Acara Gala Dinner Bersama Ketua Umum HKTI, Ketua INA SRI, NOSC dan Prof. Dr Norman
Uphoff (USA), October 4, 2000 sebelum Acara PAWEES 2009 dimulai.

Background
NOSC (Nagrak Organic SRI Center) @ International Conference on Promising Practices PAWEES 2009 Bogor, Indonesia, October 7-9, 2009. The NOSC (Nagrak Organic SRI Center), located in Nagrak, Sukabumi, West Java, offers an activity comprising presentation and demonstration on organic rice farming using SRI method consisted of the following topics:


* Idea and basic/fundamental system of organic rice intensification (Organic SRI)
* Demonstration on practices and introduction to soil ecology, comprising,:
Ø Introduction to sustainable environmentally friendly agriculture
Ø Introduction to and practice of soil physical properties
Ø Introduction to and practice of soil biology
Ø Introduction to and practice of soil chemistry
Ø Introduction to and practice of decomposition process and production of compost, local microorganisms (MOL) and vegetable pesticides.
* Demonstration on nursery, seed testing and rice planting.

Rice is a primary source of food for energy consumed by almost half of the world population. It has been produced in tropical and sub-tropical countries and become the staple food for many generations and many centuries. Rice production is not only a matter of food production but in most Asian countries also demonstrates environmental, social and even spiritual values, or rural values. Innovation or introduction of new methods to develop paddy fields without bearing in mind these values might come to endless failures. It has been recognized that the conventional method, which is based on high yield varieties and intensive uses of artificial inputs, is no longer acceptable since in many ways it has resulted in the degradation of natural resources and undermined rural values. Now, it is imperative to search for alternative or new methods of rice production which is capable of restoring the natural resources and rural values while maintaining high productivities.

This conference....

Ketua HKTI Prabowo Subianto, Ketua INA SRI & Dewan Penasihat NOSC Prof.Dr Iswandi Anas, Ahmad Jatika Direktur NOSC dan Prof. Dr Norman
Uphoff (USA-Cornell Univ. SRI International) Dinner at
LoroJongrang Restaurant Jakarta

Date and Location
The conference will be held at :
* Location : IPB International Conference Center (IICC), Bogor City, Indonesia
* Date : October 7~9, 2009.
* WEB SOURCE : http://web.ipb.ac.id/~pawees2009/
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