by Robiyanto Hendro Susanto/Sriwijaya University on International Seminar & Exhibition On Prospective of Lowland Development in Indonesia
The development of tidal lowlands with the help of Indonesian Government started in the 1970s. There are about 3.5 million ha lowlands being developed by the spontaneous settler and private sector (2.2 million ha) and sponsored by the government trough the transmigration program (1.3 million ha). Food crops development as the major promising farming activities is very potential to support house hold food security but still face several …

By Robiyanto Hendro Susanto, at “Young Professional Forum Seminar/Seminaire du Forum des Jeunes Professionnels.” (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Seminar, Bali, July 23, 1997).
Agencies involved in tidal lowland development and management have been using the hydrotopography concept to express the water status at a concern site. Soil water status at the crop zone under tidal lowland condition is affected by the water menagement strategy adapted and a strong determinant for the type of crops grown and the cropping calendar.
At present, it is quite …