Conservation, Consolidation and Economic Generation through Integrated Indigenous Community Agriculture Sustainable Tropical Food Yielding Crops Reforestation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is attempted to look into conservation of eco-system and economic generation of integrated agro-aqua eco-sustainable tropical food yielding crop reforestation in Malaysia particularly the tropical secondary forest and inland peat swamp among the indigenous community which left idle or partially cultivated with self subsistence crops towards income generation and national economy. The introduction of a manageable integrated agro- aqua eco-sustainable tropical food yielding crop reforestation technique will generate income and livelihood for the indigenous community, at the same time conservation effort in returning economically reforestation of the tropical food bearing plants into its natural habitats that will reduce the climatic change, environmental conservation as well as create jobs for the local indigenous community. The participative efforts from various government and nongovernmental organizations are crucial and certainly have great impact in determining the level of achievement in upgrading indigenous community income and livelihood as well as generate country's economy through the expansion of total reforested tropical food yielding plants within the secondary jungle land areas, at the same time the reduction of global warming and carbon footing. Technicality and expertise in the implementation process are two important factors. Knowledge on forest management and tropical food trees forest agriculture are also taken into consideration in this study. Methodology used in this research is integrated agro-aqua eco-sustainable tropical food yielding crop reforestation apply on the indigenous community customary land not only will reap in profits in upgrading income and livelihood. The return of tropical fruits (durian, langsat, cempedak, tampoi, petai) and various species of inland fishes to its natural habitat, creating orchards within the jungle vicinity, tourism and indigenous entrepreneurial ventures will contribute towards economy and climatic change. The commercial value of tropical food plants particularly fruits could contribute to economic generation It involved smart partnership among others, expert agro manager, Indigenous community department, Ministry of Agriculture (district Agro department, Drainage and Irrigation Department, Federal Agro Marketing Agency, Agriculture Development Institute, etc.). The finding are in general, there is a significant difference among factors stated above on reforestation of indigenous community's' idle customary land. The initiatives and eagerness to be successful in this concept depend on the inter-relatedness of the various quarters in the initiatives that will constitute to the income generation and livelihood of indigenous community and national economy with the expansion of reforest a ted land and sustain the existing eco- system which could contribute to reduction of climatic change. In addition, the quality and tropical fruits cultivation knowledge and management of indigenous community are another essential factors found to be the strong fundamental in the tropical fruits reforestation program.