Distribution and Potency of Semi Cultivated Sago Forest in South Sulawesi and its Contribution to Food Security and Rural Development Dorothea Agnes Rampisela( a,b), Sarip Hidayat (d,e), Darmawan Salman (a,c) and Mahyudin (a,c)
a)Sago Research Group Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
b) Departement of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
c) Departement of Agriculture Social Economy , Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
d)Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, LAPAN), Jakarta 13710, Indonesia
e) Graduate School of Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, 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
