Developing for Water Resources Incentives to Support System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Jatiluhur Irrigation Area

Abstract

Generally,  System of Rice intensification  (SRI)  well known  as  paddy cultivation which are  environmentally friendly and water  -  saving  method. Its application  has many advantages beside  some obstacles  .  The choice of paddy  cultivation  method depends on  risk  factor  and farmer. Incentives and compensation for  farmer groups will support farmer interest to apply SRI method.  Incentive for environment  service, in relation  with benefit transfer between the  user of water resources in rural and urban area,  can be the  solutions  of self  finance  alternative.  The result of dynamics analysis explains that incentives for environmental services gives  immediate effect against the interest of farmer in applying SRI met  hod than incentive from government and  incentive for SRI grain price. One of the effort  to reduce the problem  of SRI application through incentives  mechanism  is developing institutional arrangement in macro ad micro level. The incentives  scheme involves  farm  er group and agriculture stakeholders  r in micro level and  the Ministry of State Enterprises and PAM Jaya  in macro level.