Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia

This paper investigates the types of agroforestry system that exist in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia in order to characterize the differences in their basic structure and associated crop plant diversity. Data were collected through rapid rural appraisal, field observation and focus group...

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Main Authors: Rahman, S.A., Sunderland, Terry C.H., Roshetko, James M., Basuki, I., Healey, J.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94736
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author Rahman, S.A.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Roshetko, James M.
Basuki, I.
Healey, J.R.
author_browse Basuki, I.
Healey, J.R.
Rahman, S.A.
Roshetko, James M.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
author_facet Rahman, S.A.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Roshetko, James M.
Basuki, I.
Healey, J.R.
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description This paper investigates the types of agroforestry system that exist in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia in order to characterize the differences in their basic structure and associated crop plant diversity. Data were collected through rapid rural appraisal, field observation and focus groups, followed by household survey of a sample of 20 agroforestry farmers. Five main agroforestry systems (homegardens, fruit tree system, timber tree system, mixed fruit–timber system, and cropping in the forest understory) exist in the study area, and all of them exhibit a noticeable diversity in terms of both species composition and utilization. Products from farming accounted for an average 24 % of household income. They comprised agroforestry products which contributed IDR 3.25 million/year and other agricultural products contributing IDR 1.66 million/year. The observed agroforestry systems include not only a form of forest dominated by ‘cultivated trees’, but also an anthropogenic vegetation formation derived from agricultural antecedents. In land-use classifications agroforestry systems are not recognized as forestry, but like forests they provide tree products and services. Classification will always be disfunctional if a binary system is applied, thus a more sophisticated approach should be adopted that incorporates the economic and environmental characteristics of a wider range of systems.
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spelling CGSpace947362025-06-17T08:23:26Z Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia Rahman, S.A. Sunderland, Terry C.H. Roshetko, James M. Basuki, I. Healey, J.R. income biodiversity vegetation farmers agroforestry forestry This paper investigates the types of agroforestry system that exist in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia in order to characterize the differences in their basic structure and associated crop plant diversity. Data were collected through rapid rural appraisal, field observation and focus groups, followed by household survey of a sample of 20 agroforestry farmers. Five main agroforestry systems (homegardens, fruit tree system, timber tree system, mixed fruit–timber system, and cropping in the forest understory) exist in the study area, and all of them exhibit a noticeable diversity in terms of both species composition and utilization. Products from farming accounted for an average 24 % of household income. They comprised agroforestry products which contributed IDR 3.25 million/year and other agricultural products contributing IDR 1.66 million/year. The observed agroforestry systems include not only a form of forest dominated by ‘cultivated trees’, but also an anthropogenic vegetation formation derived from agricultural antecedents. In land-use classifications agroforestry systems are not recognized as forestry, but like forests they provide tree products and services. Classification will always be disfunctional if a binary system is applied, thus a more sophisticated approach should be adopted that incorporates the economic and environmental characteristics of a wider range of systems. 2016-12 2018-07-03T11:01:43Z 2018-07-03T11:01:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94736 en Open Access Springer Rahman, S.A., Sunderland, T.C.H., Roshetko, J.M., Basuki, I., Healey, J.R.. 2016. Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia Small-scale Forestry, 15 (4) : 433-442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-016-9331-4
spellingShingle income
biodiversity
vegetation
farmers
agroforestry
forestry
Rahman, S.A.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Roshetko, James M.
Basuki, I.
Healey, J.R.
Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title_full Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title_fullStr Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title_short Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
title_sort tree culture of smallholder farmers practicing agroforestry in gunung salak valley west java indonesia
topic income
biodiversity
vegetation
farmers
agroforestry
forestry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94736
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