PATTERN OF COMMUNITY-BASED LAND USE IN SALU PAKU SUB-WATERSHED IN THE UPSTREAM PART OF RONGKONG WATERSHED, NORTH LUWU REGENCY, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA

The research aimed to analyze the erosion rate, farmer incomes and to formulate the pattern of community-based land use in Salu Paku sub-watershed, the upstream part of Rongkong watershed, North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The research was conducted in 3 stages: the first stage was data collection, the second one was initial data processing and the last one was data analysis. The data collection comprised primary data including the data obtained from interviews, Focused Group Discussions in the field, the soil observations and soil analysis in the laboratory; secondary data obtained from relevant offices/agencies. The initial data processing was in the form of land unit maps obtained from the overlay of land use, soil type, and slope maps. The results of the overlay obtained 72 units of land use as a working map. Data analyses of the observation parameters were conducted by (a) Analysis of the value of erosion rate (A) using the USLE method, while the tolerable erosion rates or tolerable soil lost (TSL) were analyzed using the approach proposed by Hammer. Revenue data were analyzed using the regional minimum income level approach through the Regional Minimum Wage and or based on Sayogyo's minimum needs on the rural poverty line. The results showed that the value of erosion rate (A) that exceeded the TSL occurred in Mixed plantation, Plantation and Shrub land with the category of degraded land covering an area of 2,404.33 ha or 17.61%. Farmers' average towards farming developed in the research locations was considered as low, with the average of Indonesian rupiah (IDR).1,502,144 per month, even below the Regional Minimum Wage of North Luwu Regency IDR. 2,200,000. Planting patterns applied by farmers in various forms of land use in the study sited had not provided optimal results as expected because it still applying irregular cropping pattern.