Smallholder Livelihood Adaptation Capacity to The Risk of Climate Change Disasters in The Buffer Area of Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park South Sulawesi
Muhammad Dassir (a), Samuel A. Paembonan (b), Usman Arsyad (c), Andi Sadapotto (d), Sitti Nadirah (e)

a) Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University
Perintis Kemerdekaan No.KM.10, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan
*mdassir[at]yahoo.com
b) Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University
Perintis Kemerdekaan No.KM.10, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.
c) Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University
Perintis Kemerdekaan No.KM.10, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.
d) Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University
Perintis Kemerdekaan No.KM.10, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.
e) Faculty of Agriculture, Ichsan Gorontalo University
Jl. Drs. Achmad Nadjamuddin No.10, Kota Tengah, Gorontalo.


Abstract

Smallholders around Indonesias forest areas are about 14,62 million households. This study aims to determine the adaptation strategy and livelihood adaptation capacity of smallholders in the buffer area of Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, facing the risk of climate change disasters. Data collection was carried out through observation, interviews, and FGDs in five sample villages, which are the buffer villages of Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park which were selected purposively. The data obtained were analyzed spatially (GIS) and qualitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study describe the dominant form of adaptation carried out by respondent farmers to overcome and reduce the risk of drought. This includes adapting cropping patterns to plant rice in rice fields along with planting peanuts or vegetables in dryland agricultural areas following the rainy season and selecting drought-resistant crops, such as legumes (peanuts, soybeans, and green beans), and watermelon during the dry season. Whereas in villages that are predominantly rice fields and supported by water infrastructure (check dam), springs, and rivers, they can intensify and diversify crops during the dry or rainy season by planting rice, peanuts, and chilies in a commercial orientation and using water pump machines to deal with drought during the peak of the dry season. The highest adaptation capacity of farmers is in rice fields with sufficient water sources and a high potential for non-timber forest products (NTFP) because it is easy to access water sources, so that they can diversify crops in the dry season on rice fields and dry land. On the other hand, the villages with the lowest adaptation capacity are predominantly rain-fed rice fields and limited water potential and NTFPs that only carry out cultivation activities during the rainy season.

Keywords: Climate Change, Adaptation Capacity, Smallholders

Topic: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

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