GIS-based land suitability mapping for agroforestry development in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Article Sidebar
Abstract Views: 279
File Views: 174
Main Article Content
Abstract
Abstract. Hadiyan Y, Bhermana A, Susanto M, Fithor A. 2026. GIS-based land suitability mapping for agroforestry development in Gunung Mas, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Asian J For 10 (1): r100109. https://doi.org/10.13057/asianjfor/r100109. The expansion of agricultural land to support food security in Indonesia often leads to forest conversion, resulting in deforestation and land degradation. This study proposes agroforestry as a sustainable land-use alternative that integrates food crops with tree-based systems within forested landscapes. We developed a spatial planning framework to identify and allocate suitable agroforestry areas in Gunung Mas District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, using land resource assessments and GIS-based analysis. Slope classes were derived from a 30-m digital elevation model and integrated with land unit data to support planning at a 1:50,000 scale. Land suitability was then determined by matching specific land characteristics with crop growth requirements. The results show that agroforestry is primarily feasible on sloping lands within the 8-14% and 15-24% classes, covering a total of 202,874 hectares, or 18.71% of the district. Unlike monoculture systems, these areas were identified based on their capacity to maintain forest cover while remaining productive for food crops. These findings provide geospatial evidence to support location-specific land-use planning and policy-making. By utilizing this data, local authorities can better manage sustainable landscapes, ensuring that agricultural development does not come at the expense of forest conservation in Central Kalimantan.
Article Details
Issue
Section
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
References
Abdelrahman MAE, Natarajan A, Hegde R. 2016. Assessment of land suitability and capability by integrating remote sensing and GIS for agriculture in Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India. Egypt J Remote Sens Space Sci 19 (1): 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrs.2016.02.001.
Alkan M, Sefercik UG, Marangoz AM, Karakış S. 2010. Updating objects for topographic map information using high resolution optical images of Zonguldak test field. In: Reuter R (eds.). 30th EARSeL Symposium: Remote Sensing for Science, Education, and Natural and Cultural Heritage. EARSeL, Paris.
Amelia V, Kusuma Z, Sudarto, Syekhfani. 2016. Geographical distribution analysis of soil erosion risk for land use planning and sustainable agricultural system: a case study of Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Intl J Agric Innov Res 5 (3): 365-371.
Anda M, Sarwani M, Nugroho K. 2012. Soil map information in Indonesia. In: Anda M, Shofiyati R, Nugroho K, Sulaeman Y, Mamat HS (eds.). Proceeding of International Workshop on Global SoilMap.net Oceania Node 1-10. Bogor, Indonesia, 7-9 February 2011. [Indonesian]
Andini P, Nurlika R, Salma Y, Wicaksono A. 2023. Spatial-temporal analysis of land cover change and oil palm expansion in Gunung Mas. Jurnal Agraria dan Pertanahan 9 (2): 186-202. https://doi.org/10.31292/bhumi.v9i2.784.
Angima SD, Stott DE, O’Neill MK, Ong CK, Weesies GA. 2003. Soil erosion prediction using RUSLE for central Kenyan highland conditions. Agric Ecosyst Environ 97 (1): 295-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00011-2.
Appelt JL, Garcia Rojas DC, Verburg PH, van Vliet J. 2022. Socioeconomic outcomes of agricultural land use change in Southeast Asia. Ambio 51 (5): 1094-1109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01712-4.
Austin KG, Schwantes A, Gu Y, Kasibhatla PS. 2019. What causes deforestation in Indonesia? Environ Res Lett 14 (2): 24007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaf6db.
Baskorowati L, Wirabuana PYAP, Hendrati RL, Nurtjahjaningsih ILG, Setiadi D, Mashudi M, Susanto M, Pudjiono S, Sumardi S, Santoso Sulistiadi HB, Gunawan G. 2024. Early boosting of genetically improved Falcataria moluccana with mycorrhiza for better growth and disease tolerance. For Sci Technol 20 (2): 124-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2024.2314709.
Bhermana A, Amelia V, Sinaga S. 2024. Integrated spatial concept based on harmony in nature for sustainable agriculture in wetlands of Central Kalimantan. E3S Web Conf 595: 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202459504002.
Bhermana A, Suparman S, Tunisa H, Hendro Sunarminto B. 2021. Identification of land resource potential for agricultural landscape planning using land capability evaluation approach and GIS application: A case in Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Jurnal Lahan Suboptimal: J Suboptimal Lands 10 (2): 170-177. https://doi.org/10.36706/jlso.10.2.2021.549.
