FARMER GROUPS STRENGTHENING STRATEGYOF AGROFORESTRY FARMING:THE CASE OF FARMER GROUPS IN SODONGHILIR DITSRICT - TASIKMALAYA

Institutional strengthening can be used as a solution to improve performance of farmer groups, therefore a strategy for institutional strengthening of farmer groups is needed in agroforestry farming development. The study aimed to analyze strategic factors, examine various alternative strategies, and formulate strategic priority recommendations as an effortto strengthen farmer groups in agroforestry farming development. The study was conducted at Sodonghilir District - Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province from April to August 2018. Data were analyzed using Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) analysis. The results showed that the institutional weakness of farmer groups affected the success of agroforestry farming development in Sodonghilir District. Based on this research, it can be concluded that internal and external factors are two strategic factors that must be used as the basis for the formulation of two priority strategies from six alternative strategies for institutional strengthening of farmer group in agroforestry farming. The two priority strategies are increasing human resources capacity as well as increasing farmer groups’ role in agroforestry farmingdevelopment. Therefore, it is recommended that farmer groups, national and regional governments to prioritize these two of institutional strengthening strategies in agroforestry farmingdevelopmen

The Bamboo Business in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia, During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Globally, various sectors were adversely affected by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to determine the economic condition of bamboo craftsmen in Mandalagiri Village, Leuwisari District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. This is an in-depth research with data obtained by interviewing 35 bamboo craftsmen with various products and production scales. The results showed that craftsmen were not economically affected by the pandemic rather by the central government-stipulated regulation on social distancing, which led to their inability to transport their product from Tasikmalaya to Jakarta and other regions. However, since the government lifted the ban, their income has increased by an average of 2%. The result further showed that the main factor that keeps craftsmen from being negatively affected by the pandemic is the increasing online market demand supported by the availability of raw materials and the ability to adapt to various new model products. Other factors linked to the national market and products answer the demand of the modern market in the cities. Meanwhile, the main factors that positively affect the craftsmen's income are age and marital status

KEY FACTORS IN INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AGROFORESTRY ON PRIVATE LANDS

The aims of this study to determine the key factors in the institutional development of agroforestr y in the community land. Research was conducted in Majenang District, Cilacap Regency, Central Java Province during April to December 2014. Data were analyzed by using Inter pretative Structural Modeling analysis. The results showed that there were three main elements in the institutional development of agroforestr y, namely the main obstacle element, the main program and lead actors. Based on this research, it was concluded that the key factors that must be considered in the institutional development of agroforestr y among other, policy support, availability of agroforestr y technology package, as well as optimization of the involvement of the Cilacap Forestr y and Plantation Service Office, as well as research institutions/ university . Therefore, both central and local governments are advised to give priority to the management of the key factors in the agroforestry institutional development

INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF FARMER GROUPS IN AGROFORESTRY FARMING: CASE STUDY IN CUKANGKAWUNG VILLAGE, SODONGHILIR SUBDITSRICT, TASIKMALAYA DISTRICT, WEST JAVA PROVINCE

This study aims to determine the factors that influence the institutional capacity of farmer groups, and to formulate increasing institutional capacity of farmer groups in the agroforestry farming development. Research was conducted in the Cukangkawung Village, Sodonghilir Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya District, West Java Province, from August 2015 to February 2016. Data was analyzed by using Structural Equation Modelling approach (SEM) of SmartPls program. The results showed that (1) the institutional capacity of farmer group was directly influenced by dynamism level and members’ participation and indirectly influenced by role of the leader, capacity of members, extension role, external support, and characteristics of farmers, and (2) efforts to increase institutional capacity of farmer group can be done through increasing dynamism and participation of members in the activities of farmer groups

LAND COVER AND CARBON STORAGE IN A CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOREST IN SUMBEREJO VILLAGE, WONOGIRI, CENTRAL JAVA, USING LANDSAT DATA SERIES 2000, 2015 AND 2020

The Indonesian Ecolabel Institute certified Sumberejo Village’s 426.19 hectares of community forest as the first to receive a certificate of sustainable community forest management in 2004 for the first 15 years until 2019. Some economic, socio-cultural, and ecological aspects of this community forest management have been studied, but not the extent of land cover and the amount of carbon storage capacity. Indeed, this data is crucial in determining the role of certified community forests in climate change mitigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to look at the changes in land cover and the amount of carbon storage in Sumberejo Village’s community forest as a result of certification. Landsat 7 satellite images from the year 2000, Landsat 8 satellite images from 2015, and Landsat 8 satellite images from the year 2020 were used to represent the state-of-the-art community forest before, during, and the end of the certification period, respectively. Using a combination of the forest canopy density model and carbon storage conversion at the national level, we analyzed land cover classes from 2000 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2020, representing changes in the initial and final phases. The SPOT image 2020 land cover classification was then used as training data for a supervised classification-maximum likelihood algorithm to classify the images for 2000, 2015, and 2020. The result showed that moderately dense forest dominated the investigated area in 2000, followed by open forest and high dense forest, with 398.58 ha, 83.53 ha, and 35.53 ha, respectively. Total Carbon storage 45,230.02 tons C during this period. In 2015, moderately dense forest increased by 516.63 ha, while open forest significantly decreased by 4.73 ha as a result of tree planting activity, and high dense forest decreased by 1.69 ha as a result of harvesting. Due to public awareness of the need to manage and conserve forests through methodical harvesting, the composition of land cover, as well as carbon storage, remained unchanged in 2020. This consistent condition of carbon storage ensures that the certification has a positive impact on climate change mitigation. © 2022, University of Montenegro. All rights reserved