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The Dynamics of Sustainable Livelihoods and Agroforestry in Gunungkidul Karst Area, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Forest and Society · Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023) · pp. 222–246

DOI
10.24259/fs.v7i2.21886
ISSN
2549-4333, 2549-4724
Published
2023-05-11
Publisher
Forestry Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Abstract

The livelihoods of farmers in developing countries are often associated with the existence of forests, especially agroforestry. The dynamics of agroforestry and livelihoods could not be separated from the political context and developments in Indonesia. In this paper, the dynamics of Sustainable Livelihood Assets (SLA) owned by smallholder farmers are explored using three political sequences, namely the New Order Era, the Reform Era, and the Post-Reform Era. The result showed that the development of agroforestry in Gunungkidul had been primarily influenced by political initiatives that have a connection with vegetation coverage, livelihood assets, and species composition in the systems. The livelihoods possessed by farmers have been relatively sustainable during the past five decades; only a slight change could be observed in the ownership of capital. The political initiatives have been an enabling environment for agroforestry development that support sustainable livelihoods. The study recommends that the socio-political culture needs to consider the traditional agroforestry system in order to sustain the livelihoods of the people.

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Ahmad MaryudiAffiliation unknown2
Arsad RagandhiAffiliation unknown2
Agus Heruanto HadnaAffiliation unknown2
Abdul Wahab JufriUniversity of Mataram1
D SripatmiUniversity of Mataram1
Cahya Ning LintangAffiliation unknown1
Restin AmbangsihAffiliation unknown1
Alfred Umbu Kuala NgajiAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad BaiquniAffiliation unknown1
Hatma SuryatmojoAffiliation unknown1
Zuli Laili IsnainiAffiliation unknown1
Bambang HudayanaAffiliation unknown1
Dian AfriyantiAffiliation unknown1

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