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A New Horizon of Island Studies
in the Asia-Pacific Region
Edited by YAMAMOTO Sota and RAHARJO Simon H. T.

㮵ඣᓥ኱Ꮫᅜ㝿ᓥᕋᩍ⫱◊✲ࢭࣥࢱ࣮KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER
FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDSKAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER
FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO.54㸦December 2014㸧

New Horizon of Island Studies
in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by YAMAMOTO Sota and RAHARJO Simon H. T.

㮵ඣᓥ኱Ꮫᅜ㝿ᓥᕋᩍ⫱◊✲ࢭࣥࢱ࣮KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER
FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

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PrefaceThis volume is the outcome of a workshop “Research and Education Linkage
between Pattimura University and Kagoshima University” (financially supported by the
DIPA of Pattimura University of the fiscal year 2014) held on 23 June, 2014 in Ambon,
Maluku, Indonesia as an initial step of long-term cooperative researches amongscientists of Pattimura University, Maluku, Indonesia and Kagoshima University, Japan.
Geographical characteristic of Maluku Province in Indonesia and Kagoshima Prefecture
in Japan is very similar; there are many small and isolated islands. Objectives of thisworkshop were to share and discuss issues in small islands of the Asia-Pacific region byscientists from different disciplines. Topics include “plant and animal genetics and theirpotential”, “food security”, “issues on marine and land crop resources and their strategic
management”, “fly borne diseases”, “insularity in the literary imagination”, and“traditional culture” in islands of Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia, and Fiji. It
is the time for scientists from both institutes to start to conduct highly scientific works invarious fields together and to solve a diverse array of questions in small islands. Manyof the staff of Pattimura University and Kagoshima University made a significant
contribution to running the workshop as well as to preparing for this volume.

MOSSE Jacobus W.
Vice Rector of Pattimura University
KAWAI Kei
Director of Research Center for the Pacific Islands,
Kagoshima University
December 2014

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Opening SpeechDistinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:This morning I am very happy to be able to welcome our distinguish guests from
Kagoshima University, Prof. Kei KAWAI, Prof. Sumie NAKATANI, Prof. Masashi
YAMAMOTO, Prof. Yasushi OTSUKA, Prof. Satoshi UDO, and Prof. Sota YAMAMOTO.
I would like to thank our special guests for reserving your valuable time and travelingsuch a long distance to our university to realize the initiation of cooperation between two
universities. Today I am convinced that this workshop will be an important moment for
our guests from Japan and our representative scholars from Pattimura University toshow your respective interests, to share ideas, and to build mutual understanding andbenefits between two universities. I also wish you to enjoy your visit to Ambon andmeeting people here.
Distinguished delegation from Kagoshima University, please kindly pass mysincere greeting and appreciation to Prof. Dr. Yoshizane MAEDA, President ofKagoshima University, for building mutual understanding and cooperation with ouruniversity by signing the Memorandum of Understanding in March, 2014 and for myhope that this MoU will produce many mutual benefits between two universities as well
as scholars and students. I understand that we will together pursue cooperativeeducational and research activities by conducting projects of research and education,exchange of publication and information, and exchange of teachers, researchers,
administrative staffs, and students.
I also would like to express my appreciation to Vice Rectors, Heads of Institution,
Deans, Directors of Post-Graduate School within Pattimura University, and speakers andparticipants representing Pattimura University at the workshop for accepting myinvitation to attend the opening of this event and the following workshop. I hope thattoday’s event will become an initial milestone for all of you to create strong links and tobuild beneficial activities between institutions, groups, and individuals from both
universities.

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With this important linkage opportunity, I put my great wishes to all the academic
staff-members and scientists of Pattimura University who are participating in thisworkshop, and stress:x

The importance of those involved to assist us in establishing a progressive linkthat has been initiated, and filling with productive activities.

x

The importance of gaining experience from Kagoshima University in studies ofisland communities (particularly fisheries, agriculture, health, and education)
because there are similarities between Kagoshima Prefecture, which has
approximately 600 islands, and Maluku Province with almost 1,000 islands. I
believe that cooperation in studies of small islands will have very goodprospects.

x

My suggestion that the participants from Pattimura University should start totake benefits during this workshop by building group-to-group and person-toperson linkages.

