Assessment of cultivation techniques and agroforestry systems on cinnamon (case study in Jaya Village, Tidore Island)

Abstract

The cultivation technique attempts to modify the growing environment to be suitable for plant growth to achieve maximum and sustainable yields. At the same time, agroforestry design aims to improve the existing system by providing food agriculture directions based on physical, economic, and socio-cultural conditions. The method of the established system relates to pre-diagnosis and diagnostic activities that aim to find problems that exist in the system, followed by technological intervention to improve the system and determine the best agroforestry system in critical land conditions. The descriptive method was used in this research by identifying existing agroforestry systems. This study found three agroforestry systems: agrisilviculture, silvopasture, and agrosilvopasture. Cropping patterns generally use a randomly mixed. Cultivation techniques are still not optimal because they still rely on traditional gardens. Land suitability evaluation shows that, in general, the land suitability assessment for woody plants and annual crops is categorized as moderately suitable (S2). Agroforestry design on land cinnamon-based agroforestry is recommended for woody plant species; non-MPT species are more adaptable if grown on ridges; MPTs and annual crops are more directed at slopes and valleys, while secondary crops are better planted in the valleys.