Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach
Medicinal plants’ production systems in Indonesia’s rural Java play a crucial role in sustaining local livelihoods and healthcare needs. Medicinal plants are managed by locals independently based on household preferences and endowments through wild gathering and cultivation-based production systems....
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| description | Medicinal plants’ production systems in Indonesia’s rural Java play a crucial role in sustaining local livelihoods and healthcare needs. Medicinal plants are managed by locals independently based on household preferences and endowments through wild gathering and cultivation-based production systems. However, these situations create a continual problem of weak bargaining positions. Thus, this study aimed to assess local needs and potential in supporting medicinal plants production systems management in Java, Indonesia, with the view to advance local actors' perspectives in a multistakeholder platform. The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach proved useful in incorporating local knowledge in the planning and development of strategies. We implemented PRA techniques, such as problem identification based on a cause-and-effect diagram, group discussion and brainstorming, preference ranking of priority species, and a Venn diagram based on stakeholders' classification. These were carried out with 150 local actors from four villages. Results reveal that Candlenut tree are the preferred species in the wild gathering system, while Javanese turmeric and Broadleaf plantain are preferred in the cultivation-based production systems. Urgent interests include more lucrative gathering and cultivation, a remunerative market, and a reliable local economic institution. The PRA results demonstrate that local actors' involvement is highly required in administering production systems to enhance medicinal plants’ sustainable production and management.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1bc43e3f3dd44ea4a9347d35e2f129512025-01-04T09:24:12ZengHasanuddin UniversityForest and Society2549-47242549-43332025-01-019110.24259/fs.v9i1.31352Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal ApproachSri Astutik0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-1979Vianny Ahimbisibwe1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-6906Kendisha Soekardjo Hintz2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-129XPurwanto Purwanto3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9682-2265Muhammad Alie Humaedi4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-0983Cibodas Botanic Garden, Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanical Garden and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, IndonesiaThünen Institute of Forestry, Hamburg, GermanyInstitute of International Forestry and Forest Products, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, GermanyResearch Center Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, IndonesiaResearch Center for Social Welfare, Villages and Connectivity, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, IndonesiaMedicinal plants’ production systems in Indonesia’s rural Java play a crucial role in sustaining local livelihoods and healthcare needs. Medicinal plants are managed by locals independently based on household preferences and endowments through wild gathering and cultivation-based production systems. However, these situations create a continual problem of weak bargaining positions. Thus, this study aimed to assess local needs and potential in supporting medicinal plants production systems management in Java, Indonesia, with the view to advance local actors' perspectives in a multistakeholder platform. The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach proved useful in incorporating local knowledge in the planning and development of strategies. We implemented PRA techniques, such as problem identification based on a cause-and-effect diagram, group discussion and brainstorming, preference ranking of priority species, and a Venn diagram based on stakeholders' classification. These were carried out with 150 local actors from four villages. Results reveal that Candlenut tree are the preferred species in the wild gathering system, while Javanese turmeric and Broadleaf plantain are preferred in the cultivation-based production systems. Urgent interests include more lucrative gathering and cultivation, a remunerative market, and a reliable local economic institution. The PRA results demonstrate that local actors' involvement is highly required in administering production systems to enhance medicinal plants’ sustainable production and management. https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/fs/article/view/31352Medicinal plantsMulti-stakeholder platformParticipatory rural appraisalProduction systemRural livelihood |
| spellingShingle | Sri Astutik Vianny Ahimbisibwe Kendisha Soekardjo Hintz Purwanto Purwanto Muhammad Alie Humaedi Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach Forest and Society Medicinal plants Multi-stakeholder platform Participatory rural appraisal Production system Rural livelihood |
| title | Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach |
| title_full | Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach |
| title_fullStr | Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach |
| title_short | Medicinal Plant Production System Management in Rural Java, Indonesia: Views of Local Actors from a Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach |
| title_sort | medicinal plant production system management in rural java indonesia views of local actors from a participatory rural appraisal approach |
| topic | Medicinal plants Multi-stakeholder platform Participatory rural appraisal Production system Rural livelihood |
| url | https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/fs/article/view/31352 |
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