Assessing the sustainability of traditional agroforestry practices: a case of Mamar agroforestry in Kupang-Indonesia

Ngaji, Alfred Umbu Kuala; Baiquni, Muhammad; Suryatmojo, Hatma; Haryono, Eko

doi:10.24259/fs.v5i2.14380

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“…Actions taken, such as combining different plants or food crops in a parcel of land, have proven to be the best strategy to maintain a sufficient level of food production and, at the same time, maintain soil biology and fertility [132][133][134]. Different legume crops, both in the upland and local agroforestry of Mamar, as mentioned in [135][136][137], provide rich soil biology [138]. From this local wisdom perspective, the notions of national agricultural policy that are biased toward monoculture and chemical inputs for crop production need to be adjusted when applied in the marginal semi-arid area of Timor Island.…”

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Local Wisdom of West Timorese Farmers in Land Management

Ngongo¹,

Basuki²,

deRosari³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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This paper’s working hypothesis is that the indigenous farming practices of Timorese farmers are those most suitable and adaptable with regard to these farmers’ circumstances. Intensive farming and the acceleration of land conversion in Java lead to a reduction in favorable cropland and the degradation of soil biology. To meet the demand for food production, unfavorable areas outside Java, including marginal semi-arid areas on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, have become an important option. Unfortunately, the national crop production policy has paid less attention to the specific biophysical characteristics of the region and how local people have adapted to the diverse marginal environment. We review the literature in the areas of soil nutrition retention and soil biology, vegetation/crop diversity, and farming practices/management, including local wisdom on soil management. This paper highlights that the values of the chemical parameters of the soils in question are varied, but generally range from low to high. The existence of beneficial micro-organisms is important both for improving soil fertility and due to their association with local vegetation/crops. Traditional farming practices, such as the local agroforestry of Mamar, have effectively preserved the existence of micro-organisms that promote conservation practices, crop/vegetation diversity, and sustainable agriculture. We recommend that the expansion of croplands and crop production into marginal semi-arid areas needs to be considered and adapted while taking into consideration sustainability and environmentally sound traditional practices.

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Local Wisdom of West Timorese Farmers in Land Management

Ngongo¹,

Basuki²,

deRosari³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…Redevelopment of traditional agroforestry systems will be suitable for small-scale farmers, but this requires the right approach to provide complete information, including advantages and disadvantages to farmers. Based on social, economic, and ecological considerations, it is hoped that farmers can choose what system to apply to their land to escape poverty (Ngaji et al 2021). Table 4 shows that there is inequality in land ownership in the research location, where land with an area of more than 5,000 m 2 is only owned by 9.47% of respondents.…”

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Socio-Ecological Effect of Transition Landscape Dynamics from Agroforests to Monoculture Plantation in Upper Citarum Watershed

Nugraha,

Hakim,

Abdoellah

et al. 2024

J. Sylva Lestari

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Agroforests in many tropical countries have long been acknowledged as substantially necessary to contribute to biodiversity conservation and community livelihood. The importance of agroforest biodiversification is now overlooked and replaced by a simplified structure due to the impact of agricultural commercialization. Land use changes have occurred in the Upper Citarum Watershed over time, converting traditional agroforests into monoculture plantations at the expense of their socio-ecological function. This paper aimed to analyze land use change dynamics and the effect of biodiversity loss on the socio-economy aspect of the rural agricultural landscape in the Upper Citarum Watershed. We conducted a survey of 95 respondents of community farmers in the agricultural landscape in Sukapura and Resmi Tingal Village using questionnaire guidelines and direct interviews to gather information. There was a significant decrease in plant diversity in some plot agroforests, which, in the previous study, was dominant to be reduced even to local extinctions. The results also show that the farmer poverty index according to BPS criteria is 12.63% of respondents who are below the poverty line. Our results imply that preserving mixed-garden (talun) patches in a landscape dominated by cash-crop gardens is one of the strategies that could conserve landscape biodiversity and increasingly a sustainable livelihood. Keywords: agriculture commercialization, agroforestry, land use change, poverty index, rural development

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“…Agroforestry is therefore an important complement to existing ecosystem services. For example, timber production and water supply in provisioning services, carbon sequestration, water retention, soil conservation and biodiversity protection in regulating services, and forest recreation, entertainment and cultural and religious services in cultural services [29][30][31].…”

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A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development of Ecosystem Services in Rice-Fish-Duck Forests: Systematic Literature Review

Wu¹,

Li²,

Liu³

2023

Preprint

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Agroforestry with a sustainable model of production is considered to be an effective solution to the unsustainability of the existing model in agricultural production, and it is also an important topic for ecosystem services and sustainable development goals to improve human well-being. In addition, existing literatures confirm that the importance of forest functions in increasing agricultural production and maintaining agro-ecological sustainability. The "rice-fish-duck-forest" is an important representative of the agroforestry complex ecosystem because of its unique management mechanism and characteristic social culture. As a result, "rice-fish-duck-forest" ecosystem services are beginning to be studied. In the absence of a systematic scientific understanding of the ecosystem services of "rice-fish-duck-forest", there are potential challenges to its sustainable development. This study thoroughly analyzed the current literature on rice-fish-duck-forest ecosystem services in order to have a more thorough grasp of it and to be more sustainable. This research found that research on the ecosystem services of "rice-fish-duck-forest" involves four themes: "regulational", "ecology", "economy", and "socio-culture". Deforestation, socio-cultural marginalization, and Low community management participation are the three main issues facing the "rice-fish-duck-forest" ecosystem service. To address these issues, this paper builds a framework for the sustainable development of rice-fish-duck-forest ecosystem services within the context of current management frameworks for agriculture and forestry, and further discusses its relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals. This study will provide a theoretical decision-making guide for the transformation of agriculture to agroforestry and the sustainable development of agroforestry.

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Assessing the sustainability of traditional agroforestry practices: a case of Mamar agroforestry in Kupang-Indonesia

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Local Wisdom of West Timorese Farmers in Land Management

Local Wisdom of West Timorese Farmers in Land Management

Socio-Ecological Effect of Transition Landscape Dynamics from Agroforests to Monoculture Plantation in Upper Citarum Watershed

A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development of Ecosystem Services in Rice-Fish-Duck Forests: Systematic Literature Review

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