Abstract

Climate change can pose major risks to human health, global food security and economic development. The negative impact is an increase in the rate of erosion in agricultural land areas. Ngargoyoso District, Karanganyar Regency is one of the areas that have a high erosion rate. Land conservation to control the rate of erosion with a community participatory approach is carried out to realize sustainable agricultural land. The purpose of the study is to determine the level of erosion hazard in Ngargoyoso District. This research is in the form of a case study, using direct data collection methods (surveys) and laboratory tests. Analysis of the data on the level of erosion hazard (TBE) using the USLE calculation approach. The research variables were rainfall erodibility, soil erodibility, slope length and slope, crop management, and land management. The results showed that in the District of Ngargoyo: 1) areas with a very heavy level of erosion hazard covering an area of 500.66 hectares spread over Kemuning Village, Ngargoyoso Village and Nglegok Village; 2) Agricultural activities greatly affect the level of erosion hazard in the study area

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