Abstract-The land of Dieng Plateau managed by the farmers in not sustainable way and now it's faced environmental problems, mainly erosion. This research aim to analyse the impact of potato farm that caused environmental degradation and the implementation of carica agroforestry in Dieng Plateau to reduce degradation. The method of this research is analysing qualitative and quantitative data from observation, interview, and literatures study. The result of this research proven that the rate of erosion can be reduced by the using of agroforestry, the erosion rate decrease from 463.86 tonnes/hectares/year to be 115.96 tonnes / hectares / year (estimation data by using USLE formula). The using of agroforestry had improved the people's welfare. Agroforestry brings more benefit than potatoes monoculture system. This project is very sustainable and will not make any compromising for the Dieng's future generation.Index Terms-Dieng Plateau, potato farm, environmental degradation, carica agroforestry.
Dieng Volcanic Highland is one of the most intensive potato agricultural land in Indonesia, as well as frost disaster prone area. Frost indicated by appearance of frozen dew on the ground or vegetation surface due to cold temperatures during dry season. Frost causes damage to leaf tissue in potato plants, resulting crop failure and losses of up to tens of millions. Disaster management needs to be assess in order to achieve Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on agricultural land. This research aims to identify frost hazard areas based on local physical characteristics, analyze frost impacts on agricultural land, and provide preparedness recommendation to reduce the impact of frost disasters in Dieng Volcanic Highland. Research was conducted in Dieng Village, Wonosobo and Dieng Kulon Village, Banjarnegara. Method to assess hazard level was performed by spatial mapping technology using ArcGIS and comprehensive analysis using frost assessment through combinations of geomorphology, land use, proximity to water bodies and weather aspects. Dieng Volcanic Highland has a 125.59 hectare frost hazard areas, as many as 58.4 hectares of hazard areas are dominated by high level, while 24.84 hectares are moderate level and 42.95 hectares are low level. Cropland dominated by potato commodity has the highest hazard level, frost incident causing agricultural commodities to wither to death so that farmers experience losses. Frost losses in Dieng have a range from 800 thousand rupiah to over 155 million rupiah and only destructive on potato farm. In order to encourage agricultural resilience and reduce the loss of frost disasters, effort of preparedness can be done by passively and actively methods. Passive methods includes site selection, early warning system, shifting commodities, cropland modification, and appropriate calendar planting. Active methods includes frost modification using heaters, blower and sprinkle irrigation, and cropland covering using mulch, plastic or nets.
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