Distribution and Potency of Semi Cultivated Sago Forest in South Sulawesi and its Contribution to Food Security and Rural Development a)Sago Research Group Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia Abstract Land for food crop always compete with other land use and directly affecting the size of forest land. Local wisdom in growing sago in semi-cultivated method practicing in Sulawesi means producing food in parallel with increasing forest area. Land use change in Tana Luwu as sago center in South Sulawesi rapidly replaced sago forest into fishpond and other plantation and recently into housing area and remained 3300 ha of sago area. To ensure the sustainability, the local wisdom urgently to be re-introduced wisely and to ensure the better livelihood of local community, room for innovation need to be claimed. This paper introduced the distribution of existing sago area and role of local community in sago production. Less income for landowner effecting the decreasing of sago plant into another use. Strategy in involving the landowner in sago processing for better income is recommended. Keywords: Sago, Sulawesi, Food Security, Suboptimal Land, land use change Topic: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development |
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