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Sustainable management of agricultural resources aims to achieve global food security and the greater interest in achieving several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as proposed by the United Nations, particularly the goals without poverty, without hunger, and terrestrial ecosystems. One method that can be done to facilitate policy-making in achieving these goals is to build a web-based food security information system on the basis of a geosmart system. The purpose of this study is to develop a user-friendly information system that provides thematic databases obtained from various sources, particularly remote sensing data, GIS, GPS, and field surveys, with metadata information that has a coordinate system. The development of this system is expected to provide various thematic services on land and land resource information to facilitate visualization, access, and information services in the study area. This study was conducted on a small island of Kaledupa island, in Wakatobi Regency. In addition to biophysical information, it is expected that this system can also provide information services on socio-economic conditions, agricultural commodities, production, agroecology, soil, and crop suitability. The data presented on the website is currently in the form of a thematic map, a plan map in the form of a map of the island’s spatial pattern, and documentation of sampling data. The long-term target of developing this information system is expected to facilitate users and policy makers in Wakatobi Regency in managing land resources, assessing land degradation, and user-friendly agricultural planning in Wakatobi Regency.

Bhenta-bhanto is local wisdom in catching octopus by fishermen from small islands in the Wakatobi Archipelago. This study aims to explain the mechanism of the bhenta-bhanto’s local wisdom and to find out the differences in fisherman income before and after the local wisdom is applied. The research occurred in Darawa Village, South Kaledupa District, Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The research was conducted in March-December 2021. Research data were collected through observation, interviews, and literature study. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using income analysis and Paired Sample T-Test. Based on the results of this study, it is known that the bhenta-bhanto is local wisdom in the form of an open and closed system for octopus fishing areas. The paired sample T-Test analysis shows differences in the income of octopus fishermen when the local wisdom of bhenta-bhanto is applied and when the local wisdom is not.