Land resources optimization based on highland vegetable farm: Case in Sembalun, East Lombok

The aims of this research are to: (1) identify the type of highland vegetable plants cultivated by farmers in Sembalun District, East Lombok Regency. (2) Analyzing the income of highland vegetable farming (3) analyzes the optimization of land resource use through regulating the pattern of plantation vegetable commodity plants per season planting in Sembalun District. This study employs descriptive method, while data collected using survey techniques. The number of respondents was 80 people distributed proportionally, samples chose accidentally and data analyzed descriptively. The results showed that: (1) farmers grow broccoli, cabbage, carrots, garlic, big chilli, mustard, onions, potatoes, prei, shallots, and tomatoes for three seasons. No responden grows broccoli in season-2, neither onions and shallots responden grow in season-1. In season-3, responden did not grow mustard, potatoes and shallots; (2) The largest farm income is generated from garlic crop for all seasons, while the smallest income is from carrot for season-1, mustard for season-2 and-3; (3) To reach the optimal use of land, it suggested to grow garlic and broccoli for season-1 and for season-3, and to grow garlic, shallot, potato and carrot for season-2; Base on this research, to obtain maximum income, it is suggested (1) to grow gralic and broccoli for season-1 and for season-3, and to grow garlic, red onion, potato and carrot for season-2; (2 to strengthen existing farmer groups so they can overcome the problems producing the vegetables, as well as in marketing them.