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he 2 International Seminar of Science and Technology
“Accelerating Sustainable innovation towards Society 5.0”
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Universitas Terbuka

contribution to environmental and social risks, namely, rubber, coffee,
cocoa, oil palm, and rice. The first four commodities have strong global
market demand, thereby increasing the threat of environmental
degradation but also opportunities to promote sustainable agriculture
with support from the international community for sustainable
commodities. Meanwhile, rice (paddy) is the staple food of the
Indonesian people and has a high domestic demand.
For all these commodities, the environmental challenges faced are
often accompanied by social conflicts, poverty in rural areas, and the
uncertainty of livelihoods that are vulnerable to climate change and
socio-political shocks.
2 METHODOLOGY
This article was created using the literature study method by collecting
secondary data from the library and reading and recording information
that was deemed necessary in this paper. The source of the literature
used in this paper comes from data from the Central Statistics Agency,
modules, journals, previous news and updated news, the Ministry of
Agriculture website. This article is used to find out how important green
agriculture is for increasing the production of rural farmers.
3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Behind its success, it is undeniable that the green revolution also has
a negative impact on the environment. The widespread use of
inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and the intensive
exploitation of land in the long term brings consequences in the form
of environmental damage, ranging from soil, water, air and living
things. The use of synthetic chemicals has implications for the
destruction of soil structure and the destruction of soil microbes so that
from day to day our agricultural land is becoming increasingly critical
[1]. Modern agricultural practices that are carried out unwisely result
in environmental pollution, poisoning, disease and death in living
things, which in turn can lead to disaster and catastrophe [2].
Along with the increasing awareness of environmental sustainability,
the green revolution has received criticism from various circles. Not
only causing environmental damage due to the use of technology that

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