Bhermana A, Susilawati. 2019. Environmentally sound spatial management using conservation and land evaluation approach at sloping lands in humid tropic: A case study of Antang Kalang Sub-district, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sains Tanah 16 (1): 76-89. https://doi.org/10.20961/stjssa.v16i1.24004.
BPS-Statistics of Gunung Mas District. 2024. Kabupaten Gunung Mas dalam Angka 2024. BPS-Statistics of Gunung Mas District, Kuala Kurun. https://gumaskab.bps.go.id. [Indonesian]
Carvalho PCF, da Silveira Pontes L, Barro RS, Simões VJLP, Dominschek R, dos Santos Cargnelutti C, Maurício RM, de São José JFB, Bremm C. 2024. Integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems as a nature-based solution for sustainable agriculture. Agrofor Syst 98 (7): 2309-2323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01057-9.
Darmawan M, Sutrisno D, Dewi C, Setiyawan IE. 2021. The integration of regional spatial planning (RTRW) and coastal spatial planning (RZWP3K) for the sustainable coastal area development. IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci 750 (1): 012052. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/750/1/012052.
Dibs H. 2013. Spatial analysis by using ArcGIS. [Research Report]. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272436631.
Dohong A, Aziz AA, Dargusch P. 2017. A review of the drivers of tropical peatland degradation in South-East Asia. Land Use Policy 69: 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.035.
Drǎguţ L, Eisank C. 2012. Automated object-based classification of topography from SRTM data. Geomorphology 141-142: 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.12.001.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 2001. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000. Forest Resources Assessment. https://www.fao.org.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 2021. COP26: Agricultural Expansion Drives almost 90 Percent of Global Deforestation. https://www.fao.org.
Food and Agriculture Organization, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (FAO and ICRAF). 2019. Agroforestry and Tenure. Forestery Working Paper No. 8. https://openknowledge.fao.org.
Forbes K, Broadhead J, Bischetti GB. 2013. Forests and Landslides: The Role of Trees and Forests in the Prevention of Landslides and Rehabilitation of Landslide-affected Areas in Asia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok.
Gassner A, Dobie P. 2022. Agroforestry: A primer. Design and Management Principles for People and The Environment. CIFOR-ICRAF, Bogor. https://doi.org/10.5716/cifor-icraf/bk.25114.
Gibbs HK, Ruesch AS, Achard F, Clayton MK, Holmgren P, Ramankutty N, Foley JA. 2010. Tropical forests were the primary sources of new agricultural land in the 1980s and 1990s. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107 (38): 16732-16737. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0910275107.
González-Sánchez EJ, Kassam A, Basch G, Streit B, Holgado-Cabrera A, Triviño-Tarradas P. 2016. Conservation agriculture and its contribution to the achievement of agri-environmental and economic challenges in Europe. AIMS Agric Food 1 (4): 387-408. https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2016.4.387.
Hadiyan Y, Widiyatno, Nurtjahjaningsih I, Na’iem M, Herdyantara B, Isno. 2022. Genetic diversity and structure among four provenances of Gelam (Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. cumingiana) and implications for gene conservation and rehabilitation of degraded peat swamp forest in Indonesia. For Sci Technol 18 (4): 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2022.2115150.
Ilham N, Syahyuti, Sudaryanto T, Pasaribu SM, Irawan B, Gunawan E, Azis M, Suharyono S. 2022. Strategy for farmers corporation development to support food estate in Central Kalimantan. Agro-Socioecon Newsletter 15 (2): 1-8. https://psekp.setjen.pertanian.go.id.
Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research and Development (ICALRRD). 2016. Technical Guidelines: Land Suitability Assessment for Strategic Agricultural Commodities at Semi Detail Level 1:50,000. Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research and Development, Bogor.
Ivanka R, Muhammad FA, Dita LA, Simarmata T. 2024. Assessing the current state and future trends of land use conversion: Implications for food security in Indonesia. IJLSAR 3 (4): 284-290.
Khan F, Waliulloh, Naeem M, Bhatti A. 2007. Effect of slope steepness and wheat crop on soil, runoff and nutrient losses in eroded land of Malakand Agency, NWFP, Pakistan. Sarhad J Agric 23 (1): 101-106.
