Tidal swamp agriculture in Indonesia

Settled by transmigrants from Java and Bali, the tidal swamplands of Eastern Sumatra and West Kalimantan provide many challenges for farmers: daily and seasonal flooding under the influence of the tides, acid-sulphate soils, thick layers of peat, numerous pests and diseases, lack of labour, and poor marketing and infrastructure.

This set of 10 pocket-sized manuals is intended for extension workers in these areas. Written in Indonesian and illustrated with line drawings, they cover the following topics:

• Agricultural mechanization (Pola pengembangan alat dan mesin pertanian di lahan pasang surut)
• Chilli cultivation (Budi daya cabai di lahan pasang surut)
• Combined chicken-fish raising (Budi daya terpadu ayam buras dan ikan (longyam) di lahan pasang surut)
• Drum-type rice seeder (Alan tanam padi tebar langsung tipe drum)
• Major pests and diseases of rice (Hama dan penyakit utama padi di lahan pasang surut)
• Rats and their control (Hama tikus dan pengendaliannya di lahan pasang surut)
• Rice cultivation (Budi daya padi sawah di lahan pasang surut) 97 kb
• Soil and water management (Pengelolaan tanah dan air) 338 kb
• Soybean cultivation (Budi daya kedelai di lahan pasang surut) 229 kb

• Weed control (Pengendalian gulma di lahan pasang surut)

Set of 10 booklets. Published 1997 by the Integrated Swamps Development Project, Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Indonesia.

Role of Paul Mundy: Writeshop management, editing