AGRIVITA, Journal of Agricultural Science
Vol 46, No 2 (2024)

Assessing the Change of Agroclimatic Suitability for Rice Cultivation in South Sumatra, Indonesia

Wandayantolis Wandayantolis (Doctoral Program of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia)
Dedik Budianta (Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia)
Yakup Yakup (Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia)
Dodo Gunawan (State College of Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (STMKG), Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 May 2024

Abstract

This study examines variations in agro-climatic conditions for rice farming in South Sumatra, Indonesia, over four different periods: 1981-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2010 and 2011-2020. The Oldeman classification was used by the research on rainfall-based satellite observation datasets to analyze agroclimatic zonation within the region. It was established that the B1 zone suitable for rice cultivation remained the dominant agro-climatic zone throughout all these years (50.7% to 62.7% of the total area). However, C2 zone had a massive increase from 0.4 percent between 1981 and 1990 to a significant level of up to 18.6 percent by the year ending in 2011–2020. However, Musi Banyuasin had an increase followed by decreasing precipitation, but not Empat Lawang, where there was a decline. From these results, it can be concluded that there are changing precipitation patterns concomitant with shifts in agroclimatic situations across each locality.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

AGRIVITA

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia in collaboration with Indonesian Agronomy Association (PERAGI). The aims of the journal are to publish and disseminate high quality, original research ...