Selection of high yielding varieties Implementation of early planting or posponing Crop diversification

Proceeding of 2013 International Seminar on Climate Change and Food Security ISCCFS 2013 Palembang, South Sumatra -Indonesia, 24-25 October,2013 39 the problem of agricultural extension workers in the field can encourage or guide the farmers in order to anticipate and adapt to climate change. Attempts to do is to plant food crops that are resistant to drought or flood in their farming land.

5.1. Selection of high yielding varieties

Researchers have been trying to find different varieties of crops that are resistant to pests and diseases, drought and floods. A number of varieties have been found that are superior and resilient to climate change. Therefore, agricultural extension workers and farmers in the field should pay attention to varieties that will be planted according to the conditions and anticipated climate change. If the area is expected to occur in extreme dry then prompted farmers to plant the crop varieties that are resistant to drought according to the description of varieties suitable for it.

5.2. Implementation of early planting or posponing

If the climate changes as signs of impending drought will soon come. Furthermore, the farmers are advised to prepare their farm land for planting crops such as corn somewhat drought resistant, peanuts, green beans, taro, cassava, sorghum and others. All of the plants can be planted immediately in farm land owned by farmers. The initial step is to do early tillage, or immediately after harvesting the previous crop of corn planted directly next to the newly harvested rice bolt, so that cultivation can be done the same time as weeding the corn that has been grown. With so planting time can be earlier than before, so its time to rain or water availability can be utilized for the growth of food crops that are managed by farmers in the field, in case of prolonged drought and sudden nature of the dry season, hence the efforts is rewind time tillage and planting the crops.

5.3. Crop diversification

To anticipate and adapt to climate change is happening and get a good production for the well-being of farmers and their families, it can be done diversification of food crops in farmers fields. Plants can be directly planted without tillage done first, by way of direct planting these plants such as corn, peanuts, green beans or other crops. diversification of crops is done in order to obtain a high economic value and reduce crop failures. The trick is to grow plants that have high economic value together with plants that have low economic value, such as a combination of corn with sweet potatoes, soybeans with taro.

5.4. Other actions in the context of anticipation and adaptation