Revival of Shifting Cultivation Pattern in Subdistrict of Mapattunggul Selatan, Pasaman Regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia

Yusran, Yusran and Yonariza, Yonariza and Elfindri, Elfindri and Mahdi, Mahdi and Silaban, Rikardo (2019) Revival of Shifting Cultivation Pattern in Subdistrict of Mapattunggul Selatan, Pasaman Regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia. In: CONFERENCE PROCEEDING 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY IN FOOD, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, AND NATURAL MEDICINES 2019 (SFRN 2019). pusat penelitian dan pengabdian pada masyarakat Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Kupang. ISBN 9786025126284

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Abstract

Shifting cultivation is a transitional culture of food fulfillment from before relying only on flora and fauna that grows and develops naturally to the pattern of cultivation of food crops. This new method is a response to the increasingly limited food resources provided by tropical forests, as a logical consequence of human growth that is moving faster than food growth. Shifting cultivation pattern has long been practiced in tropical countries and has been widely studied by academics. Previous research generally concluded that shifting cultivation and will end in a permanent farming pattern. But in recent years, there has been a revival of the trend of shifting cultivation in Silayang Village, Mapattunggul Selatan District, Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This research will examine what causes farm households to the practice of shifting cultivation patterns. Data collection uses observation, key informant interviews, and household surveys. The results showed that the revival of shifting cultivation in Silayang Village in recent years was caused by the decline in global rubber prices, maintaining food security and efforts to increase household income. It leads to negative impacts on biodiversity and can result in natural disasters as people converted forests to agricultural land. A strategy is needed to reduce the effects of environmental damage, by creating alternative food sources, employment in addition to farming, environmental education with a cultural acculturation strategy, minimizing opportunities for farming to take place through price protection and pattern control shifting cultivation, especially on mountainside or hilly areas and spring springs by the government and local community leaders

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