ABSTRACT

This research is aimed at obtaining management optimization technology for adaptive tidal swamp land in order to increase farmers income. This research was conducted in a land management area of 20 ha with the cooperation of 20 farmers in Sidomulyo Village, TambanCatur District, Kapuas Sub-district, in Central Kalimantan in 2017. The technologies implemented include (1) water management, (2) soil tillage, (3) varieties, (4) seed age, (5) planting systems, (6) fertilization, (7) weeding, (8) pest control, and (9) harvest method. The study was conducted in two planting seasons; Rainy Season and Dry Season, 2017. Using the farming who didn’t cooperate as a control, data were collected from daily notes and surveys, as well as analyzed to balance both cost and revenue. The results showed that the application of tidal swampland management optimization technologies packages along with the Planting Index being IP 200, could increase rice productivity by 303%, making the rice-rice planting pattern not just economically profitable but also feasible to be developed on a wide scale. Farmer’s household income increased by IDR 16,549,247/household/year or 44.35% when compared to the previous year’s income.