Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia
About 2.5 million hectares of a total of 15 million hectares of oil palm plantation in Indonesia are planted in, or conflict with, the forest zone. Oil palm plantations face a conflict between socio-economic and ecological issues. This study was conducted in the Harapan Rainforest, Jambi to evaluate...
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| author | Tabah Arif Rahmani Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat Yulius Hero Mi Sun Park Rizaldi Boer Arif Satria |
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| description | About 2.5 million hectares of a total of 15 million hectares of oil palm plantation in Indonesia are planted in, or conflict with, the forest zone. Oil palm plantations face a conflict between socio-economic and ecological issues. This study was conducted in the Harapan Rainforest, Jambi to evaluate the potential of oil palm-based agroforestry to reconcile economic and ecological interests, by considering socio-economic and financial feasibility as well as biodiversity and land cover. The financial feasibility of oil palm agroforestry is compared to oil palm monoculture, employing a discounted cash flow approach using three indicators: net present value (NPV), benefit-cost ratio (BCR), and internal rate of return (IRR). Two ecological indicators—biodiversity and land cover—are evaluated in an experimental plot of oil palm agroforestry in Jambi. This study indicates that the NPV, BCR, and IRR of oil palm monoculture are IDR 62,644,836 (US$ 4,476.84), 1.39, and 20.77%, respectively, while the oil palm agroforestry planted in the experimental plot potentially generates much better values of financial indicators with NPV, BCR, and IRR being IDR 209,221,212 (US$ 14,951.76), 1.79, and 24.42%, respectively. Besides evaluating financial feasibility, we also found that the reviewed current studies indicate that the oil palm agroforestry provides positive ecological impacts, such as increased forest land cover, invertebrate fauna, and bird diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a13a3aed0b947009a4cd3d5f6597c492022-12-21T20:04:28ZengHasanuddin UniversityForest and Society2549-47242549-43332021-09-015210.24259/fs.v5i2.10375Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, IndonesiaTabah Arif Rahmani0Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat1Yulius Hero2Mi Sun Park3Rizaldi Boer4Arif Satria5Forest Management Science Program, Graduate School, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaIPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaIPB University BogorGraduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Institutes of Green-bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Republic of KoreaCentre for Climate Risk and Opportunity Management in Southeast Asia Pacific (CCROM-SEAP), IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Communication and Community Empowerment Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University Bogor, IndonesiaAbout 2.5 million hectares of a total of 15 million hectares of oil palm plantation in Indonesia are planted in, or conflict with, the forest zone. Oil palm plantations face a conflict between socio-economic and ecological issues. This study was conducted in the Harapan Rainforest, Jambi to evaluate the potential of oil palm-based agroforestry to reconcile economic and ecological interests, by considering socio-economic and financial feasibility as well as biodiversity and land cover. The financial feasibility of oil palm agroforestry is compared to oil palm monoculture, employing a discounted cash flow approach using three indicators: net present value (NPV), benefit-cost ratio (BCR), and internal rate of return (IRR). Two ecological indicators—biodiversity and land cover—are evaluated in an experimental plot of oil palm agroforestry in Jambi. This study indicates that the NPV, BCR, and IRR of oil palm monoculture are IDR 62,644,836 (US$ 4,476.84), 1.39, and 20.77%, respectively, while the oil palm agroforestry planted in the experimental plot potentially generates much better values of financial indicators with NPV, BCR, and IRR being IDR 209,221,212 (US$ 14,951.76), 1.79, and 24.42%, respectively. Besides evaluating financial feasibility, we also found that the reviewed current studies indicate that the oil palm agroforestry provides positive ecological impacts, such as increased forest land cover, invertebrate fauna, and bird diversity.https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/fs/article/view/10375financial feasibilityland use policyoil palm agroforestrysustainable forest managementHarapan Rainforest |
| spellingShingle | Tabah Arif Rahmani Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat Yulius Hero Mi Sun Park Rizaldi Boer Arif Satria Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia Forest and Society financial feasibility land use policy oil palm agroforestry sustainable forest management Harapan Rainforest |
| title | Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia |
| title_full | Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia |
| title_short | Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia |
| title_sort | evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in harapan rainforest jambi indonesia |
| topic | financial feasibility land use policy oil palm agroforestry sustainable forest management Harapan Rainforest |
| url | https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/fs/article/view/10375 |
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