Land Suitability for Soybean Farming in Grobogan Regency, Central Java

Alif Maulana, Samsul Ma'rif, Fadjar Hari Mardiansjah

Abstract

Grobogan Regency has extensive agricultural land availability in Central Java Province, providing significant potential for soybean production as a food crop that can be rotated with rice and maize. However, in recent years, the planted area has fluctuated, resulting in the inability to fully meet community demand. Therefore, this study aims to identify the spatial distribution pattern for soybean development based on land suitability classes integrated with agricultural land conditions and cropping season effectiveness. Land suitability identification was conducted through land capability analysis, agricultural spatial planning analysis, soybean land suitability analysis, land distribution and cropping pattern analysis, as well as soybean planting typology analysis. The analytical methods employed include spatial and quantitative descriptive approaches using scoring, weighting, and weighted overlay techniques. The results indicate that the distribution of soybean cultivation areas includes 38.833 ha of rainfed rice fields in the first planting season, 8.489 ha of dryland and forest areas in the second planting season, and 34.236 ha of irrigated rice fields in the third planting season. Based on land suitability levels, the areas consist of 6.846 ha classified as highly suitable, 73.635 ha as moderately suitable, and 738 ha as marginally suitable, with a total potential area of 81.220 ha across all planting seasons. These findings suggest that soybean has strong potential for consistent production in each planting season. This study also highlights that soybean cultivation can be optimized through proper cropping pattern management and the utilization of various types of agricultural land, while considering limiting factors within land suitability classes to enhance the annual soybean production in Grobogan Regency.

Keywords

agricultural land, cropping pattern, land suitability, soybean commodity

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