Buffer-zone agroforestry has strong potential to stabilize the farming systems of villagers living adjacent to protected forests, enabling them to prosper without encroaching into the forest. An area on the North-eastern border of Kerichi-Seblat National Park (KSNP) in West Sumatra was chosen as a prospective ASB research site to provide insights on interactions between slash-and-burn practices and the buffer zones of the national park. The study focused on harvesting of forest products by farmers; sought correlations between the degree of reliance on forest products and type of farming system; and measured the contribution of mixed gardens and nagari forests to reducing farmers' dependence on KSNP resources.
Publication year
1997
Authors
Cairns M; Murniati M D A; Masahiro O; Garrity, D.P.
Language
English
Keywords
sumatra
Geographic
Indonesia
