Agroforestry Commodities That Play a Role in The Level of Farmer Resilience in Facing Climate Change in The Highlands of Eastern Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Climate change is impacting the vulnerability of agroforestry farmers, causing food shortages and reduced resilience. This impact is experienced by farmers especially in the Asian region, including Indonesia. Various highland agroforestry commodities in South Sulawesi have been developed, such as candlenut trees, mixed coffee gardens, intercropping with pine stands, sugar palm gardens, and mixed teak forests. Various literature related to agroforestry outside Java, such as Sulawesi, has not yet revealed much about the various plant commodities that make up drought-resistant agroforestry and their role in resilience in facing drought as an impact of climate change. This study aims to determine the role of various plant commodities in agroforestry on the level of farmer resilience in the highland areas of eastern Indonesia. The research location samples were determined purposively in Maros, Tana Toraja, Soppeng, Sinjai and Gowa districts. Data collection through observation and structured interviews. Descriptive data analysis using scoring techniques to determine the role of various agroforestry commodities in the level of farmer resilience based on recovery time and level of adaptation during critical times due to the impacts of climate change. The results of the study show that coffee as an agroforestry commodities have a higher value of livelihood assets, natural resource capital, human resource capital, and financial capital compared to candlenut, sugar palm, honey, pine resin, and candlenut and teak wood.

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