The impact of flooding on rice production in the Krueng Kluet Watershed, Aceh Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Kluet Utara is a sub-district in South Aceh Regency, Aceh Province. This sub-district is the largest rice field area in South Aceh Regency with an area of ± 1,627.34 Ha. Currently, lowland rice farmers in this district often suffer losses due to flooding from the Krueng Kluet watershed which has an impact on crop failure and the drifting of rice production that is carried away by flood currents, this greatly affects the decline in lowland rice production. This study aims to examine correlation the impact of flooding on lowland rice production and the relationship between flood-prone areas and the of lowland rice production in Kluet Utara Regency. In conclusion, before the flood the total production was 9,827 tons, productivity was 6.03 tons/ha. Meanwhile, when there was a flood, the production of lowland rice was 2,827 tons, the productivity was 1.73 tons/ha. The relationship of lowland rice production with moderate and high flood areas has a very strong correlation value. That is, there is a very large relationship on the decline in production during a flood, while in very high flood areas there is a correlation between the impact of flooding on a decrease in rice production.