POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN TANAMAN ASLI SETEMPAT DALAM SISTEM AGROFORESTRI: STUDI KASUS DI DESA T’EBA KABUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH UTARA, PROVINSI NTT

Abstract

Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.), agarwood (Gyrinops versteegii (Gilg.) Domke) and papi wood (Exocarpus latifolia R.Br.) are native plants of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province with high economic value. T'eba village is one of the villages in Timor Tengah Utara (TTU) Regency which has a history of potential of sandalwood and papi wood. While, agarwood is an introduced species that shows quite good growth in the T'eba village. Unfortunately, the potential of these three native plant species development in T'eba Village had not yet been adequately expressed by research reports or other publication. Through structured-interview method and field observation, this research attemps to analyse the potential of theses native plants development in agroforestry system. Results indicated that the development of these three native plants in agroforestry system is high potential, especially viewed from the land suitability and social acceptability aspects, as well as the economic benefits to be gained. Such results could be useful for stakeholder to formulate plan or strategy in agroforestry development, especially in plant selection policy.