CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR-ICRAF publie chaque année plus de 750 publications sur l’agroforesterie, les forêts et le changement climatique, la restauration des paysages, les droits, la politique forestière et bien d’autres sujets encore, et ce dans plusieurs langues. .

CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Sidrap community reforestation of unproductive grassland, Indonesia

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Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap) district is located in South Sulawesi province, about 185 km to the north of Makassar. It covers an area of 1,883 km2, or roughly 3% of the total area of South Sulawesi. Sidrap contains 11 subdistricts (Kecamatans), 38 subsubdistricts (Kelurahans) and 65 villages. Land use in Sidrap is dominated by 37,212 ha of irrigated rice fields, 19,162 ha of pasture, and 15,326 ha coconut plantations. Other land uses/crops include dryland rice (8,987 ha), cacao (6,765 ha), candlenut (6,398 ha), cloves (4,064 ha), cashew (2,304 ha), black pepper (210 ha), coffee (172 ha) and cotton trees (141 ha) (BPS Sidrap 2004). Sidrap is considered a major producer of agricultural commodities. The district is the biggest producer/ exporter of rice and exporter of beef/cattle in South Sulawesi. It exports rice to the Middle East and beef/cattle to Jakarta and Kalimantan (BPS Sidrap 2004). The human population of Sidrap numbers 241,555. The population density is 126 persons/km 2 , and the annual growth rate is 0.25%. The people of Sidrap are diligent and hardworking, and renowned for the local principle Resopa temmagingi mallomo pammase dewata (‘Only with hard work will blessings from God be obtained’). Most families rely on agriculture as their source of livelihood. The positive macroeconomic conditions of Sidrap overshadow the desperate economic conditions of many of its people. District data indicate that in 2003 65% of the population lived at subsistence or poverty level, and 8% lived below the poverty line (BPS Sidrap 2004).

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