YIELD MANAGEMENT ON AGROFORESTRY OF CADDAM (NEOLAMARCKIACADAMBA MIQ.) AND CARDAMOM (AMOMUM COMPACTUM) MIQ.) IN PAKENJENG, GARUT, WEST JAVA

Agroforestry may contribute to short and long term income for farmers. Agroforestry of caddam-cardamom is widely in practiced Pakenjeng, Garut, West Java. This study aims to analyze the optimal management of caddam-cardamom agroforest using bio-economic modeling as a modification of Faustmann model. The results of this study shows that: 1) optimal rotation of agroforestry caddamcardamom following the biological rotation of caddam stand is 5 years; 2) the Hartman optimal rotation of agroforestry caddam-cardamom is 10 years and 3) sensitivity analysis shows: a) the increment in caddam wood price will shorten Hartman rotation; b) the increment in cardamom price will lengthen Hartman rotation and c) the increment in interest rate will shorten Hartman rotation.