Opening statement:
With our gratitude to God’s grace, hereby I officially open the workshop entitled“Research and Education Linkage between Pattimura University and Kagoshima
University”.
PENTURY Thomas
Rector of Pattimura University

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Photo Album

Group Photo

Opening Speech: PENTURY Thomas(Rector of Pattimura University)

Opening Speech: KAWAI Kei(Director of Research Center for the
Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)

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Welcome Speech: MOSSE Jacobus W.
(Vice Rector of Pattimura University)

Ceremony

Presenters and a moderator (KAWAI,KESAULYA, and NAKATANI, from left
to right)

Presenters and a moderator(TETELEPTA, SALAMENA, GIRSANG,
LIMMON, MATINAHORU, from left
to right)

Presenters (OTSUKA, YAMAMOTO, andUDO, from left to right)

Presenters (NINDATU, LEATEMIA, andRAHARJO, from left to right)

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Dusun (excursion)(See Paper No. 8)

Sago processing (excursion)(See Paper No. 6)

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Local market (excursion)

First time to eat salak (snake fruit)

Local food of Maluku (papeda, ikan kuah kuning, etc.) in lunch (excursion)

Farewell party

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Contents
Preface࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭i
Opening Speech and Photo Album࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭iii

1)

Outline of Kagoshima University: Potential Fields of Research and Education࣭࣭࣭࣭1
NAKATANI Sumie (Center for International Planning, Kagoshima University)

2)

An Overview of Research Orientation in Pattimura University࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭5
OSOK Rafael M. (Research Institution, Pattimura University)

3)

Citrus Genetic Resources Grown on the Ryukyu Islands, Japan࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭9
YAMAMOTO Masashi (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)

4)

Potential Development of Local Animal Genetic Resources in Maluku࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭17
SALAMENA J. F., MALLE D., LATUPEIRISSA C. Ch. E. and SIWA I. P.
(Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University)

5)

Food Security in Small Islands: Case Studies in the Federated States of Micronesia࣭࣭27
YAMAMOTO Sota (Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)

6)

Food Security Systems in Indonesia: Challenges and Implications to Food Security
in Maluku࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭35
GIRSANG Wardis (Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University)

7)

Integrated-Disciplinary Evaluation of Ecology-Economy Interacting System in Marine
Resources in Fiji࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭47
KAWAI Kei1, KOBARI Toru2, TORII Takashi2 and NISHIMURA Satoru3(1Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University, 2Faculty ofFisheries, Kagoshima University, 3Faculty of Low, Economics and Humanity,
Kagoshima University)

8)

A Review on Dusun as an Indigenous Agroforestry System Practiced in Small
Islands࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭53
MATINAHORU Johan Markus (Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University)

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9)

Species Diversity of Black Fly in Southeast Asia: Phylogenetic Analysis of Three
Subgenera, Asiosimulium, Daviesellum, and Wallacellum, of the Genus Simulium s. l.
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OTSUKA Yasushi (Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)10) Mosquito Borne Diseases in Ambon Municipality࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭67
NINDATU Maria1 and LEATEMIA J. Audrey2(1Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Pattimura University, 2Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University)11) Insularity in the Literary Imagination of SHIMAO Toshio࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭75
UDO Satoshi(Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
12) Territorial Organization by Bupolo People in Buru Island࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭79
PATTINAMA Marcus Jozef(Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University)13) Other Papers Presented at the Workshop (Abstract Only)࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭࣭89

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Outline of Kagoshima University:
Potential Fields of Research and Education
NAKATANI Sumie
Center for International Planning, Kagoshima University

