Slash-and-burn as land clearing method for rubber smallholders: results of a social economic agronomy survey

The search for alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture and slash-and-burn as a land clearing method requires an in-depth knowledge on and diagnosis of the problems that rise with the present management system. A social/economic/agronomic survey on slash-and-burn as a land clearing method (S and B Survey) was conducted among 30 rubber smallholders in the Sepunggur area, Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia. objectives of this survey are: 1) to characterize slash-and-burn techniques; 2) to characterize farmers' perspectives on the land clearing methods related to agronomic aspects (soil fertility, plant growth, production) and 3) to evaluate the importance of and alternatives for slash-and-burn as a land clearing system to smallholders and at community level at present and in the near future. In this paper we present the results of this survey.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ketterings, Q.M., Wibowo, T.T., Penot, Eric, Van Noorwijk, M.
Format:	conference_item biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	ICRAF
Subjects:	F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, culture itinérante, Hevea brasiliensis, petite exploitation agricole, débroussaillement, désherbage, fertilité du sol, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7038, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3589, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7113, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7105, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8345, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3840, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7518,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/465001/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/465001/1/document_465001.pdf
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