In North Lampung Province most forests have been converted to agriculture land-uses, including sugar-cane production. The forests that remain in the area are highly degraded. Because of this wide scale deforestation, and lack of timber, many smallholder farmers in North Lampung are interested in timber farming. The general objective of smallholder plantations in the production of timber and other tree products for home use and meet market-demands. Without help from outside agencies some farmers in Lampung have began to establish small-scale plantations. However, timber farming is a new activity. To date most efforts have focused on Paraseriathes falcataria. Many of these plantations have not been successful. ICRAF would like to help expand species options and plantation management techniques available to farmers in Lampung. As a first steps towards is goal, ICRAF would like to establish some smallholder plantations which include species other than Paraseriathes.
Publication year
1998
Authors
Purnomosidhi P; Latief A R; Roshetko, J.M.
Language
English
Keywords
fallow, indigenous peoples, management, slash and burn agriculture
Geographic
Indonesia
