Dryland farming management in food-insecure areas in East Manggarai Regency
Penulis/Author
Erlyna Wida Riptanti (1); Prof. Dr. Ir. Masyhuri (2); Prof. Dr. Ir. Irham, M.Sc. (3); Ir. Any Suryantini, M.M., Ph.D. (4)
Tanggal/Date
2020
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Dryland is potential to increase migration, social structure damage, low productivity, limited economic growth, and marginalization without any support and assistance and East Manggarai Regency is one of the areas with those possibilities. The purpose of this article is to scrutinize the management of dryland farming in supporting the necessities of life in food-insecure areas. This research belongs to descriptive analytical study and applies survey technique. The samples were taken using purposive sampling technique. A total of 80 respondents took part in this research; they were from four villages in two selected food-insecure sub-districts, namely Borong and Kota Komba. Effective dryland farming management is highly relevant to the supply of food and raw materials. The management in the studied areas mostly applies minimum inputs and leads to commercialization. Land tenure is used for the production of staple food and plantation crops. Staple food crop yields are used to ensure the availability of staple food, while plantation yields are used to meet other necessities. Limited transportation infrastructure contributes to less optimum potential for the development of staple food and plantation crops.
