PERMACULTURE, UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PENDAPATAN PENTANI KECIL

Abstract

The increasing population in rural and urban areas requires additional green stainable spaces. However, adequate space both in rural and urban is not easy in high populated areas. People need space for yard, gardens, microclimate regulator, Thus, increasing function of space is wise solutions, including to overcome economic problems. Utilize yards for farming have known for a long time, but fluctuation environmental factors still are problems for increasing harvest, uncertain gain. This research aims to get information about the gain production from small scale farming, by combining multi-cropping plants. Several times Interviews with ten groups of farmers in three different villages were implemented. Information of serial harvests were collected from the fruit trees, vegetables, duck and chicken farms, apiary. Productivity of Permaculture located in three villages at Meratus hill was calculated by considering manpower involved, recycle process in farming system, and economic gain. In conclusion, there are about 30 people of 6 families involved in and nursery and farming and earn a salary of about 400.000.000 per year, harvesting 50.000 trees, 5 tons fruits, 15 tons vegetables, 15 goats, 65 chickens and ducks in the area of 4 ha. In conclusion, homey yard based Permaculture in Pagat, Birayang, Jejangkit, and Karang Taruna can be promoted as a solution for a small farm sustainable model, Permaculture.