Abstract
The communities who live around Sibolangit Tourism Park have developed nontimber forest products (NTFP) in their own agroforestry lands. This research evaluates the potential economic and development prospects from NTFP development in the Park by examining: (1) type of NTFP and economic value from community agrofrestry land, (2) contribution of NTFPs on household income, (3) development prospects of NTFP-based agroforestry around Sibolangit Tourism Park. The research was conducted in two selected villages around Sibolangit Tourism Park: Sembahe Village and Batu Mbelin Village. The research took place over a period between June and August 2016. Research data was obtained from in-depth interviews and observations. A descriptive method was used to analyze and describe facts related to the research aims. The type of NTFPs cultivated by communities at the research sites include mangosteen, durian, garcinia, candlenut, lanzones, lansium, bitter bean, and areca nut (as their forestry component) and ginger, turmeric, chili, papaya, etlingera, and banana (as the agriculture component). Most NTFPs are cultivated as a comercial product. The economic value of NTFPs in Batu Mbelin Village has reached Rp. 547,275,000/year or contribute 80.07% of total family income. Meanwhile, the economic value of NTFPs in Sembahe Village has reached Rp 682,100,000/year, contributing to 78.75% of total household income. Therefore, the prospects for supporting and expanding NTFP in agroforestry plots in and around Sibolangit Tourism Park has high potential for supporting household income
Highlights
From a national economic context, forests have multiple functions that provide both direct and indirect benefits
Most nontimber forest products (NTFP) are for commercial production and others help to fulfil subsistence requirements
Economic value of NTFP across two locations indicate that there is a higher economic value from NTFP, which garner high values that contribute to 79.41% of total family income
Summary
From a national economic context, forests have multiple functions that provide both direct and indirect benefits. Forest resource utilization tends to be conducted partially, oriented to single commodity extraction that is timber production. The singular timber production approach is restricted by the knowledge, capability, technology, and local development interests and presents barriers for the potential benefit of forest cultivation in a given area. The singular timber extraction model is no longer fit for the context of supporting national development priorities given the expansive logging that has occurred in Indonesia during the past two decades. Government priorities have shifted in the interest of seeking potential multi-dimensional solutions to focus on people’s welfare, and desire to build the capabilities to support local community livelihood priorities
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