types of producers - those that practice environmentally friendly, small-scale methods, and those that have adopted the more efficient, large-scale, Western techniques.

The first is characterized by an intelligent use of resources to stay within the capacity of the natural environment, but also an inefficiency that does not lend itself to profit potential in a market economy. The second has much more growth potential, but is characterized by the unsafe and unsustainable use of pesticides, monocropping and overuse of fertilizer that actually decrease crop yields over time while damaging the local community.

 

Ben and Blair Ripple created Bening Big Tree Farms to reconcile both - they help conglomerate scattered farmers and focus on high-value crops to help suppliers generate higher profit margins. At the same time, they require and provide assistance for sustainable practices so that financial returns as well as the health of the community will be ensured for generations to come.

The foresightedness and strong business model of Big Tree helped them win this year's New Ventures Indonesia Investor Forum - learn more about this outstanding business here.


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The problem is do those men,
Submitted by Agnes on November 13, 2006 - 15:15.
The problem is do those men, in the first part, want to produce so much that to go to the market, to make a business out of it or they simply need it for their own? And I think they have to choose between either protecting the environment and stay on a lowers scale or use the modern methods and go with the large one. ---------- Flower UK - Online British Florist
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Animal Agriculture in India
Submitted by DR.PRABIR DUTTA on April 2, 2007 - 03:53.
Greater number of Indian population live in rural areas and engaged in agriculture. But the growth rate of agriculture is only 1.4 per cent in last two decades whrere as growth rate of West Bengal has remained at 3% for last few years .But over all growth rate of GDP in India about 9%may be considered good in terms of economy.Such low growth rate for gearter number of population engaged in agriculture facing crisis resulting suicide of farmers due to various stress factors related to individual economic crisis specially loan taken but failure to return the debt due to loss of agricultural productivity in many states. Scenario is bit different in the State of West Bengal with increase of purchasing power to the rural population.The success came because of land reform and distribution in legal manner.But the future is bleak if there were no industrialization along with nutritious foods security which has linkage with population health. The growth rate of agricultural productivity obviously found to be lower with higher GDP but no food insecurity in developed countries.Unlike developed countries growth rates of vegetables,fruits,Meats and Fishes etc. in India are higher comparatively. So,it is high time for India to develop Animal agriculture going beyond calories only
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