RECLASSIFICATION OF AGROECOLOGICAL ZONES: CASE STUDY AT NANGAPANDA,
ENDE, EAST NUSA TENGGARA
Nadya
Paramitha Putri1, Evi Frimawaty2, Adi Wibowo3 �
Univeristas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
An agroecological zone can be one of the
agricultural planning assessments that consider the environment's physical
conditions and the commodities suitable for those conditions. Mapping of
agroecological zones in Indonesia has been carried out by the Ministry of
Agriculture but on an extensive coverage (small scale) so that it is not
representative at the district level. This study aims to update the spatial map
of agroecological zones in Nangapanda District so the agroecological zones map
becomes more detailed and more representative to be used as a reference for
development at the district level, especially for agriculture. The assessment
of agroecological zones will be based on the 2013 AEZ module of the
Agricultural Research and Development Agency (BPPP) and carried out with
spatial overlay analysis using a geographic information system. The results
showed that on a scale of 1:50.000, the agroecological zones formed in
Nangapanda were dominated by Zone IIay (dry lowland annual crops) with 9.120,87
ha (47,93%) followed by Zone I (forestry) with 8.432,29 ha (44,31%), Zone IIIay
(dry lowland annual and food crops) 690,58 ha (3,63%), Zone IIby (dry midland
annual crops) 517,69% (2,72%), and Zone IVay (dry lowland food crops) 270 ha
(1,42%). These updated agroecological zones are very different from the
1:250.000 scale BPPP 2013 agroecological zones in terms of zoning, detail, dan
spatial patterns. The results of this study are expected to help in planning
and decision-making for planting commodities following the environment's
physical conditions.
Keywords: agroecological zones, gis, overlay, agriculture
commodities, sustainable agriculture.
Corresponding Author: Nadya Paramitha Putri
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
Indonesia has various agro-environments, and most of the
local people are still employed by agriculture-related businesses, which
continue to play a significant part in the local economy (Syuaib, 2015). The
diversity of agro-environments can have an impact on the diversity of
suitability levels and potential land resources, types of agricultural
commodities that can be developed, as well as the technical inputs needed for
their development (Ahmed et al., 2016); (Chen et al., 2022).
Whether or not a type of commodity or technology can be applied to an area will
be known if accurate data and information on the potential of land resources
are available (Kumalawati et al., 2020).
To support land use planning following its carrying
capacity, FAO 1978 introduced the concept of compiling an agroecological zone
map to assist integrated agricultural land planning and management for developing
countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (Saidi & Suryani,
2019). FAO has developed and applied the agroecological zone method approach
for more than two decades to support land planning and management for
sustainable agricultural development at regional, national, and provincial
levels (Soeparno &
Heriawan, 2021). The AEZ approach can be used for planning, managing,
and monitoring land resources, such as inventorying potential land resources,
land use types and production systems, land suitability, and evaluating land
productivity (Yao et al., 2022).
Nangapanda Subdistrict, located at East Nusa Tenggara,
offers the potential for dry land agriculture. Nearly all of Nangapanda
consists of dry land with a composition of 99,77% and a wetland composition of
just 0,23% (Nangapanda, 2023). The dry land is mainly used for agriculture, forestry,
and plantations, while the wetland is focused on rice field development (Nangapanda, 2023). There was a national movement program in 2009-2011
by the Ministry of Agriculture to improve the production and quality of cocoa
under the control of the Director General Plantation, conducted in 9 provinces
in Indonesia, including East Nusa Tenggara province at Sikka Regency and Ende
Regency (Tola, 2016). Since the national movement program, the community
of Nangapanda has focused more on cocoa than other commodities; this is also
due to the relatively higher selling price of cocoa commodities than food
commodities and is still an agricultural trend to date in the community.
However, many other commodities have competitive selling prices and relatively
easy maintenance compared to cocoa, which is environmentally suitable and can
be developed on drylands, such as in Nangapanda.
