Evaluation of Carrying Capacity Lands for Food Agriculture Based on Land Degradation in Pagar Alam City – Indonesia
Ratna Wilis1, Eri Barlian2, Dedi Hermon3, Indang Dewata4, Iswandi Umar5
1Ratna Wilis*, his/her Department of geography and doctoral program of environmental science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
2Eri Barlian, Department of doctoral program of environmental science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
3Dedi Hermon, Department of geography and doctoral program of environmental science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
4Indang Dewata, Department of doctoral program of environmental science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
5Iswandi Umar, Department of geography and doctoral program of environmental science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on April 29, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on May 09, 2020. | Manuscript published on May 30, 2020. | PP: 15-19 | Volume-4, Issue-9, May 2020. | Retrieval Number: I0846054920/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijmh.I0846.054920
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Abstract: The purpose of this research is a) analyzing the Land of paddy land change in South Sumatera province, and b) analyzing the capacity to support agricultural land-based food crops degraded land in Pagar Alam City. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach, with variables are about changing land-use using the Geographic information systems (GIS). The results showed that the most extensive land-use in 2007 was mixed bush dryland agriculture (40339.45 Ha), while in 2019 was paddy land (24195.47 Ha). The result of carrying capacity land value is 4.34, which means that the region can carry out food self-sufficiency and can provide a decent living for the population. Most of Pagar Alam City region has land suitability in the range of class II-IV. In general, for the future, the area in Pagar Alam City still has the potential to be developed for agricultural activities.
Keywords: Land-use, carrying capacity, degradation.