Maryudi A, Myers R. 2018. Renting legality: How FLEGT is reinforcing power relations in Indonesian furniture production networks. Geoforum 97: 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.10.008.
Ministry of Environment and Forestry. 2021. Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030: Operational Plan for Achieving Indonesia’s Forestry and Land Use Climate Targets. Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Jakarta. https://planologi.kehutanan.go.id. [Indonesian]
Pais CM, Salimath SK, Hegde R, Maheswarappa V, Deepthi DNL, Gooli M. 2024. Agrobiodiversity vis-à-vis agroforestry: Cultivating a sustainable future. Intl J Res Agron 7 (3 Suppl.): 176-186. https://doi.org/10.33545/2618060x.2024.v7.i3sc.428.
Pendrill F, Gardner TA, Meyfroidt P et al. 2022. Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation. Science 377 (6611): eabm9267. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm9267.
Roy MK, Fort MP, Kanter R, Montagnini F. 2025. Agroforestry: A key land use system for sustainable food production and public health. Trees For People 20: 100848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100848.
Setiadi D, Susanto M, Baskorowati L, Mashudi, Pudjiono S. 2021. Genetic variation of Gmelina arborea Roxb in Trenggalek, East Java. IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci 914 (1): 012014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/914/1/012014.
Singh JK, Yadav KK, Gupta N, Kumar V. 2016. Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) and its application in various fields. In: Sohal R (eds.). Energy and Environment: Threats and Remedies. Department of Physics, RJIT.
Siscawati M. 2020. Gender and forest tenure reform in Indonesia. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor. https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/007572.
Soil Survey Staff. 2022. Keys to Soil Taxonomy. 13th ed. USDA-NRCS, Washington DC.
Susanti E, Surmaini E, Pramudia A, Heryani N, Estiningtyas W, Suciantini S, Apriyana Y. 2021. Pemutakhiran peta sumberdaya agroklimat Indonesia untuk mendukung perencanaan pertanian. Jurnal Tanah dan Iklim 45 (1): 47-58. https://doi.org/10.21082/jti.v45n1.2021.47-58. [Indonesian]
Susanto M, Baskorowati L, Hendrati RL, Nurtjahjaningsih ILG, Mashudi, Pudjiono S, Setiadi D, Sumardi, Santoso Sulistiadi HB, Fauzan YSA, Achmad B, Hadiyan Y, Haryjanto L. 2024. Growth of indigenous mountainous Indonesian Hibiscus macrophyllus in agroforestry system from various age, seed sources and slopes. For Sci Technol 20 (3): 300-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2024.2385181.
Triwanto J, Syarifuddin A, Aprilia L. 2024. The effect of land slope level on productivity of Pujon Agroforestry. Agriecobis 7 (2): 89-97. https://doi.org/10.22219/agriecobis.v7i01.32918.
Tropenbos. 2023. Scaling Agroforestry in Indonesia: Opportunities, Challenges and Solution Pathways in Scaling and Mainstreaming Agroforestry in Indonesia. Tropenbos Indonesia and Tropenbos International, Bogor.
van Vliet J, Magliocca NR, Büchner B, Cook E, Rey Benayas JM, Ellis EC, Heinimann A, Keys E, Lee TM, Liu J, Mertz O, Meyfroidt P, Moritz M, Poeplau C, Robinson BE, Seppelt R, Seto KC, Verburg PH. 2016. Meta-studies in land use science: Current coverage and prospects. Ambio 45 (1): 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0699-8.
Wahyutomo PK, Suprayogi A, Wijaya AP. 2016. Aplikasi sistem informasi geografis berbasis web untuk persebaran kantor pos di Kota Semarang dengan Google Maps API. Jurnal Geodesi Undip 5 (3): 70-80. [Indonesian]
Wijaya A, Austin KG, Shevade VS, Stolle F, Hovani L, Beatrix K, Silva-Chavez GA. 2020. How can Indonesia Achieve its Climate Change Mitigation Goal? An Analysis of Potential Contributions from Forests and Land Use. World Resources Institute, Washington DC.
Yudono A. 2018. Why do spatial data and information have a significant role in spatial planning process? The investigation of spatial data and information usage in Indonesian spatial planning policies. Geoplanning: J Geomat Plan 5 (1): 131-146. https://doi.org/10.14710/geoplanning.5.1.131-146.