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areas and a great storage of food along a chance to develop food preservation methods that save
them from food insecurity and continues source of income. Additionally, rebuilding the agricultural land and forest area will result in rehabilitation of biodiversity, which was harmed from the
start by the inefficient use of natural resources (Fig.5).
Figure 5: Deforestation (Green Peace 2011)
The following are the advantages of agricultural efficiency:
1. Reducing the impact of legal and illegal logging, urging land uses, re classification of the land
and harmonizing with the current conditions (climate change).
2. Increase in employment rate and various specialization of labor along with a higher demand
for manpower. The profession of farming is relevant to the locals and accepted culturally leading to cultural rehabilitation. It also embraces the awareness of the current and past natural
resource scarcity.
3. Encouraging business partnerships locally and globally creating a sustainable market for environmental services.
4. Promoting educational, awareness programs.
5. Accomplishing agriculture efficiency can lead Indonesia to be self-sufficient and hopefully increase their level of exports.
6. Through establishing the importance of agriculture people will seek this profession as an attractive source of income.
6. Stewardship
The stewardship theory is very important in this context and is related to not only the sustainable use of resources in the country but also to the government and individuals. The government
plays a key role in the society through implementing policies that can support the individuals in
reaching the ultimate goal of having a sustainable environment with a strong economy. Every
individual who is able and has the will to make a change has to get the support and incentive to
work towards sustainable resource management. As an example, the government could encourage locals to find sustainable agriculture solutions instead of excess use of pesticides while for
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