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5. Conclusion

5.1 The adoption of the Technology

Without any material or budget incentives, about 1-1 0 percent of farmers adopted and

applied the technology in the initial phase. This is due to the fact that initial stage modification
requires a significant initial investment. Because a nursery pond for baby fish and also many fish

ponds must be dug, however when adjusted the price of tilapia and snapper production is relatively

high, and the quality satisfies market demand. Furthermore, the quantity of labor required in fish
ponds was less than that required in rice cultivation, and the yield from fish ponds was greater than

that of rice fields. Farmers in the nearby areas became interested in learning about saline land
fisheries from model farmers as a result of this.

5.2 Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view

1. Possibility of generating additional revenue.

2. In the area, there is a farmer who is a successful model for using technology.

5.3 Strengths: The opinion of compilers

1. Local farmers can successfully farm in saline and deteriorated lands. It helps in the

reduction of migration from degraded land areas.

2. Farmers can turn a crisis into an opportunity by taking advantage of the limitations of

having deteriorated soil to gain money by farming snapper and tilapia. As a result, greater income

is generated because snapper can only be raised in very high salinity water and may be sold at a
high price due to its high quality in terms of taste, which matches market demand.

3. Farmers will be able to rely on themselves if their quality of life improves. By
measuring the green of phytoplankton in the pond water, the soil becomes more productive and

the degree of salinity decreases. It is fish feed produced by balancing the acidity and alkalinity

(pH) of the soil by adding manure and lime to the pond.

5.4 Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view

The salinity of the water in the pond has reduced, impacting snapper production in the area
where the farmers in the network are requesting to drill an artesian well.

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