The Integration System of Livelihood and Agro-ecosystem through Cocoa Planting Program in Dryland Areas Prone to Disaster: Preliminary Study

Rustinsyah, - (2015) The Integration System of Livelihood and Agro-ecosystem through Cocoa Planting Program in Dryland Areas Prone to Disaster: Preliminary Study. In: 9th International Conference on Malaysia-Indonesia Relations (PAHMI 9) Faculty Of Social Sciences Yogyakarta State University.

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Abstract

Most of the villagers Besowo are in dry land farming. Dry land farming produces a combination of crops, vegetables, fodder crops, medicinal plants, trees, and others. For that we need management to increase productivity through diversification, intensification of agriculture in order to improve the welfare of rural households in a sustainable manner. The main constraints in dry land farming system is the biophysical conditions such as limited natural resources, land degradation, water scarcity, climate conditions are not stable, market access and others. Likewise dry land in the area of coffee plantations Besowo village has existed since the Dutch era when it's coffee crop and other crops as a protector. But now the area changed the face of only approximately 30% is planted with perennials and the rest are seasonal horticultural crops. One of the programs to restore the cropping pattern in the coffee plantation area people are planting cocoa. In biophysical cocoa plants are considered suitable for the area, thus providing good income expectations for the villagers and as soil conservation. The program supported by the government through the Department of Plantation by providing assistance and training. However, only one-third owner of coffee plantation area people who want to plant cocoa. There are factors inhibiting the ownership of agricultural land is narrow, the availability of family labor, there is no other source of income. As some of the supporting factors are biophysical conditions suitable for growing cacao, easy sale because there are co-operative in the village, the production cost is lower than horticultural crops, get guidance and assistance of the Department of Plantation, earn extra income source of shade trees. Keywords: livelihood, planting cocoa, empowerment of local communities, the area of dry land.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Ilmu Sosial > Sejarah
Divisions:	Fakultas Ilmu Sosial, Hukum dan Ilmu Politik (FISHIPOL) > Pendidikan Sejarah
Depositing User:	Admin Pendidikan Sosiologi FIS
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2015 01:32
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2017 00:41
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/27776

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