Potency and Contribution of Non Timber Forest Products in Tabukan Barito Kuala
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Non timber forest product (NTFP) has the potential to improve the welfare of forest communities. This research was conducted to investigate the potency and contribution of NTFP in Tabukan District Batola Regency South Kalimantan Province. To obtain the working map, landsat satellite image from 8 LDCM was overlayed with topography map, spatial map, administration map of Barito Kuala Regency with scale 1:100.000. General survey was conducted in the fiield and the key person in Forestry Agency in the Regency and District were interwiewed. It was found that those are 3 villages having NTFPs namely: Tamba Jaya, Rantau Bamban, and Muara Pulau with NTFPs of rattan, honey and grey sedge. To obtain the potency and contribution of those NTFPs, participatory Rural Appraisal was conducted. The study found that the highest potency of NTFP is rattan (Calamus trachycoleus Becc). It was also revealed that the contribution of NTFP to the income of the society was 69.53% and the rest 30.47% were gained from other trading such as paddy and asalabor in palm oil estate.
Authors and Affiliations
Gunawansyah , Anna Makalew, Rosidah , Arfa Rezekiah
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