Role of Youth as Agricultural Squad in Food Security in South Kalimantan

Summary
Role of Youth as Agricultural Squad in Food Security of South Kalimantan

By:
Buyung Al amin

Development of food security is a key factor in the development of a nation. Food security is a major subsystem with food availability, distribution, and consumption. Massive government commitment to the aspects of food security for nation building and national defense. That food security is a very complex system that includes the functions of supply, distribution and consumption, then it means that food security is a system that was built across sectors, stakeholders, and across regions.

Youth as agents of the nation are able to take an important role in strengthening food security. These functions enable a process, involving, and give authority to the community that can be a source of empowerment of youth to the wider community.

This modern, many aspects that involve youth in its movement with the underlying that the potential for youth empowerment is an effective and appropriate considering the role that not only stop the settlement problem in the present, but also far into the future so that the long term.

South Kalimantan is an agricultural area with potential for food production that is able to fulfill the needs of society and able to occupy the top 10 nationally in its food security in 2008. Food availability include the availability of staple food such as soybeans, cooking oil, sugar, flour, meat, rice and other basic foodstuffs.

On the availability of rice, South Kalimantan shows the number of surplus rather than public purposes. But the fact that high rice prices surged at the beginning of the year (growing season) so the total surplus for the availability is such a big question mark for the society.

Strategic issues in the development of food security can be viewed from three aspects (availability, distribution, and consumption), namely:

1. Production, especially the availability and adequacy at the household level, regional and national.
2. Distribution of food distribution among regions, over time, and between income groups of society, including standart food prices.
3. 3. Consumption which includes improving the quality of nutrient intake, food diversification, and the vigilance of food and nutrition system.

Based on the problems of food security above, it can be taken a gap where the youth can play a role in solving the problem, they even can act as social partners to achieve goals of food security and farmers' welfare.

Youth can play a role in aspects of production with very good and beneficial activities directed to carry out the following:
1. Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology and Development
Conducting the study of agriculture by inviting experts, students, other students and the general public about the prevention of pest problems, problems of land use, new varieties as well as in other fields with the special guidance of experts in agriculture.
2. Doing Advocacy Efforts on Food Security Issues
Youth can join a group and then analize the problems so that they result some recommendations and assist advocacy efforts if necessary. For example in lands conversion cases.
3. Supervision of Government Policy
Some government policies on food security have already been set in law. But the reality on the ground often abusing or doing violation of these policies by the public. Youth are able to act as an independent oversight agency that is active on the issue.
4. Youth as Initiators of Innovations for the Motivation of The Farmer
Brilliant ideas are not limited to youth, it is included in the innovation system that allows to enhance the spirit of the farmers in its activities. For example, giving reward to the farmers who are able to develop and manufacture and successfully market their superior rice and attracted the attention of other farmers to take part in activities that closely related achievement by improving food security.

On the distribution aspect there are many things you can do the youth in order to maintain the stability of food security, these efforts include:
1. Economic Control for The Farmers
Farmer Economy Control is a system that analyzes the cash flow of farm households in order to get data on household micro-economy. Based on these datas later made a regular savings system which at times can be taken by farmers to meet their needs so that farmers do not need to sell quickly harvest to meet their household needs.
2. Grain Bank
Management of buffer stock of grain banks are attractive solutions to the aspects of this distribution. Setting sales period of grain is one system that is able to stabilize food prices and food availability in the market.
3. Routine Education of Agribusiness
Youth groups can play a role by facilitating agribusiness education by inviting experts in the field of agribusiness and then agribusiness sciences to the public.

In addition to production and distribution aspects, consumption aspect plays an important role because the public taste of local rice which can’t be replaced with superior rice. Efforts to do by youth group are:

1. Giving an understanding of the importance of food diversification to the public.
2. Doing consuming tests in cooperation with the government by distributing rice superior in a certain amount to the public on a regular basis so that people will get used.
3. Another way is with the dominance of superior rice on food stalls in the South Kalimantan using persuasive manner in order to gradually change consumption patterns.

