ADAPTASI PERTANIAN PENDUDUK DI KAWASAN KONSERVASI (STUDI TENTANG PERAMBAHAN LABAN KASUS TANAMAN KULIT MANIS DI TAMAN NASIONAL KERINCI SEBLAT, JAMBI, SUMATERA)
ABSTRACT: The aim of this
study is to give an understanding on the behavior of forest intruders
cultivating commercial plants in Buffer Zone National Park Kerinci Seblat. The
research results can be summarised as follows: The Cinnamon mixed garden
(Ladang tumpangsari system) is a form of the agricultural adaptation developed
by most farmers to meet life necessities. The flexibility of harvesting system
enables the farmers to develop Cinnamon mix garden. These plants can be harvested
any time that is suitable to the farmer. Cinnamon tree can function as savings.
They can also be harvested to meet special needs (travel, marriage, education
fee, pilgrimage, etc). The development of Cinnamon mixed gardens has caused
farmers to take into account the fertility of the land. Therefore, they have
cleared away another location to cultivate vegetable anew. The farmer has two
strategies: the firSt that they clear away the forest area and the second is to
clear away the Cinnamon bark plant cultivation area. However, viewed from an
ownership aspect and the age variation of Cinnamon bark plant, it can be said
that farmers in Kerinci do not poses pennanent shifting cultivation pattern.
The ownership pattern of Cinnamon cultivation is not identical with the
ownership of wet paddy field cultivation, which is still controlled by
customary laws (by turns through matrilineal channel). Hence, the cultivation
system of Cinnamon is no longer controlled by customary laws but became private
property. Compared to wet paddy filed the ownership pattern, Cinnamon trees
utilization rights are unlimited and no institution has control as in case of
wet paddy filed. This research paper used primary data based on reaserch
conducted in 1999. The analysis unit is Cinammon farmers. Qualitative and
quantitave approach is used in this research paper.
Penulis: Ary Wahyono
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd070055
