Sustainable Practices: implementing bamboo cina conservation-based management In Ternate-North Maluku-Indonesia Bamboo plant is highly prospective as a basic row material whether for traditional uses or modern industries. Since centuries, a group of farmer in Ternate city of North Maluku defied tradition and planted bamboo for livelihoods. The type of bamboo has special characteristic which the culm of bamboo has brown spots which is similar to the kinds of leopard spots and/or locally known as bamboo cina. The research was conducted in Ternate-North Maluku-Indonesia. Data used were primary and secondary data. In this study we carry out a field research to assess some of agronomic sustainable practices applied by the local people and local wisdom which embedded within the community life. The study find out that agronomic practices applied by respondents are including planting (re-planting and propagation), Maintenance (weeding control and pruning), harvest (selective cutting and age of harvest). Meanwhile, description on existing local wisdom/knowledge that can maintain bamboo Cina conservation-based management are including agronomic knowledge and practices, cultural heritage (philosophy, story/legend, belief), sustainable livelihoods, and recognition of communal right.

Desa Aketobatu di Kota Tidore Kepulauan merupakan daerah dengan sebahagian besar masyarakatnya memiliki mata pencaharian sebagai nelayan juga sebagai petani. Ibu Rumahtangga nelayan memproduksi ikan asap (ikan fufu) dengan memanfaatkan hasil tangkapan kepala keluarga berupa ikan cakalang. Metode pengasapan masih menggunakan model tradisional. Asap cair dapat digunakan dalam mengolah ikan asap dengan cara dioven sehingga meminimalisir pengolah ikan fufu terpapar asap yang dapat mengganggu kesehatnya. Juga dalam upaya peningkatan produksi dan nilai tambah produk berupa minimalisasi tar pada produk ikan fufu. Penyuluhan yang dilakukan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan pengolah ikan asap, hal ini ditunjang dengan keseriusan dan ketertarikan penerapan metode pengasapan ikan yang dilakukan oleh tim Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat. Penyuluhan dan pelatihan menyangkut bagaimana memproduksi ikan asap yang menggunakan asap cair dilakukan oleh tim agribisnis di Desa Aketobatu, yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas masyarakat local dalam memproses ikan asap yang sehat.

Beauty leaf tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) or locally called capilong is one of the plants which have big potential to be used for biofuel raw material. Indeed, almost all parts of this plant have high economic potential and are currently being used for important industrial raw materials, such as the cosmetic and the pharmaceutical industry. This study aims to calculate the total economic value of the existing Capilong plants in the Ternate Island by calculating the total economic values which are beneficial to develop as livelihood options for the coastal community in North Maluku. Capilong trees in Ternate Island are distributed in several areas such as Kastela, Rua, Ave-Tacoma, and Takome Villages with a total population of 1002 trees. The result shows that the total economic value of Capilong trees in Ternate island is about Rp 44,244,923,500 per year. This value is obtained from the sum of the direct use value Rp. 26,324,293,500 per year from the utilization of leaves, fruit, and woods. Indirect value is taken from the replacement cost for embankment construction that calculated Rp 17,920,000,000 per year. While the option value is Rp 463,155 per year and the existence value is categorized zero as seen in the field that the local inhabitants have no willingness to pay because Capilong are growing in the communal lands and they are becoming communal properties.

The majority of farmers in North Maluku are planting cash crops such as coconut, nutmeg and clove as their main source of income. In the study sites (Kota Tidore region) Most of the farmer have cash crop as the major agricultural commodities. The central government introduced a national program of increasing the cash crop commodities production (nutmeg) in 2017, which aimed to help the sustainable development of cash crop (nutmeg and clove) productions in supporting the farmer's income. Through this program the government distributed seeds, organic fertilizers and tool (hoe) as well as accompanying the farmers in the first phase of the program. This study purpose to identify the nutmeg farmer's perception and acceptance toward the assistance received from the government. It also can help to ensure that the program is contributing to the benefit of the farmer as well as can be taken as a lesson learned for the future program. The research is conducted in three villages, Rum, Maftutu and Kalaodi in Tidore regency which has received this program in 2017. The result shows that the perception of farmer toward the kind of assistance (seeds and organic fertilizers) are at the very satisfy level based on the reason that the quality of seeds is adequate to use (selected from the best local seeds) and organic fertilizers is not harm the soil. Similarly, the quantity of the distributed items is enough to be used by the farmers. While, they did not satisfy for tools (hoe) because of the number received is less than the number of beneficiaries. In the side, the acceptance level of the nutmeg farmers toward the kind of assistance (seeds, organic fertilizer and hoe are at the high level category because of those items distributed are well accepted and able to suit their basic needs on the ground. for items not enough for all the members (hoe), they literally manage it collectively.