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How Sighing and Breathing Exercises Help to Relieve Inner Tension

Sighing is something we do whenever we are bored, and to which we give little to no importance. But, actually, the act of sighing is more important than you may think.

Actually, and in spite of normally being an act done unconsciently, sighing has been recognized for having a positive impact on our mind and body, because it is a simple but effective way to release innter tensions and to normalize your breathing rate.

Besides doing it in times when you are not at your best shape, you should also sigh whenever you feel the need to.

And, to experience relaxation using, you sho sighing as an exercise for that effect, you should not matter about the sounds you may emit whilst air leaves your lungs towards the exterior.

We can compare sighing to opening a soda bottle: when you decide to energically shake the bottle and immediately remove the bottle cap, the tension inside the bottle will be released, and after that, the inside of the bottle will be in a state of normality.

And like as in opening a soda bottle, sighing as a conscientious act is a method of relief from negative thoughts "trapped" inside ourselves, a method to achieve relaxation.

By the way, have you ever questioned yourself on why you sigh whenever you fell tired or sad?

Well, surely that you do not do that just so that others can realise you are not on top of your game! Whilst this may be a consequence of sighing, the real cause of sighing lyes in the need of relief from the silent suffering that originates from tensions and bad feelings that we keep to ourselves.

Consequently, when tensions build one over the other, when we tend not to express these feelings with other people or to find alternative ways to "lose steam", we will be bound to reach saturation point some time soon, with the consequence being the release of these feelings suddenly and in violent fashion.

Sighing is a great counter to what may be at sometimes a psychiatric study case, by being a great anti-stress method, which is free of charge too!

As for breathing, we do it as an automatic act, and most of the times we don't take the time to access our breathing rate.

Note that by simply realizing this, you are instantly executing a relaxation exercise, thus being a relief from inner tensions as well, and maintaining your health - both physically and mentally.

The key to relaxation through breathing exercises is simply to breathe deeply.

Source: http://www.helium.com/items/1416988-how-sighing-and-breathing-exercises-help-to-relieve-inner-tension

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Will Teplok Become A History...?

So it's such as the sound towards the end of this blog or our group named Teplok, but I will never let it go and get ruined by the time... No, this is not a sand castle :) but before I activate this blog, I'll tell you the history at period back time....

Been long time ago I made this blog dedicated to my organization I had with friends in my campus. Firstly it designed with black background and so bright letter line, and absolutely used a lighting candle as its header so it had its philosophy meaning inside. But then I got inspired to put this greeny template just to follow the campaign of being green. Teplok might not look so fit between its new template and its name (name means : a traditional oily lamp) but it's ok because me and my friends here in teplok are agricultural students, so keeping this world green is our job!

And now... day by day... month by month... Teplok has been becoming an online magazine that presents good news only... because good news brings happiness, happiness brings smile, and smile brings you into a better life... so that with me as the writer... :) that's why this is one of 'masterpiece' I have...

As you see in my previous post about my promise to write again soon, I haven't done it so far cause the internet access is kinda hard to get for any reason... and now I promise again to soon activate this blog by writing good news next so you can read the good in life... and thanks for all your comments and honor, I really appreciate it all... and keep this blog being your favorite on good news... Teplok will never be a history, at least as long as I live.. hehe


Best regards,



Buyung A. S.

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Teplok's Announcement!

Hi there, Thanks all for visiting my unmanaged-for-a-year-blog. Though I didn't post anything this far but I used to keep my blog in my eyes and read all of your comments and chat messages you've filled.

I'm so happy to read all of your good responses in some posts of mine. I didn't really write those posts myself but I kept to not copy 'em then claimed as mine, I always put the sources there and sometimes cut those post so you could read the rest from the source I got. It's really fun to share good news to everyone.

Besides, if I'm gonna have much time, I'll live this blog and tell you again about good news we've never reached to get.......... That's all, thank you so much. I appreciate your comments and your honor....


Regards,


Teplok Crew

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