Abstract

The paper looks at the outline of Kagoshima University and proposes the potential fields of researchand education that the university eagers to develop international collaboration in the form of students
exchange and academic research. The advantage of Kagoshima University for the researchers is in its
geographical location blessed with diverse nature and culture. Especially the islands in Kagoshima provide
them with attractive and challenging research fields for tackling the local and global issues such ascommunity development, conservation of biodiversity, and disaster management etc. In these areas, whatkinds of research and educational programme have been conducted in the university is discussed.
Keywords: biodiversity, community development, disaster management, island studies, tourism

Kagoshima University is a leading university in the region with 12,000 students and2,500 staffs. The university is located in the southern end of Japan and it has a uniquegeography, which includes lots of islands and covers two climate zones from temperate to
subtropical. The islands of Kagoshima, with their diverse nature and culture, give us attractive
and challenging research fields.
The university strategically promotes research in islands especially focusing on
environment, water, energy, and food and health (Fig. 1). Climate changes affect the local
environment. Food and health are critical issues under the globalization. Local communities
are shrinking under the aging and depopulation. Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture provide
ideal research fields for tackling these twenty-first century issues. How to cope withenvironmental changes and the globalization, how people live with nature, how to keep local
communities alive, how to build a sustainable society? We aim to develop a regional model
for solving these local and global issues through the research in Yakushima Island andNAKATANI Sumie

Environment

Water

IslandFood&HealthEnergyFig. 1. Research projects promoted by Kagoshima University in islands.

the Amami Islands. In the following, I will explain research projects and education courses
focusing on islands in Kagoshima University, and propose potential fields that we would liketo develop an international collaboration in the form of student exchange and academic
research.
Let me start a discussion from Yakushima Island that was registered as the World Natural
Heritage in 1994. The island is some 135 km south of Kagoshima City and is 130 km aroundand 500 km2 in area. From coast to peak, it reaches almost 2,000 m. With the differences intemperature, a wide variety of vegetation and plants can be found in vertical distribution up
the island, from the banyan trees and strangler figs in the sub-tropical forests, to the laurels
and oaks in the warm-temperate evergreen forests, to the fir trees in the cool-temperateconiferous forests, and finally the low scrub of dwarf-bamboo and rhododendrons in the
sub-alpine areas. The island is also blessed with 4,000-10,000 mm of annual rainfall giving it
unique forest vegetation including Japanese cedar trees which grow to several thousand years
old. The island is also home to endemic species such as the Yakushima macaque and a variety
of sika deer. It also has the largest sea turtle nesting site in Japan. It was the fact that people
live side by side with this unique ecosystem that enabled the island to be registered as the
Natural Heritage site.
The current issue in Yakushima Island is how to conserve the island’s forest under thepressure caused by the increasing numbers of tourists. The damage is also caused byincreasing numbers of Yaku sika deer. Then, there is growing friction between the local
community and tourism industries. Successful community development through theeco-tourism is expected and desired. Biodiversity management will be a crucial issue to betacked.

