Local Wisdom of Lodok Rice Field in Meler Village, Manggarai Regency

Abstract

Lodok Rice Field from Manggarai, Province of East Nusa Tenggara is one of cultural rice field in Indonesia. This rice field has pattern look like spider web. The research was conducted to find out local wisdom of Lodok rice field and how to use it in geography learning. Descriptive method with a qualitative approach is used in this research. Observations, indepth interviews and literature study were carried out to collect data. The results showed that Lodok rice fields in Meler Village were the result of community interaction with the environment which was sourced from local knowledge. The Meler community has local knowledge in selecting land locations for agriculture, the formation of Lodok rice fields, the system of dividing rice fields, managing rice fields, and preserving the forest as a source of water. Overall, the local wisdom of the Meler village community which is poured into Lodok's rice fields contains social values and environmental conservation values. Research on local wisdom of Lodok Rice Fields gives that description of Lodok rice fields contains local wisdom values that can be used as a resource of learning geography. The outdoor study method is chosen and recommended in utilizing local wisdom Lodok Rice Fields as learning resources for geography lessons at Senior High School Manggarai Regency.

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