Pola Tanam Agroforestry Dusung di Negeri Leahari Kecamatan Leitimur Selatanan Kota Ambon

Abstract

Agroforestry is a land use activity that aims to maintain or increase total yields in a sustainable manner by combining woody plants with food crops or forage crops on the same plot of land, either simultaneously or alternately, using management practices. according to local ecological, economic, social, and cultural conditions So far, Negeri Leahari has only depended on the season and only on a small scale to meet the economic needs of the community, so farmers do not know how much income they get from managing the hamlet. This study aims to determine the cropping patterns and income levels of agroforestry farmers in Dusung Negeri Leahari,This study used direct observation methods and interviews with hamlet owners. The results showed that there were two hamlet management patterns in Leahari Country, namely Trees Along Border and Mixture Random Of the 20 respondents, 12 people, or 60%, used the Trees Along Border pattern, while those who used the Mixture Random pattern were as many as 8 people, or 40%. The net income obtained using the Trees Along Border pattern is Rp. 41,425,000/year, or 60%, while the net income obtained using Mixture Random, is Rp. 23,176,000/year, or 40%. In conclusion, there are 2 agroforestry management patterns: the Trees Along Border Pattern and the Random Mixture Pattern while the level of farmer opinion with the Trees Along Border Pattern is Rp. 3,452,089, and with the Random Mixture Pattern, the average is Rp. 2,897,000.