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The same question is also applied to a group of islands called Amami, which is on thetentative list of the World Natural Heritage site. Recently the local community is getting to be
active for the registration. Kagoshima University supports the movement and interacts withthe local government in the field of environment studies.
In order to promote island studies and to contribute to local society, Kagoshima
University boasts the Research Center for the Pacific Islands (KURCPI). The center is a very
unique institution and conducts interdisciplinary research. Researchers from different faculties
with varieties of disciplines work together for comprehensive understanding on islands.
Projects are mainly conducted by three study groups as follows: Environment, Society, andAdaptation. The Environment group focuses on interaction between nature and people inislands for maintaining biological diversity. The Society group investigates the dynamics ofsocial changes and the courses of development. Adaptation group studies on industries ofagriculture, livestock, and fisheries in order to find out adaptive measures to theenvironmental and social changes. The center takes in visiting professors from overseas
universities for building international networks of island studies, and it has also collaborations
with the local government and NGOs.
A recent publication titled “The Islands of Kagoshima” is the fruits of projects conductedby the KURCPI. Twenty three papers are contributed to discuss island issues from different
perspectives. Another project of “Autonomous development of islands” discussed theeffective use of islands resources from nature to culture and communities. The KURCPI also
has carried out research on islands in abroad. For example, influences of globalization andglobal warming on the lives of pacific islands have been studied in several islands ofMicronesia. “Evaluation of ecology-economy system in Fijian marine resources” is a joint
research by professors of marine science and economics. In a project of dengue fever vector
mosquitoes, medical scientists, ecologists, ethnobotanists, and social scientists are working
together for prevention of a dengue fever outbreak. In this way, islands with isolated
environment, autonomous society, and distinctive insular culture provide challenging andinteresting fields for research. Studies of islands need comparisons and corroborations locallyand globally.
In education, Kagoshima University has special courses focusing on islands. Community
Heath Nursing in a remote island is a course in the Department of Health Science. This is a
study about the role of nurses and the other health care workers in islands with no doctor.
International Islands and Community Medicine Course is provided by the Graduate School of
Medical and Dental Sciences. The prevention of lifestyle related diseases such as diabetes andcancer is one of the most important research subjects because islands’ population has uniquelife style and food habits. Amami Islands Research Course is provided by the graduate schoolof Humanities and Social Sciences. Kagoshima University has two satellites in the Amami
Islands, where island related subjects are offered for graduates students.

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So far I have discussed research and education focused on islands, then I propose thefollowing themes to be explored for the future collaboration with Pattimura University, basedon the geographical characteristics both universities have in common.
1.

Community development based on tourism industries

2.

Biodiversity and its management

3.

Functional effects of locally produced food on life-related diseases and geriatricsyndrome

4.

Disaster management of small island

References
KAWAI, K., TERADA, R. and KUWAHARA, S. (eds.) 2013. The Islands of Kagoshima, 158 pp.,
Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima, Japan.
KITOLELEI, J., NISHIMURA, S., TORII, T. and KAWAI, K. 2014. Multilayer Rules andGovernance in Fiji Coastal Communities: A Case Study of Veivatuloa Village.
Evolutionary and Institutional Economic Review, 11(1): 53-66.
NODA, S., YAMAMOTO, S. and TOMA, T. 2013. Mosquitoes Collected on Pohnpei Island,
Mokil Atoll and Pingelap Atoll, Pohnpei State, the Federated States of Micronesia(Diptera: Culicidae). Medical Entomology and Zoology, 64(4): 197-201.
NODA, S., YAMAMOTO S. and TOMA, T. 2014. Mosquitoes Collected on Weno Island,
Romanum Island and Piis-Paneu Island, Chuuk State, the Federated States of Micronesia(Diptera: Culicidae). Medical Entomology and Zoology, 65(1): 23-27.
NODA, S., YAMAMOTO, S., TOMA, S. and TAULUNG, L. 2013. Distribution of Mosquito Larvae
on Kosrae Island, Kosrae State, the Federated States of Micronesia. Tropical Medicine
and Health, 41(4): 157-161.

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

An Overview of Research Orientationin Pattimura University
OSOK Rafael Marthinus
Research Institution, Pattimura University

Abstract
Along with Tri-Linkage of Higher Education, the role of Pattimura University is to prepare humanresources that have the capability and readiness in accordance with the demands of development and todevelop institutional partnerships, integrated research, and community services. The role of ResearchInstitute of Pattimura University is to develop the culture of research in the University and to encourage theutilization of the results to support the mission of higher education and national development in asustainable manner. Therefore, the research activities aim to result not only in the form of research reports,
but also in the form of national and international scientific publications, educational materials, patents, andintellectual property right. The key challenge is the research results which bring significant benefits to thecommunity and have to be able to answer the needs of government and private/industrial sectors. Future
research orientations of Pattimura University’s Research Institution are as follows: (1) marine science, (2)natural-based medicine, (3) small island community health and medicine, (4) climate change adaptation forsmall islands, (5) local wisdom and small island resource management, and (6) biodiversity andconservation in small islands.
Keywords: research program, vision and missions of Research Institute

Introduction
As the main state university in Maluku, Pattimura University is regarded as a regionalrole model for education, institutional partnerships, integrated research programs, and thecenter for training and extension programs. In the regional level, Pattimura University works
closely with the local government and private sectors (industry) to improve performance of
the university in regional research excellence and community services. In the national andinternational levels, Pattimura University places emphasis on increasing collaborations andpartnerships with other universities and organizations in developing integrated research andstrengthening researchers as well as the institution.

