Abstract
The area of West Tanjung Jabung District is dominated by tidal land agroecosystems so that the farming pattern that develops is based on tidal land. This research aimed to study the characteristics of farmers in tidal land agroecosystems and their implications for the application of farming technology. The research was conducted in Bunga Tanjung Village, Betara Subdistrict, West Tanjung Jabung District in 2019, involving 40 farmers who were randomly selected as respondents. The descriptive data analysis showed the first, farming on tidal land was characterized by the control of relatively unprocessed and cultivated farm land, low crop intensity of food commodities, and low levels of productivity resulting in unfulfillable farming results properly. The second, the biophysical conditions of farming land wereless conducive to influence the decisions of farmers to Apply farming technology. The third, the opportunity to increase farming productivity in tidal lands was still wide open by optimizing the potential utilization of farmland resources based on the strengths and weaknesses of farmers. The fourth, the strategies to increase productivity in tidal land agroecosystem areas were conducted by diversifying into multi- enterprises, implementing integration patterns between commodities, accelerating technology dissemination, and encouraging the growth of partnership networks. In order for these strategies to be implemented, it is necessary to have a soft credit scheme policy which in its implementation it is followed by assistance of extension agents and researchers.
Highlights
West Tanjung Jabung District is commonly dominated by tidal land agroecosystems that the most farming business relies on it (CBS 2018a)
The survey was conducted in June to July 2019, involving 40 respondents who were randomly selected from a number of farmers in Makmur Jaya Village, Betara Subdistrict, West Tanjung Jabung District
The discussion was enriched with the identification of conditions of production facilities and output markets, farmer institutions, transportation, agricultural product processing activities, and Regional Characteristics of West Tanjung Jabung District Geographical location West Tanjung Jabung was one of the districts in Jambi Province with the capital city of Kuala Tungkal with an area of 500,982 ha (CBS 2015)
Summary
West Tanjung Jabung District is commonly dominated by tidal land agroecosystems that the most farming business relies on it (CBS 2018a). One of the salient characteristics of the farming business on tidal lands is the low crop intensity and relatively slow technological developments compared to irrigated rice fields. The agricultural development programs in irrigated wetland agroecosystems are relatively more numerous than those on the tidal areas. The tidal are a potential in Indonesia is quite extensive, including in West Tanjung Jabung District, Jambi Province, which, if managed properly, will be a potential source of growth as a producer of agricultural production. The Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD, 2016) has produced many agricultural innovations (location-specific technology and institutional models) proven to be suitable for development on suboptimal tidal lands
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