DIRECT ECONOMIC VALUE OF LAND USE BY THE MERATUS DAYAK COMMUNITY

Abstract

Forests are the basis of social life and support for the sustainability of life and economy for the Meratus Dayak community. Almost the entire Meratus Dayak community has a livelihood as farmers and the bahuma or farming and gardening has a close relationship with the forest. The purpose of this study is to analyze the direct value of land use commodities by the Dayak Meratus community, specifically the people of Loksado Village, Lok Lahung Village, and Ulang Village. Data collection was carried out on 20 respondents in each village which were selected purposively by interview and direct observation. Field commodities are rice and seasonal crops, while garden crops are annual crops. The direct value of the use of garden land has a greater value, which is Rp. 1,317,657,500.00 compared to the direct value of land use for fields of Rp. 878,678,000.00. The village with the highest total direct value for the field category is Lok Lahung Village, which is Rp. 325,460,000.00, followed by Loksado Village with a total of Rp. 313,763,000.00 and the village of Ulang with a total of Rp. 239,455,000.00. Meanwhile, for the use of garden land, Lok Lahung Village has a higher value of Rp. 699,264,000.00 than Loksado Village with a value of Rp. 343,3100,000.00 and Ulang village with a value of Rp. 275,083,500.00.

Keywords

• meratus dayak
• direct value
• land use
• field
• garden