Land-use strategies of household-based agroforestry in Pendua Village, North Lombok

Abstract

Competing needs for land resources are increasing as the world’s population grows. Indonesia ranks as the fourth most populous country in the world. The population of Lombok Island has increased more than double in ten years, from around 1.5 million people in 2010 to 3.8 million people in 2020. Home garden improvement has been regarded as one of the important strategies to enhance household food security. Home gardens are also part of local food systems in Lombok. Local people of Pendua Village, North Lombok, are using their home garden for apiculture to meet their needs. This research aims to understand the horizontal land-use allocation of home gardens practicing apiculture in Pendua Village, North Lombok. The horizontal land-use allocation was analyzed using Spatially Explicit Individual-based Forest Simulator (SExI-FS) in 26 home gardens. The result shows that most home gardens allocate an average of 20% of their area for bee’s forage plants, 5% for bee hives, 30% for building, and 40% are the potential open area for plants and bee hives enrichment. The highest important value index (IVI) for the tree is Mangifera indica (163.08%), for pole is Theobroma cacao (62.54%), for sapling and seedling is Dimocarpus longan (27.66% and 37.92%, respectively), and Capsicum frutescens (36,44%) for understory.