Abstract
This study aims to examine the floating rice nursery techniques as local wisdom of agricultural systems on wetland swamps, and the characteristics of wetland swamps. The research method used is ethnography, which aims to describe in detail the themes or perspectives that originate from the phenomenon and the interaction of individuals or groups in culture. The results showed that the Ogan ethnic in Pemulutan had carried out a wetland swamp farming system for generations. This agricultural technique utilizes wild plants such as swamp grass (berondong) and freshwater algae (reamon) as a medium for floating rice nurseries. The use of natural resources around agricultural land is a form of local wisdom in preserving the environment. Wetland swamp agro-ecosystem with local wisdom of floating rice nurseries can maintain a sustainable ecosystem and environment. The agricultural land of the Ogan community is dominated by swollen or shallow patches of around 6.289 hectares or 59,1 per cent, middle swamps of 3.309 hectares or 31 per cent, the remaining 9,9 per cent or 1.058 hectares are deep swampland. The potential land for farming which shallow land and middle land.
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