Strategic of Community Forest Development to Support of Wood Supply to Wood Industry at Donggala District

Abstract

This study was intended to determine the strategic factors that influence the development of community forests in Donggala, analyze the role of government, and formulate the development of community forests. The continuous decrease in the supply of timber from natural forests has resulted in the difficulty for a number of industries to get the raw materials. This is so because the supply from natural forests and community forest industries cannot meet the need of industries. This research was conducted through a survey method, which examined the development of community forests in four aspects: namely production, marketing, processing, and institution. The results showed that there is some strength of farmers that can be optimized to take the advantage of opportunities in the development of community forests. The variables of strength and opportunities were obtained for the formulation of strategies. These strategies are 1) to build partnerships between farmers and timber industries, 2) to create conducive marketing and 3) to increase the business of community timber which is supported by incentive policies

Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang memiliki potensi hutan alam yang cukup luas di dunia. Hampir tiga dekade produksi kayu dari hutan alam telah memberi kontribusi yang penting bagi perkembangan industri kayu di Indonesia. Namun demikian, kondisi tersebut di atas kini telah mengalami berbagai perubahan. Laju degradasi hutan yang tak terkendali telah berdampak pada penurunan produktifitas hutan, sehingga luasan hutan alam dari waktu ke waktu terus berkurang. Hal ini telah memberikan dampak negatif bagi pasokan bahan baku yang terus menurun