Bedah Buku “Sumberdaya Air: Misteri, Sejarah, dan Teknologi Di Baliknya”

Naskah Paparan Ilmiah Professor DR. Ir. Radi A. Gany, dalam rangka Peluncuran dan Bedah Buku “SUMBER DAYA AIR: Misteri dan Sejarah di Baliknya” oleh DR. (Eng) A. Hafied A. Gany, M.Sc., P. Eng., Bandung, 30 November 2006.

Professor Dr. Ir. Radi A.Gany adalah Guru Besar pada Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi, Fakultas Pertanian dan Pasca Sarjana, Universitas Hasanudddin dalam mata kuliah Ekomi Pertanian, dan Pembangunan Pedesaan. Bupati Wajo (1988-1993). Rektor Unhas (1997-2001 dan 2002-2006). Ketua Forum Rektor Indonesia (1998-2000). Ketua Majelis Rektor PTN Indonesia (2004-2006). Ketua Asosiasi Rektor PT Indonesia-Malaysia 2002-2006. Anggota MPR-RI 1998.

* Naskah dalam format doc juga dapat didownload di link berikut -klik kanan > save target as- :
www.geocities.com/hafiedgany/bedah_buku_radi_blog.doc

SUMBERDAYA AIR:
Misteri, Sejarah, dan Teknologi Di Baliknya
(Pembahasan)

Oleh: Radi A. Gany

i
Pendahuluan

Paradigma Imu Pengetahuan Baru mengajarkan kita bahwa “keseluruhan senantiasa lebih besar dari sekadar penjumlahan bagian-bagian”. Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, doktrin ini diterjemahkan dalam bentuk kerjasama sinergik antar dua atau lebih lembaga <komponen> yang diyakini akan memberikan hasil yang lebih besar dibandingkan dengan yang diperoleh oleh masing-masing lembaga <komponen>.

An Outlook of The Recent Development of Irrigation and The Propensity for Transformation into an Efficient Engine of Growth

This paper has been specially prepared for The International Seminar on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Research Center for Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works, Bandung, Indonesia, November 29, 2006.

A microsoft Doc version of this paper can be downloaded at the following link (right click>save target as) :
www.geocities.com/hafiedgany/paper_for_70th___final9_blog.doc

~~

An Outlook of The Recent Development of Irrigation and The Propensity for Transformation into an Efficient Engine of Growth

By: A. Hafied A. Gany *

Abstract
Development and management of Irrigation as a vital component of the total agriculture has been advancing significantly within the last few decades. Today, irrigated agriculture has undergone a huge transformation. Its role in the economic development of a country changes as a part of the transformation into the major engine of national economic growth. Under the initial transformation process, however, irrigation development had been rigorously concentrated on the production function, without proper attention on the other essential agricultural functions, which are, ecological and livelihood functions as well as other multi-functionalities of irrigated agriculture. During which, we used up all resources, land, water and other natural resources for boosting production beyond the sustainable development scenario.

With increasing demands under the scarce water resources and under the need to minimize environmental consequences, water saving under the conventional irrigation and micro-irrigation technologies are tended to be the future option, especially in the area of high value crops such as fruits and vegetables. Therefore, micro-irrigation technologies must be refined in such a way that producers can conveniently utilize the technologies to suit their own operations without jeopardizing their economic livelihoods. The conventional water saving irrigation option together with micro-irrigation are not just amongst the many irrigation and water management technology tools, but it is a tool that has multiple advantages. Both can reduce the waste of water to a negligible amount and the transport of contaminants to surface water and groundwater, while optimizing crop production and increases the quality of agricultural products.

This paper is about an outlook of the recent revelopment of irrigation and the propensity for transformation into an efficient engine of growth, giving numerous “remarks” on multi-level impacts of inapropriate applications of technolgies. The study has been addressed by means of interdisciplinary approach, including the analysis for formulating strategy toward “professionalism”, alternative measures for water conservation, land resources management, human resources management, conducive institutional setting, diversification of cropping patterns, application of modern technology, and agro-based industries. Special scrutiny is particularly given to water saving irrigation options as well as micro-Irrigation, optimization of multi-functionality of irrigated agriculture, leisure agriculture, and agro-based tourism. For fostering innovation toward steady irrigated agricultural transformation, a continuous scrutiny on the “state-of-the-arts” of irrigated agriculture as an art, science and technology, has to be backed up by consistent research and development (R&D) undertakings.

Key words: Irrigated Agriculture, Efficient Engine of Growth, Micro-Irrigation