Based on this, guidance is
needed on suggesting what commodities can be developed in the Nangapanda area
so that agriculture is not focused on a monoculture system or relying on just
one commodity. Agroecological zone mapping has become essential because it can
be used to assess land suitability for agricultural commodities based on
climate, terrain, and soil parameters (BBSDLP, 2013). FAO recommends the use of
agroecological zone maps at the national and provincial levels compiled at a
scale of 1:1.000.000-1:500.000. In Indonesia, agroecological zone maps are arranged
at a scale of 1.000.000 for main islands and a scale of 1:250.000 for provinces
(Julianto et al., 2021). The regional scale
agroecological zone map at 1:250.000 is still classified as very general. It
needs to be further detailed in its delineation if it is used as a reference
for agricultural development at levels below the province, such as regencies
and districts (Hikmatullah & Ritung, 2014). This paper aims to arrange
an updated map of agroecological zones so that it is relevant to be used as a
reference for agricultural plans for Nangapanda District.
METHOD
Study Area
The study was carried
out in Nangapanda District, Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province at the
beginning of 2023. Nangapanda District is located at
08�39'12"-08�48'35" S and 121�23'39"-121�34'26" E (Figure
1), about 35 km straight to the west of Ende City. According to remote sensing
calculations, Nangapanda District has a total area of 190.31 km2.
Nangapanda District is surrounded by several districts nearby. Maukaro District
and Nagekeo District border north and west, while Sawu Sea and Ende District
border south and east (Figure 1). The field observations show that Nangapanda
District consists mainly of dry land with a variety of topographic types of
land, such as mountains, hills, valleys, and beaches. Based on the rainfall
intensity and climatic season zone, which show eight dry months and four wet
months, the climate conditions in Nangapanda District are classified as dry.
Figure 1.
Research Area
Nangapanda District
is administratively divided into 28 villages, with most people dependent on
agriculture for subsistence (Nangapanda, 2023). They take advantage of the dry land environments of
Nangapanda by preserving the forest and cultivating food crops suited to
dryland circumstances as well as longevity plants for plantations.
Additionally, Nangapanda is developing lowland rice, representing a small
portion of the wetland's agricultural potential. In order to ensure that their
agricultural land is sufficiently irrigated throughout the year, wetlands are
developed explicitly in locations close to the possibility of plenty of water
sources. However, the majority of the villages in Nangapanda were located
distant from water sources. Therefore, these villages developed agricultural
and food crops that could thrive in arid climates and are suitable for dry
areas.
Data
There are several
data used in this research, primarily for arranging the agroecological zone.
The data used in this study are:
a.
Imagery data of the
national digital elevation model (DEMNAS) in tiff format with a vertical
resolution of 8 meters from Badan Informasi Geospatial/Geospatial Information
Agency (BIG), which can be downloaded via http://tides.big.go.id/DEMNAS/ with
sheet number 2107-32, 2107-34, 2207-11, and 2207-13.
b.
Map of soil type data
at the scale of 1:50.000 from Balai Penelitian Tanah/Soil Research Center
(Balittanah) in shapefile (.shp) format. Soil type, soil drainage, and soil
moisture regime will be derived from this map of soil type data.
c.
Rainfall measurement
data with mm units was obtained from three measurement stations: Badan
Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika/Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics
Agency (BMKG) at two stations, namely the Frans Sales Lega Meteorology Station
and the Xaverius Seda Meteorology Station, and rainfall measurement data from
the office of Agricultural Instructor Agency (BPP) Nangapanda Subdistrict from
2009 to 2018. These rainfall data are then interpolated using ArcMap 10.4 map
data processor to be converted into spatial data.
d.
ZOM (climatic season
zone) data from Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika/Meteorology,
Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to obtain dry months combined with
rainfall measurement data.
Spatial Analysis of
Agroecological Zone
After the required data has been collected, data
processing is carried out to obtain derived data, which will then be
reclassified. Agroecological zones were carried out by considering several
physical environmental conditions that refer to the technical guidelines of
agroecological zones by the Agricultural Research and Development Agency,
Ministry of Agriculture, published in 2013. The 2013 technical guidelines of
agroecological zones used in this research refine the 1994 agroecological zones
module, where the zone groupings are arranged consistently and have a good
correlation between their polygons (BPPP, 2013).
