Abstract

This research was conducted in the upstream of Grompol watershed. This study aims to identify: 1) the changes of agricultural land carrying capacity, and 2) the shift of agricultural land use. Primary data of the research were obtained from field observation to know land use in Grompol watershed, while the secondary data were obtained from various stakeholders that were in accordance with the required data. The result of data analysis and data interpretation, it can be known that: 1) the agricultural land carrying capacity in Grompol watershed is in deficit state. In 2003, Karang is the only village that is surplus, while in 2007 and 2014 both Karang and Tohkuning experienced a deficit; 2) the shift of agricultural land use in the upstream of Grompol watershed sampled by Karang and Tohkuning village in 2000, 2007, and 2015 shows that the paddy fields and unirrigated field turned into settlements. During the last sixteen years, the agricultural land in the upstream of Grompol watershed has decreased about 15.68 ha.

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