TY - JOUR
KW - Indonesia
KW - Acacia mearnsii
KW - central Java
KW - commercialization
KW - farming system development
KW - agroforestry
AU - Lucinne M. Berenschot
AU - Bram M. Filius
AU - Soedarwono Hardjosoediro
AB - In 1922, the colonial government introduced Acacia mearnsii in the tobacco-growing region of Wonosobo. Soon this species was accepted by the local people who developed an agroforestry system based on a rotation of A. mearnsii and agricultural crops. Now, the growing of the black wattle is becoming less popular. To study the prospects for this agroforestry system 143 farmers from 5 villages were interviewed. The functions of this agroforestry system are the production of fuelwood and bark (which contains tannin for the leather industry), soil conservation and soil improvement. The following factors affect A. mearnsii growing: population density (which affects farm size and demand for domestic fuelwood), tobacco-processing (which requires fuel), topography and commercialization. If current trends continue, the contribution of the functions of this agroforestry system to welfare will not be sufficient to compete successfully with subsistence and cash crops like potatoes and tobacco. Therefore, A. mearnsii cultivation is expected to decline further.
AN - 91-01851
BT - Agroforestry Systems
C1 - Agroforest Syst
C6 - 0167-4366; 1572-9680
DA - 02/1988
DB - link.springer.com
DO - 10.1007/BF02344749
IS - 1-3
LA - English
N2 - In 1922, the colonial government introduced Acacia mearnsii in the tobacco-growing region of Wonosobo. Soon this species was accepted by the local people who developed an agroforestry system based on a rotation of A. mearnsii and agricultural crops. Now, the growing of the black wattle is becoming less popular. To study the prospects for this agroforestry system 143 farmers from 5 villages were interviewed. The functions of this agroforestry system are the production of fuelwood and bark (which contains tannin for the leather industry), soil conservation and soil improvement. The following factors affect A. mearnsii growing: population density (which affects farm size and demand for domestic fuelwood), tobacco-processing (which requires fuel), topography and commercialization. If current trends continue, the contribution of the functions of this agroforestry system to welfare will not be sufficient to compete successfully with subsistence and cash crops like potatoes and tobacco. Therefore, A. mearnsii cultivation is expected to decline further.
PY - 1988
SP - 119
EP - 135
T2 - Agroforestry Systems
TI - Factors determining the occurrence of the agroforestry system with Acacia mearnsii in Central Java
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02344749
VL - 6
ER -