Abstract:
Agroforestry is a land management and utilization system that combines plants with food crops. This research is aiming at finding out the composition of herbaceous plants, plant structure and herbal contribution toward the community cash income. The research was conducted in sub-district of north Manokwari by focusing on Bremi, Nyoom I, and Lebau villages through study case with field observation technique. The results showed that there wehich have been dominated for the locals such as lemongrass (Cymbopongon nardusi) and tumeric (Curcuma longa), while the non-herbaceous plants that has been used around 12 species dominated by the banana (Musa sp) and chili (Capsicum annum). Based on local development pattern of agroforestry, it has been indicated as an agrisilviculture by way of randomly mixture tress along border through shifting cultivation land system. The cash income emanating from agroforestry-based pattern for herbaceous ranging between IDR 10,597,- – 36,684,- (household/year) with the average of IDR 13,043,- (household/year). Otherwise, non-herbaceous incomes were ranging between IDR 1,465,937 – 1,549,677 (household/year) with the average of IDR 1,489,173 (household/year). The contribution of herbaceous plants to the cash income was ranged between -0.71 – 2.37 % with the average of 0.85%.
