Peran Sistem Agroforestri terhadap Produktivitas Kopi di Desa Aek Sabaon Kecamatan Marancar Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan

Abstract

Human comes with their unlimited needs. In order to meet that unlimited human needs, limited land must be converted into plantation and agricultural land. This transfer of function is certainly not free from problems, where the majority of land use changes have a negative impact on conservation aspects which lead to an increase in the number of critical lands in Indonesia. The problems caused by the conversion of land use can be overcome with an agroforestry system that combines forestry plants with agricultural crops as a form of land management. This study aims to compare the productivity between coffee with agroforestry system and coffee with non-agroforestry system, to determine patterns and distribution of agroforestry land, to determine the role of agroforestry systems to coffee production, and to determine the role of communities in implementing coffee agroforestry systems. This research was conducted in Aek Sabaon Village, Marancar District, South Tapanuli Regency using quantitative methods (questionnaires and documentation studies). The results showed the applied agroforestry system is proven to be able to increase annual coffee productivity. The application of the agroforestry system is also extended to farmers by people who already understand the agroforestry system. The aspect that needs to be improved is the managing of agroforestry system to increase the economic value of coffee farmers.