Socio cultural and agricultural local wisdom by cetho indigenous community to preserve the nature

Copyright (c) 2020 Kadhung Prayoga, Adietya Muhammad Riezky, Aditya Rafi Syuhada, Dimas Setyo Prayoga ABSTRACT: The development strategy which is the big push is gradually getting eliminates the values of local wisdom in farming activity. Farmers are directed in uniformity, from the use of the seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. As a result, many local plant seeds began to become extinct and replaced by new varieties that are sometimes incompatible with the environment. For this reason, this paper is present with the aim of seeing how the local wisdom plays a role in agricultural practices in Cetho Hamlet, especially in terms of seedling onion. The approach used is a qualitative approach using a descriptive method. The data used are the primary and secondary data collected through methods of the study of literature, interviews, and observation. From the discussion, it is known that in agricultural practices conducted by the people of Cetho Hamlet is still full of local traditions. Local wisdom that exists not only related to the problem of solidarity among the people but has been rooted in the community activities in farming and its efforts to achieve ecological balance. One of them is in the manufacture and storage of onion seeds. This local wisdom has been obtained from generation to generation and practiced daily. However, it is necessary to study from the government or researchers related to onion seeds produced like this in the framework of the development of nature conservation based on local knowledge of the community. Keyword: agriculture, indigenous community, local wisdom, onion, seedling


INTRODUCTION
Even people in developing countries have abandoned their resources, even trying to forget the more independent and environmentally friendly traditional technologies (Adimihardja, 1999;Dwiyanto & Priyanti, 2009;Santoso, 2005 to produce an analytical framework that has a frame of meaning while interpreting the data to obtain conclusions. between economic, environment, and socal (Forester, 2019;Vitasurya, 2016). In Bali, Indonesia even recognizes the concept of tri hita karana, which sees the relationship of God, man, and the environment (Asmiwyati et al., 2015).

RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Like in the research of Jacob set al. (2019) in India, Indian farmers have a local wisdom to grain storage and it can contribute to socio-economic empowerment because it is cheap and eco-friendly. Another example is the farmers in Pakistan who continue to try to cultivate bees so that the pollination process can go according to the ecosystem chain (Ali et al., 2020). Azibo and Kimengsi (2015) and Elum, Modise, and Marr (2017) (Abdullah et al., 2014;Dove, 1985;Martiningsih, 2012;Pattinama, 2009;Santoso, 2005;Suhartini, 2009;Wijana, 2013). Farmers in Cetho themselves will choose the seeds from the rest of the harvest crop that is perceived quality. After that the onion seeds will be tied and placed in a place in the kitchen.
This place is named anjang-anjang in the local language. Made used wood or bamboo and located in the kitchen ceiling. It is right above the fireplace or cooking stove. The goal is to smoke the fire from the fireplace to onion seeds. According to local farmers, this serves to strengthen the seeds of onion from pests of disease. Seeds shall be stored until the next planting season. This local wisdom has been obtained for generations and they do not buy seeds from outside the village.
Making onion seeds independently is also related to Cetho Hamlet that far away from the farm shop. So, they choose to make their own.
In addition to the local wisdom they have but also because there are economic reasons behind it. Access limitations require farmers to spend more money if they want to buy seeds from outside the village. There will be additional costs that have to come out, so farmers prefer to do it on their own. This is as in Gunawan, Hidayat, and Purnomo (2013)   In the future there needs to be an assessment from the expert in relation to local knowledge of farmers with scientific results, so that their use can be more convincing for the wider community. In addition, a suggestion from a Sereenonchai and Arunrat (2018) requires the need for participatory communication both at the local and regional levels so that indigenous knowledge can survive. The method must be simple and easy to understand by the public, promotion needs to be done massively.

CONCLUSION
Local wisdom that exists not only related to the problem of solidarity among the people but has been rooted to regulate how the community cooperates with nature in order to achieve environmental balance. One of them is in the manufacture and storage of onion seeds.
This local wisdom they have got for generations and practiced everyday even they do not buy seeds from outside the village. This onion breeding process has been socialized to farmers since they were youth by their parents.
For the next, this will be good if any development and research related to this local wisdom. Because it can be a pilot project for other areas if it turns out to be profitable. Or even be able to help farmers in Cetho Hamlet to produce it in a big scale.