Open AccessLand Equation Value of Secondary Plant Polyculture System in High Land and Low Land Farmers
Author(s) -
Yusmiati Sabang,
Nurariaty Agus,
Sitti Bulkis,
Muhammad Arsyad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-602X
pISSN - 2395-6011
DOI - 10.32628/ijsrst196115
Subject(s) - polyculture , intercropping , cropping , cropping system , productivity , agriculture , land use , agricultural land , production (economics) , agricultural science , agricultural economics , agroforestry , geography , environmental science , agronomy , economics , ecology , biology , economic growth , macroeconomics , archaeology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , aquaculture
Cropping pattern systems can affect the level of productivity of land, land use by applying the right cropping system is not only able to increase production but can improve the efficiency of use of space and time. The polyculture (intercropping) system of secondary crops is a potential model to be developed. The needs of secondary crops such as corn and soybeans in Indonesia have increased from year to year, but their production has not been able to meet market demand. This is due to reduced agricultural land for cultivation. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficiency of land use of polyculture systems of secondary crops carried out by highland and lowland farmers. This research was carried out on farmland which carried out the cropping pattern of the polyculture system of secondary crops which was 60 days old. Quantitative descriptive research method through surveys using questionnaires. The results showed that the highest value of land equality (NKL) occurred in corn-peanuts. The soil was 5.7 and the lowest was polyculture systems of green beans (1.5). This study suggests that farmers in both regions, a highland and lowland farmers, are given socialization and training on maximum land use so that they can increase knowledge and increase farmer household income.