On Millennial Farmers and Digital Technology to solve Agricultural Problems in Indonesia
The Indonesian version of this article appeared in Kompas Daily Opinion Column on February 24, 2023, which can be accessed via the link: https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2023/02/22/salah-perspektif-dalam-solusi-pertanian-anak-muda-dan-teknologi-digital
In search of a “silver bullet” for food security issue in Indonesia
The Indonesian version of this article appeared in Kompas Daily Opinion Column on January 13, 2023, which can be read through the link: https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2023/01/11/mencari-peluru-perak-ketahanan-pangan-di-indonesia
Food, Agriculture, and Islam
Introduction: Transcendental food and agriculture There is no doubt that agriculture and food are important, if not central, to the teachings of Islam – and
Bringing Peasant Farmers as Champions: a small note on the prioritization of West Java’s agriculture program
Introduction This short paper reflects various discussions on the root causes of agricultural problems in Indonesia and in West Java in particular. One of the
Life and humans in the perspective of life science: a rejoinder to Prof. Yasraf Piliang’s scientific oration
Ancient Greek thinkers, for example, distinguished two forms of life. First, zoe, which is the simple fact of life common to all living things, which
Looking into evolution, biology and morality
About a month ago, I was challenged by colleagues in the DISKURSUS group at the Salman Mosque ITB to explore what I had learned in