Adoption of Agro-forestry Patterns and Crop Systems Around Register 19 Forest Park, Lampung Province, Indonesia

Abstract

To return the ecological function of Wan Abdul Rachman Forest Park, it must be involved the role of buffer zone communities living around the forest by optimizing the cultivated land with applying agro-forestry based on socioeconomic conditions in the community, such as community preferences and adoption of agro-forestry patterns. Under these conditions it is necessary to hold a study concerning to the level of community preference to the type of plants and the level of adoption, as well as the NPV analysis of the 3 patterns of agro-forestry which are applied by the majority of community around the forest park. Results of the study revealed that there were 3 dominant plant types preferred by the community in the forest park, namely: coffee (30.8%), cacao (35.8%), and rubber (17.4%). Based on these crops, there were 3 agro-forestry patterns practiced by the majority of community in their cultivated land. They were: (1) coffee-cacao-wooden plants, and fruits (47%), (2) rubber-coffee-wooden plants, and fruit (35%), and (3) rubber-cacao-wooden plants, and fruit (18%). The highest personal and social NPVs obtained in the agro-forestry pattern of rubber-coffee-wooded plants, and fruits were IDR4.589.627.36 and IDR6.454.806.01, respectively. To ensure the sustainability of the program, the development of communities living around the forest together with a program of community empowerment in the block of utilization and social forestry in the forest park are recommended to continue, based on the Regional Regulation (PerDa) Number. 3/2012.

Community preferences for social forestry facilitation programming in Lampung, Indonesia

“…The trees should be species that have higher ecological impacts to strengthen soil and water conservation in their HKm lands, for example Tectona grandis, Swietenia mahagony, Gnetum gnemon, Mangofera indica. The communities also need supports to choose the species with high economic value and which are easy-to-be-marketed, for example Durio zibethynus (Wulandari et al 2014). The other needs are choosing quality seedlings for optimal harvesting results.…”

Contribution of Agroforestry Plants to Farmers' Income and Welfare

“…Kondisi tersebut sesuai dengan curah hujan rata-rata di Desa Sidodadi yaitu 2.000-3.000 mm/tahun dan suhu rata-rata 30-32 0 C. Jenis tanaman lain yang termasuk dalam jenis tanaman MPTS seperti cengkeh, kelapa, tangkil, duku, kemiri, petai dan durian dikembangkan masyarakat karena jenis-jenis tanaman tersebut memiliki nilai ekonomis dan dapat tumbuh sesuai dengan kondisi lahan. Menurut hasil penelitian Wulandari et al (2014), petani umumnya akan menanam jenis tanaman yang bernilai ekonomis dan waktu panen yang tidak lama. Jumlah dan umur jenis tanaman yang diterapkan masyarakat Desa Sidodadi dapat dilihat pada Tabel 3.…”

Aspek Sosial Ekonomi pada Sistem Agroforestri di Areal Kerja Hutan Kemasyarakatan (HKm) Kabupaten Lampung Barat, Provinsi Lampung

“…Coe et al (2014) mengemukakan tentang pilihan-pilihan dalam pengelolaan agroforestri yang harus sesuai dengan konteks ekologi dan sosial yang beragam di berbagai tempat. Hal ini didukung oleh Wulandari et al (2014) menyatakan bahwa keterlibatan masyarakat di sekitar hutan dapat mengoptimalkan lahan hutan dengan menerapkan agroforestri berbasis kondisi sosial ekonomi masyarakat, seperti preferensi masyarakat dan adopsi pola agroforestri.…”