AGROFORESTRI TRADISIONAL SEBAGAI SISTEM PERTANIAN LAHAN KERING BERKELANJUTAN

Suatu Pendekatan Teoritis, Empiris dan Perannya Dalam Ketahanan Pangan Keluarga

Abstract

Traditional agroforestry a model of land management by integrating crops and livestock is one of the sustainable agricultural systems. Agroforestry practices have traditionally been conducted in various parts of the world with the pattern depending on the socio-cultural system of the managing community. . This paper aims to study various studies related to agroforestry's role in the availability of family food. The writing method is used with a review of various theories and results of agroforestry research. The benefits of this study as additional information for further research as well as a stimulant to improve the existing agroforestry system. The results of the study concluded that the traditional agroforestry system is considered as an environmentally friendly agricultural system that provides three main benefits, namely social, economic and ecological benefits. Social benefits include benefits that contribute to family food security (production, quality, variety and access), firewood and building needs, availability of animal feed and organic fertilizer, minimizing crop failure and utilization of labor throughout the year. Economic benefits, agroforestry can guarantee and stabilize the availability of cash over the year and support the creation of savings and household capital. The ecological benefits of agroforestry farming system is an environmentally friendly agricultural system that can improve soil fertility, reduce erosion, restore crisis land and increase biodiversity.