DEMNAS data will be used to obtain slope data and
topographical elevation data. Combinations of ZOM data and rainfall measurement
data will be used to obtain dry months. Soil type, soil drainage, and soil
moisture regime will be derived from a map of soil type data. The derived data
are then grouped according to the need for and sub-zoning. The parameters and
criteria to reclassify for the formation of zones and sub-zones refer to Table
1. Agroecological zones will be formed by combining and overlaying the zone and
sub-zones data. The overall analysis procedure can be summarized in a schematic
diagram (Figure 2).
Table 1. Parameters and Criteria on Agricultural/forest
system for Agroecological Zoning
Parameter |
Zone |
||||||
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
|
Slope (%) |
>40 |
>15-≤40 |
≥8-≤15 |
<8 |
<8 |
<8 |
<8 |
Soil type |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fibrist, hemist, saprists |
Halaquepts, Sulfauepts |
Spodosols, Quatzip-samments |
Soil drainage |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Very excessively drained, excessively drained, somewhat excessively
drained |
Parameter |
Sub-Zone |
||||||
Temperature Regime |
Moisture Regime |
||||||
a |
B |
c |
d |
x |
y |
q |
|
Temperature (�C) |
>20 |
19-≤20 |
15-18 |
≤15 |
- |
- |
- |
Elevation (masl) |
≤700 |
>700-≤1200 |
>1200-≤2000 |
>2000 |
- |
- |
- |
Soil drainage |
- |
- |
- |
- |
well-drained, moderately well drained |
well-drained, moderately well drained |
somewhat poorly drained, poorly drained, very poorly drained |
Soil moisture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Moist (udic) |
somewhat dry (ustic) |
Wet (aquic) |
Dry months (<100 mm) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0-3 |
4-8 |
- |
Source: Agricultural
Research and Development Agency, Ministry of Agriculture (2013)
Figure 2. Schematic Diagram of Analysis Procedure
The agroecological zones formed from the overlay
process of the physical characteristics of the environment will result in 7
agroecological zones consisting of 3 zones for the development of food crops
and horticulture commodities and four zones for forestry, plantation, fishery,
and pasture areas. This zone is then combined with the sub-zones, and each
zones and type of land use are as follows:
Table 2. Agroecological Zones and its commodity
Suggestion
Zone |
System |
Subsystem |
Suggestion |
I |
Forestry |
Non-agriculture |
Forestry, production forest, and
protected forest |
IIax |
Annual crops |
Dry lowland with wet climate |
Palm, rubber, coconut, robusta coffee,
pepper, clove |
IIay |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Cocoa, cashew, castor, clove,
cottonwood, nutmeg |
|
IIbx |
Dry midland with a wet climate |
Robusta coffee, cacao, durian, oranges,
clove |
|
IIby |
Dry midland with a dry climate |
Cacao, cottonwood, nutmeg, candlenut |
|
IIcx |
Dry highland with wet climate |
Robusta coffee, cinnamon, gambier,
longan, apple, grape, tea, quinine |
|
IIIax |
Annual crops or food crops |
Dry lowland with wet climate |
Rubber, coconut, palm, robusta coffee,
pepper, vanilla, petal, star fruit, jackfruit, duke, durian, rose apple,
orange, mangosteen, corn, soya bean, mung beans, peanuts, cowpea, sweet
potato, cassava, banana. |
IIIay |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Cashew, vanilla, castor, cacao,
cottonwood, nutmeg, sorghum, corn, cotton, mango, orange, grapes, sugarcane,
tobacco, soya bean, peanuts, cowpea, long beans, cassava, sweet potato |
|
IIIbx |
Dry midland with a wet climate |
Robusta coffee, vanilla, petal, star
fruit, rose apple, orange, mangosteen, corn, soya bean, mung beans, peanuts,
cowpea, sweet potato, cassava, and banana. |
|
IIIby |
Dry midland with a dry climate |
Apple, orange, avocado, jackfruit,
breadfruit, kedondong, longan, robusta coffee, tobacco, guava |
|
Iraq |
Food crops |
Wet lowland with wet climate |
Irrigation paddy |
IVax |
Dry lowland with wet climate |
Upland rice, corn, soya beans,
mungbean's, peanuts, cowpea, sweet potato, cassava, tobacco, red onion,
cayenne pepper |
|
IVay |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Upland rice, corn, soya bean, mung