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Research Institution of Pattimura University was established along with theestablishment of Pattimura University by Science and Higher Education Ministry decree No.
99 Year 1962 and was legalized by Presidential Decree No. 66 Year 1963. The role ofResearch Institution of Pattimura University is to organize and manage research activities in
the university and to ensure that all research results are of high quality and meet the needs ofstakeholders (such as a community, government, industry, etc.), and not only in the form of
research reports, but also in the form of national and international scientific publications,educational materials, patents, and intellectual property rights (RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2011,
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2013a, 2013b).

Vision and Missions of Research InstituteThe vision of Pattimura University’s Research Institution is “becoming an independentand innovative research institution and professionally in conducting research both at regional
and at national-international levels” (RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2011). Our missions are thefollowing.
1.

Increasing capacity and quality of research institutions and researchers in research
activities including national and international scientific publications, educational
materials, patents, and intellectual property rights

2.

Improving the quality and quantity of research that are relevant to a research roadmap offaculties and research excellence of the university

3.

Improving the quality of research in applied science and technology, art, and culture

4.

Providing science and technology based-research products that are benefit to community
and are answering the needs of the local government and private sectors

Research Programs
In carrying out research activities, Research Institution is funded by Directorate Generalof Higher Education (DIKTI) Ministry of Education, Ministry of Research and Technology,
University, and by cooperation research programs with the local government, a ministry level
in Jakarta, and private sectors (local, national, and international).
Research activities funded by DIKTI include the university excellence research grant, thecompetitive research grant, the basic research grant, the post-graduate research grant, thehigher education cooperation research grant, the higher education and industry research grant,
the national strategic excellence research grant, and the research grant for the Master Plan of
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acceleration and expansion of Indonesian’s economic development. Research funding from
the Ministry of Science and Technology supported to Pattimura University has been
distributed to support young researchers.
In the last three years (2012-2014), numerous researchers in Pattimura University havereceived research grants from MP3EI (Master Plan of Acceleration and Expansion ofIndonesian Economic Development) national program (GIRSANG and OSOK 2013). With thesegrants, various research activities have been undertaken, which includes agriculture(cultivation and post harvest technology of tuber/root crops and sago), fisheries and marine
science (cultivation and processing technology of fish, crabs, and sea weeds, conservation ofmangroves), management of natural resources, and community empowerment.
Research programs in Pattimura University are directed to (1) developing science andtechnology based on characteristics of existing natural resources in small island, (2)improving partnerships and networks with the local government and industries (ABG =academic, business, government), and (3) creating a network of inter-university cooperation at
the national and international levels.

Research Excellence Development
In the line with “core science” of the university, namely “bina mulia kelautan”(marine-oriented perfection), and the existing human resources, the university has placed anumber of research excellence as follows.
1.

2.

Studies of marine sciencex

Develop a database of marine’s natural source and environmentx

Identification of marine biodiversityxStudies on marine biotechnologyxStudies on onshore and deep sea

xDevelopment of marine eco-tourism

Studies of natural-based medicine (traditional medicine development) and small
island medicinex

Identification and determination of medicinal plants

x

Identification and elucidation of active chemical constituents of medicinal plantsx

The techniques of isolation and purification of active compoundsx

Production and synthesis bioactive compounds (essential oils: clove oil, nutmeg oil,honey)x

Small island health services and medicine

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3.

