Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 460-466
The Carrying Capacity Analysis of Land for Food Agriculture: Case Study in Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan
Sri Setyati1, Fadly H Yusran2, Asmu’i3, Bambang J Priatmadi2
1Doctorate Program of Agricultural Science, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru (70714), Indonesia
2Soil Science Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Lambung Mangkurat University, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru (70714), Indonesia
3Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin (70123), Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Sri Setyati
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to analyze the carrying capacity of agricultural food land which will be useful for evaluating and planning sustainable management of agricultural food land in Banjar Regency. The research was carried out throughout rice farming area. Method used was a descriptive quantitative approach to describe the relationship between variables. The analysis carried out was a carrying capacity of agricultural land and the optimal population. The result showed that among twenty districts in regency, there were seven districts belonging to Class I which was classified as capable of self-sufficiency in food and capable of providing a decent life for its inhabitants. There were eleven districts classified as Class II which was capable of food-sufficiency but had not been able to support the population and Class III, two district as not being able to be self-sufficient in food. On the average, Banjar Regency belongeds to Class II with a land carrying capacity of 1.80. There were two districts, namely Martapura and Martapura Timur, where the optimal population was smaller than the recorded population. Overall, the optimal population of Banjar Regency was still above the recorded population.
Keywords: Sustainable agriculture, land carrying capacity, agricultural land, population.
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