PROFITABILITY OF AGROFORESTRY IN TUMPANGSARI-GUNUNG FOREST RESERVE ARJUNA-LALIJIWO, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

Tumpangsari or agroforestry is a land that uses a management system in which trees are mixed in the same land with food crops or pasture for domestic animals. This study aimed to determine the impact of the tumpangsari system on the local community in Gunung Arjuna-Lalijiwo Forest Reserve, East Java Indonesia, specifically UB Forest, in terms of socioeconomic status. In addition, the monetary value of products produced from tumpangsari agroforestry system from the UB forest has been evaluated. Primary data consists of the questionnaire distributed to 90 selected respondents, in-depth interviews and site observations. Secondary data was collected through literature review through journals, articles and government official documents. Data collected has been analyzed by using the Chi-square test and SPSS. This study revealed that more than half of the respondents were involved in tumpangsari agroforestry activity (73.3%). The highest income is from the respondents who cultivated coffee and vegetables using tumpangsari method in Dusun Sumbersari and Sumberwangi at RM1000-RM1,200.00 (Rp3.33M-Rp4.00M) or 27.7%, which shows that the local community at UB Forest highly depends on tumpangsari related activities as their primary income.