beans, peanuts, cowpea, sweet potato, cassava, red onion, sugarcane, cayenne
pepper |
|
IVbq |
Wet midland with a wet climate |
Irrigation paddy |
|
IVbx |
Dry midland with a wet climate |
Corn, soya bean, mung beans, peanuts,
cowpea, sweet potato, cassava, red onion, red chili pepper, tomato |
|
IVby |
Dry midland with a dry climate |
Upland rice, corn, soya bean, mung
beans, peanuts, cowpea, sweet potato, garlic, spring onion, red chili pepper |
|
IVcx |
Dry highland with wet climate |
Wheat, corn, long beans, red onion, red
chili pepper, cucumber, pineapple, ginger, aromatic ginger, turmeric,
galangal |
|
V |
Annual crops/horticulture if peat
thickness <3m with hemist and saprist soil types. Nonagricultural use or natural
vegetation if the peat thickness >3m with soil type of fibrist. |
- |
|
VI |
Forestry or coastal fisheries. |
Nonagricultural |
Mangrove |
VII |
Forestry or pasture |
Nonagricultural |
Forestry, pasture |
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Agroecological Zones in Nangapanda by Agricultural
Research and Development Agency
Based on agroecological zone data on a scale of 1:250,000 sourced from
the Agricultural Research and Development Agency (BPPP), there are three zones
in Nangapanda District Zone I, Zone IIay, and Zone IVay. Based on the
agroecological zone data (Figure 3), it can be seen that Zone I is the most
dominant zone in Nangapanda District, with an area of 18,694.50 ha (98.2%).
This is because the land formations in Nangapanda District are relatively hilly
to mountainous with quite steep slopes. In general, the Nangapanda District
area is directed to forestry crop systems. Meanwhile, Zone IVay is a food crop
system found in coastal areas. A small area on the north of Nangapanda in the
highlands with an area of 188.26 ha (1.0%), and Zone IIay, which is a system of
annual crops or plantations, is located in the northern part of Nangapanda
District with an area of 148.68 ha (0.8%).
If using the agroecological zone map from BPPP as a reference for
agricultural activities, it can be said that agricultural activities cannot be
carried out in the Nangapanda because it refers to the suggestions that Zone I
is a forestry system. This is because the BPPP agroecological zone data is very
general because of its small scale (1:250,000), so the agroecological zone data
is not detailed even though based on field observations, not all Nangapanda
areas have a slope of 40% (for Zone I determination). So then, an updated
agroecological zone was arranged using data on a scale of 1:50,000.
Figure
3. Agroecological Zones by BPPP 2013
Updating of Agroecological Zones in Nangapanda
The more accurate slope mainly influences the level of detail for updated
agroecological zones compared to the slope for the spatial data used on the
agroecological zones by BPPP in 2013. The detail and accuracy of the slope is a
significant factor when mapping agroecological zones because it determines the
zone. Generalization problems related to map scale will be challenging, especially
in relief representations. This also applies equally to the topographic
elevation factors, where the height will not be illustrated in detail and only
becomes a morphological picture on a smaller scale (Samsonov, 2022).
The next thing that determines the level of detail is the type of soil.
Two soil characteristics are used in determining agroecological zones: soil
moisture and soil drainage. These characteristics can be determined if soil
type data is available so that moisture and drainage characteristics can be
traced. The considerable spatial and temporal variability of soil properties at
big scales and the high expense and difficulty of obtaining laboratory-based
soil studies make it challenging to obtain correct soil information (Maynard et al., 2023). Based on detailed polygon delineation from the 1:250.000 survey soil
map to the 1:50.000 scale supported by inheritance data and limited field
verification, a new soil type database is formed at a more detailed scale. It
can analyze agroecological zones (Hikmatullah & Ritung, 2014).
