Climate-smart agriculture: Mitigation of landslides and increasing of farmers’ household food security

Abstract

The application of the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) concept is an effort to improve food security as well as mitigate landslides in watershed areas. This study aims to determine the coefficient value of runoff that can cause landslides, risk criteria, and the level of vulnerability in the event of landslides as well as the criteria for household food security of farmers. The results showed that farmers who diversify tree crops (cacao) and food crops (cassava and sweet potato) can reduce the risk and vulnerability of landslides as well as improve the household food security conditions of farmers. Soil and water conservation through an agro-ecosystem approach can increase food production, farmer income, job opportunities, and the quality of community nutrition as well as the welfare and food security of farmer households around the forest.