Local Wisdom Of Farmers On The Northern Slopes Of Ungaran Mountain To Reduce Erosion On Agricultural Land (Case Study in Persen Hamlet, Sekaran Village)

Abstract

Persen Hamlet had a sloping topography on the northern slopes of the Ungaran mountain which caused erosion. The dominant erosion in Indonesia caused by runoff water causes the loss of top soil elements affecting soil fertility and detrimental to farmers who depend on agricultural products. Objectives of this research (1) to identify the erosion hazard level that occurred in Persen Hamlet on the northern slopes of Ungaran mountain as spatial analysis and (2) the relation about erosion hazard level to local wisdom farmer at Persen Hamlet, Sekaran Village in soil managing that used as agricultural erosion land. Methods of data collection on this study were interviews to explore the local wisdom of farmers in Persen Hamlet then field observations, for spatial analysis using the USLE approach which was inputted in the Geographic Information System (GIS) to create a map of erosion hazard levels in Persen Hamlet of the northern slopes of the Ungaran mountain. Data analysis technique used spatial data analysis, and to combine the research parameters, it analyzed the strategy to reduce agriculture erosion land through local wisdom conducted by farmers in Persen Hamlet. The results of research indicated that there is local wisdom conducted by farmer to reduce agricultural erosion land in Persen Hamlet of the northern slopes of the Ungaran mountain that could be known through behavior of farmer in Persen Hamlet in managing soil to reduce agricultural erosion land. Keywords—Agricultural Erosion Land, Local Wisdom of Farmers.