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Assessing the Productivity and Socioeconomic Feasibility of Cocoyam and Teak Agroforestry for Food Security

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  • Aji Winara

    (Research and Development Agency of West Java Province (BP2D), Jl. Kawaluyaan Indah Raya No. 6, Bandung 40286, Indonesia)

  • Eva Fauziyah

    (Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
    Forest Science Graduate Program, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Agro Bulaksumur No. 1, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia)

  • Suhartono

    (Forest Science Graduate Program, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Agro Bulaksumur No. 1, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
    Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Ary Widiyanto

    (Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia)

  • Sanudin

    (Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia)

  • Aris Sudomo

    (Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens, and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Mohamad Siarudin

    (Forest Science Graduate Program, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Agro Bulaksumur No. 1, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
    Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Aditya Hani

    (Forest Science Graduate Program, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Agro Bulaksumur No. 1, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
    Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Yonky Indrajaya

    (Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Budiman Achmad

    (Research Center for Social Welfare, Village, and Connectivity, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia)

  • Dian Diniyati

    (Research Center for Social Welfare, Village, and Connectivity, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia)

  • Wuri Handayani

    (Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Endah Suhaendah

    (Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens, and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Dewi Maharani

    (Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens, and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Dila Swestiani

    (Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Murniati

    (Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Tri Sulistyati Widyaningsih

    (Leadership and Policy Innovation Program, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Gedung Masri Singarimbun Jln. Tevesia, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
    Bureau for Organization and Human Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Gedung B.J. Habibie, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia)

  • Harry Budi Santoso Sulistiadi

    (Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens, and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Chotimatul Azmi

    (Research Center for Horticultural and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Rini Rosliani

    (Research Center for Horticultural and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Meksy Dianawati

    (Research Center for Horticultural and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Cheppy Syukur

    (Research Center for Horticultural and Estate Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, Indonesia)

  • Dewi Gartika

    (Research and Development Agency of West Java Province (BP2D), Jl. Kawaluyaan Indah Raya No. 6, Bandung 40286, Indonesia)

  • Agus Ruswandi

    (Research and Development Agency of West Java Province (BP2D), Jl. Kawaluyaan Indah Raya No. 6, Bandung 40286, Indonesia)

  • Yudha Hadian Nur

    (Research and Development Agency of West Java Province (BP2D), Jl. Kawaluyaan Indah Raya No. 6, Bandung 40286, Indonesia)

  • Muthya Diana

    (Research and Development Agency of West Java Province (BP2D), Jl. Kawaluyaan Indah Raya No. 6, Bandung 40286, Indonesia)

Abstract

Limited agricultural land areas combined with increasing demands for food require breakthroughs in land use development using agroforestry systems. Intercropping root crops with trees could be an alternative for food production in forest areas. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of cocoyam ( Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) farming on dry land within 12- and 42-year-old teak ( Tectona grandis L.f.) forests to support local food security. The feasibility assessment took into account both productivity and socio-economic aspects. The agroforestry land productivity was measured using the land equivalent ratio (LER), and our analysis of the cocoyam farming within the teak stands was carried out using the revenue/cost ratio (R/C) at the demonstration plot scale. Furthermore, we also surveyed farmers’ perceptions of the production of cocoyam for food security. The results showed that the R/C values of cocoyam tuber production in agroforestry systems were lower than 1. However, the production rates of cocoyam tubers in the 12-year-old teak stand (48.3% light intensity) and the 42-year-old teak stand (62.5% light intensity) were 2.64 and 2.76 tons/ha, respectively. The overall yields from the teak and cocoyam agroforestry systems were more profitable than those of the monoculture system, as indicated by the LER values of 1.61 and 1.85. Cocoyam production was socially acceptable (77% of respondents) as a smallholder subsistence agroforestry practice to meet food demand. Increasing cocoyam productivity in teak forests requires the adoption of agroforestry silvicultural technology to achieve food security for rural communities. To increase their farming production and income, farmers could apply intensive silvicultural practices. Governmental support that could be provided includes encouraging product diversification and providing assistance for the processing and marketing of cocoyam products.

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  • Aji Winara & Eva Fauziyah & Suhartono & Ary Widiyanto & Sanudin & Aris Sudomo & Mohamad Siarudin & Aditya Hani & Yonky Indrajaya & Budiman Achmad & Dian Diniyati & Wuri Handayani & Endah Suhaendah & D, 2022. "Assessing the Productivity and Socioeconomic Feasibility of Cocoyam and Teak Agroforestry for Food Security," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-24, September.
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