Various cropping patterns of chili and shallot crops as land intensification program in some production centers

摘要

Ministry of Agriculture launched Chili and shallot as one of the strategic commodities. Chili and shallot are planted in various cropping patterns. The aim was to identify various cropping patterns of chili and shallot in eight production centers, namely Cirebon, Bandung, Demak, Temanggung, Bangli, Solok, East Lombok, and Enrekang. The study was a descriptive observation, conducted from April to August 2018, Data collection was carried out through interviewing farmers and survey. The results showed that the cropping patterns applied to eight production centers can be grouped into 1) monoculture: chilli or shallot, 2) polyculture such as intercropping, multiple cropping, relay cropping, and sequential planting between chilli or shallot with other plants.