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Integrating Spirituality into Efforts for Improving Value Chains of Farm Products

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Technical improvement of value chain management (VCM) creates new added value which could be more properly distributed by social institutions to increase income of disadvantaged actors in the chain. Previous studies confirm the statement from Divine scripture that spirituality enhances the development of attitudes, behaviours and habits necessary for better technical and economic performances. Research has confirmed that integrating spirituality into VCM has improved business performance and enhanced the prosperity of the individuals involved. Spirituality guidelines and empowering practices were studied in a traditional Islamic boarding school in the Bandung district, West Java, Indonesia, that produces and supplies vegetables to supermarkets. The outcome and impact of spirituality exercises were assessed using several attitudinal, behavioural and performance indicators obtained through interviews with the actors. Such performances include the compliance of the actors to various spiritual teachings and the fulfilment of technical requirements which enhanced business performance. In addition, these better attitudes and behaviours also enhanced social maturity and psychological comfort of the individuals. Similar practices were recorded in a tea growing and processing industry in the same district and in another traditional boarding school in Madiun, East Java. Recommendations for improvement, institutionalisation and replication of such practices in a wider scope were formulated.

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    Ahmad Dimyati

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    Osman Bakar

  3. Int'l Inst. of Adv. Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Daud Abdul-Fattah Batchelor

  4. Research Management Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Rugayah Hashim

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Dimyati, A. (2016). Integrating Spirituality into Efforts for Improving Value Chains of Farm Products. In: Kamali, M., Bakar, O., Batchelor, DF., Hashim, R. (eds) Islamic Perspectives on Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-778-9_14

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