2020 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Robust farming model to drought using local knowledge in rainfed farmland
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20J10806
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| Research Institution | Gifu University |
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Principal Investigator |
MUHAMAD KHOIRU ZAKI 岐阜大学, 連合農学研究科, 特別研究員(DC2)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-24 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Drought / Adaptation strategies / Local knowledge / Rainfed farmland / Indonesia / Jawa |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The study of drought alleviation using organic amendments and combination of organic amendments, SALIBU, and Pranata Mangsa has been finished in the 1st year (2020) encompasses: a) Field experiment, b) Laboratory analysis, c) Attending and making oral presentation in two (2) International Conferences including International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) for local knowledge research and International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) 2020 for diurnal rainfall research, d) Writing and publication of two (2) manuscripts are organic amendments (Hydrological Research Letters) and local knowledge (Sustainability - mdpi). The progress for the 2nd year (2021) has not finished yet and will be done in 2021, which is focused on the doctoral dissertation as a required for doctoral degree acquisition. In addition, we would like to expand the study of drought adaptation strategies not only in Indonesia, but in the tropical climate Asia, South East Asia countries, mostly. Understanding the adaptation strategies for community resilience is needed. Even, the climate condition in tropical Asia seems balance between rainy and dry (6 months for each season) seasons, but the drought has been occurred for many years. Hence, understanding and collecting the kind of drought adaptation strategies is needed, where, can be implemented and/or transfer knowledge for other countries in the tropical climate Asia.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The current progress of the research of drought adaptation strategies on rainfed farmland is the study of the role of organic amendments on soil properties and yield improvement have been discussed widely, but few studies found regarding with it mechanism on drought alleviation on rain-fed farmland as the new finding of this research. Hence, the study of organic amendments encompasses compost (CP), rice husk ash (RA), and sugarcane bagasses (SB) is needed for alleviating agricultural drought and enhance soil moisture. This study has been published in the Hydrological Research Letters journal. In addition, the study of Pranata Mangsa as the local knowledge for Javanese drought adaptation has been published on Sustainability-mdpi journal, which has understanding the effects of local knowledge on actions and decisions taken during a crisis is important; empirical studies and scientific data can be instructive to this end. The results showed that Pranata Mangsa has informed aspects of agriculture including crop calendars, crop patterns, and farming activities, for over 1,000 years in Jawa and can be enhanced community resilience by mitigating the effects of extreme droughts; this finding was validated using scientific data. Those papers also presented in the international conferences at International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) 2019 at Bali, Indonesia, and International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) 2020 at Surakarta, Indonesia.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The experimental study and manuscript publication of two studies are organic amendments and local knowledge has been finished in the 1st year (2020) faster than the initial plan in the JSPS proposal. Hence, with supervisor Dr. Keigo Noda and Dr. Kengo Ito, we would like to expand the study for drought adaptation strategy through making a paper review with aims to minimize food scarcity and supporting SDGs 2030 with campaign #Zero hunger and #Climate Action, focusing on tropical climate Asia. Hence, the annual year plan for support that as follow:
Previously, for acquisition the doctoral degree, our plans are: a) Dissertation submission on last June, b) Open dissertation defense on August, c) Doctoral degree acquisition on mid-September
Drought adaptation strategies for green job societies in the tropical Asia: a) Arranging the method for collecting data and previous study as a literature review. b) Analyzing the diurnal rainfall and seasons in the tropical Asia. c) Specifying the green job societies into farmers, only. d) Understanding the drought adaptation strategies including scientific and local knowledge as a community resilience.
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Research Products
(4 results)
