Open AccessHalangan dan Peluang Merevitalisasi Tradisi Tanam Padi Gaga di Desa Bali Kuna di Bali Utara
Author(s) -
I Putu Mardika,
I Gusti Agung Ngurah Agung Yudha Pramiswara
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jurnal kajian bali/jurnal kajian bali (journal of bali studies)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-0698
pISSN - 2088-4443
DOI - 10.24843/jkb.2022.v12.i01.p07
Subject(s) - livelihood , agrarian society , geography , dry land , obstacle , socioeconomics , ethnology , sociology , ancient history , economic growth , history , archaeology , agriculture , agronomy , economics , biology
The ancient Balinese people of North Bali have a tradition of cultivating rice on dry soil, which is called ngaga. The people of Pedawa Village, one of the cluster of five ancient villages in Banjar sub-district, Buleleng Regency, have revitalized this agrarian culture that had been lost for nearly half a century. This study analyses the livelihood of the ngaga tradition in Pedawa Village following of its new development in the last three years. The study focuses on the causes for the reviving of the tradition, as well as the challenges and opportunities that it presents. The study concluded that the reason for the reviving this tradition was due to the need for rituals at Pucaksari Temple. Meanwhile, the obstacle is mostly because of the economic value of the gaga rice This article provides a practical contribution to the process of growing gaga rice in dry land, a cultural practice that the local community of Pedawa in North Bali had been forgotten.