Building Positive Mindset of the Younger Generation about Agroforestry through Behavioral Approach

Authors

  • Meilvis E. Tahitu Social and Economy Department of Agricultural Faculty of Pattimura University, Jln. Ir. M. Putuhena, Kampus Unpatti, Ambon – 97233, Indonesia
  • Inta P.N. Damanik Social and Economy Department of Agricultural Faculty of Pattimura University, Jln. Ir. M. Putuhena, Kampus Unpatti, Ambon – 97233, Indonesia

Keywords:

Agroforestry, behavioral approach, the younger generation

Abstract

For Maluku’s people, agroforestry is not a new thing because it has been done since long time ago, known as Dusung. As a local wisdom, agroforestry has great benefits not only in economic aspect but also in social and environment maintenance aspects, especially in the archipelago region with small islands. Day by day, people tend to replace agroforestry systems with intensive land management system that emphasizes productivity of the land without doing environmental preservation. If this condition continues, the negative impact that appears will be greater than its positive impact, therefore, agroforestry system needs to be preserved. This study aims to identify the mindset of the younger generation of agroforestry and efforts should be made to build a positive mindset of the younger generation about agroforestry. The study was conducted on 50 students of Pattimura University and 50 students of senior high school in Ambon City. Qualitative descriptive analysis of the data showed that most of young generation didn’t understand about agroforestry, therefore didn’t feel responsible in maintaining the sustainability of agroforestry systems. In response to these conditions, the behavioral approach can be one approach to build a positive mindset for the younger generation about agroforestry because mindset can’t be separated from behavior.

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2022-06-16

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Meilvis E. Tahitu, & Inta P.N. Damanik. (2022). Building Positive Mindset of the Younger Generation about Agroforestry through Behavioral Approach. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 62(2), 441–447. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/14174

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