The climatic factor used in the agroecological zones mapping is the
number of dry months; in this case, it has little effect because the entire
Nangapanda region has the same number of dry months, which is four months. In
the agroecological zones assessment by BPPP in 2013, climate resource map data
on a scale of 1:1.000.000 was used, sourced from the Agroclimate and Hydrology
Research Institute (Balitklimat) 2003. The results of data analysis will be
different if the required data is rainfall because even though the number of
dry months is the same, there are differences in annual rainfall in several
different areas in Nangapanda, where at the higher altitudes, the rainfall is
also higher. The detailed rainfall measurement data level is influenced by the map's
scale and the number of measuring stations (Gutowski Jr et al., 2003).
Figure 4. Agroecological Zones After Updating
Based on the agroecological
zone data from this compilation, there are five classes of agroecological
zones, with Zone, I still dominating the Nangapanda District area of 8,432
hectares or 44.3% but currently together with Zone IIay covering 9,120.87
hectares or 47.93% (Table 3). Two new zones previously did not appear in the
agroecological zones compiled by BPPP 2013; there are Zone IIby and Zone IIIay.
Table
3. Areas of Updated Agroecological Zones in Nangapanda
Zone |
System |
Subsystem |
Suggestion |
Area (ha) |
% |
I |
Forestry |
Nonagricultural |
Forestry, production forest, and protected forest |
8432,29 |
44,31 |
IIay |
Annual crops |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Cocoa, cashew, castor, clove, cottonwood, nutmeg |
9120,87 |
47,93 |
IIby |
Annual crops |
Dry midland with a dry climate |
Cacao, cottonwood, nutmeg, candlenut |
517,69 |
2,72 |
IIIay |
Annual or food crops |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Cashew, vanilla, castor, cacao, cottonwood, nutmeg,
sorghum, corn, cotton, mango, orange, grapes, sugarcane, tobacco, soya bean,
peanuts, cowpea, long beans, cassava, sweet potato |
690,58 |
3,63 |
IVay |
Food crops |
Dry lowland with a dry climate |
Upland rice, corn, soya bean, mung beans, peanuts,
cowpea, sweet potato, cassava, red onion, sugarcane, cayenne pepper |
270,00 |
1,42 |
|
|
|
|
19031,44 |
100,00 |
Source: Data Processing, 2023
After
updating, Zone IIay, initially only found at the northern tip of Nangapanda,
has become scattered and dominates in the Nangapanda area along with Zone I.
This is influenced, in particular, by the slope condition, which is relatively
steep but not excessively steep. It is suitable for planting plantation crops
following the agroecological zones' suggestion. Meanwhile, highly steep areas
with a slope of >40% will be identified as Zone I. Zone IIby is concentrated
north of Nangapanda, which passes eight mountain peaks with an average height
of 800 meters above sea level. This area is the highest in Nangapanda District,
with the highest point being on Keli (mountain) Mbumbu in Romarea village at
936 meters above sea level. Zone IIIay and Zone IVay spatially appear in areas
with relatively flat terrain such as valleys, coasts, river banks, or on flat
mountain peaks and ridge tops.
Based on zoning formed after updating the agroecological zone, the
agricultural system that can be applied in Nangapanda are the system of annual
crops and food crops with annual crops as the central system. The dominant
subsystem is dry lowland with a dry climate. In contrast, development in dry
midland is centered on mountainous areas that pass through the villages of
Mbobhenga, Romarea, Tendaera, and Tendambepa.
CONCLUSION
The agroecological
zone data sourced from the Agricultural Research and Development Agency (BPPP)
needs to be updated and further detailed so that it can be used as a relevant
reference for agricultural planning and implementation at the village or
district level. Based on data analysis and the arrangement of agroecological
zones that have been carried out, Nangapanda is dominated by Zone IIay or
dry-lowland plantation subsystem. Commodities suggested to be developed in
these zones are cocoa, cashew, castor bean, cloves, cottonwood, and nutmeg.
This zone dominates Nangapanda because of the relatively steep slope conditions
in the low altitude areas that spread across the Nangapanda. There are several
other zones which, although the area is relatively small, should also pay attention
to for the development of commodities following the commodities suggested by
the zoning so agriculture becomes more effective. The selection of commodities
to be developed also needs to consider non-physical aspects of the environment
related to the socio-cultural community and economic improvement to achieve
sustainable agriculture.
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