INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF BANJERESE FARMERS TO PREDICT THE SEASON IN AGRICULTURE AREA SWAMPLAND

Deasy Arisanty¹, Karunia Puji Hastuti², Parida Angriani³, Ismi Rajiani⁴*

¹Dr., Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin, INDONESIA, deasyarisanty@ulm.ac.id
²Dr., Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin, INDONESIA, karuniapuji@ulm.ac.id
³Dr., Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin, INDONESIA, parida.angriani@ulm.ac.id
⁴Dr., Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik, INDONESIA, ismi.rajiani@umg.ac.id
*Corresponding Author

Abstract

Traditionally, tidal swampland has been used since the ancient Banjar tribe in Indonesia. They have unique local knowledge in rice farming systems in the swampland area. Local knowledge of Banjar tribe farmers make rice farming in tidal wetlands can be sustained until now. The objective of the study was to identify and to describe the local knowledge of Banjarese farmers in tidal swampland for predicting the time of commencement of the farming season. The method used was a qualitative method with an ethnographic approach. Data collection of research used observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. Subjects in this study were Banjarese farmers as key informants. The technique of data analysis was done by triangulation techniques. The Results showed that Banjarese farmers had local knowledge of the determination of wet and dry seasons. Farmers can predict when the growing season begins by observing the signs of nature. How to identify undertaken by farmers was by observing the behavior of animals, plants that grow in swamps and the start position.

Keywords: Indigenous knowledge, farmer, agriculture, swampland.