Food security and safetyx

Identification and determination of potential of local food (sago)xStudies of local food-based products with added health benefit (functional foods)xStudies of improving local food qualityx

Studies of improving local food processing to improve the level of beneficial
compound4.

Studies of local wisdom in small islandsx

Identification of roles of local wisdom in conservation and protection of natural
resource in small island

5.

6.

Studies adaptation of climate change in small islandsxStudies of risk, vulnerability, and adaptation of climate change in small islandx

Studies of disaster risk reduction

Studies of biodiversity and conservation in small islandsxStudies of biodiversity of island and marine flora and fauna and the conservation in
MalukuReferences
GIRSANG, W. and OSOK, R. 2013. Kebijakan Percepatan Pembangunan Ekonomi Berbasis
Hasil Kajian Bidang Pertaniandan Perikanan di Provinsi Maluku [Economic
Development Acceleration Policy Based on Agricultural and Fisheries Studies in the
Maluku Province], 277 pp., Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Pattimura, Ambon[Research Institute of Pattimura University, Ambon] (in Indonesian).
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2011. Rencana Induk Penelitian Universitas Pattimura 2011-2016[Master Plan 2011-2016 of Research Institute], 107 pp., Universitas Pattimura, Ambon[Pattimura University, Ambon] (in Indonesian).
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2013a. Payung Penelitian Lembaga Penelitian [Research Umbrella ofResearch Institute], 23 pp., Universitas Pattimura, Ambon [Pattimura University,
Ambon] (in Indonesian).
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2013b. Profil Lembaga Penelitian [Research Institute Profile], 17 pp.,
Universitas Pattimura, Ambon [Pattimura University, Ambon] (in Indonesian).

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Citrus Genetic Resources
Grown on the Ryukyu Islands, JapanYAMAMOTO Masashi
Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

Abstract
The Ryukyu Islands are located southwest part of Japan. Various local citrus are grown in thissubtropical region. Since there are large geographical and climatic differences between the Ryukyu Islands
and the main islands (Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku) of Japan, there are unique local citrus genetic
resources on the Ryukyu Islands. Shiikuwasha (Citrus depressa) is an indigenous mandarin species in thisregion. This species is clearly distinguished from the mandarin grown in China and India based on the
results of isozyme and DNA analyses. DNA analysis also revealed that wide diversity exists in Shiikuwasha.
Although Kunenbo (C. nobilis) and Daidai (C. aurantium) have been grown in most the islands, they wereintroduced from China and/or Southeast Asia. Indigeneous Shiikuwasha and introduced species probably
played a part in the origin of many local citrus on the Ryukyu Islands. Various unique species in this region
such as Kabuchii (C. keraji), Oto (C. oto), and Rokugatsu-mikan (C. rokugatsu) have been widely
cultivated. Fruit of some local citrus contains high levels of polymethoxyflavonoids, one of the mostimportant health-promoting components of citrus.
Keywords: Amami, citrus, Okinawa, Ryukyu, Shiikuwasha

Introduction
The Ryukyu Islands are located southwest part of Japan. Various local citrus are grownin this subtropical region. Since there are marked geographical and climatic differences
between the Ryukyu Islands and the main islands (Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku) of Japan,
there are unique local genetic resources of citrus on the Ryukyu Islands. Thus, many
accessions were recorded and classified in several studies (INAFUKU-TERAMOTO et al. 2010,
ISHIHATA et al. 1997, KINJO 2007, KITA et al. 2013, NAKANO et al. 2001, YAMAMOTO et al.
2006, 2008a) since these local citrus accessions are very important for studies on genetic
resources in citrus. The genetic relationships among them were partly clarified (YAMAMOTO etal. 1998, 2010a, 2010b, 2011). Recently, fruits produced in this region have attracted attention
because they contain high levels of health-promoting components (YAMAMOTO et al. 2008b).

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Here, local genetic resources of citrus grown on the Ryukyu Islands, with regard to: 1)
the distribution of local citrus accessions grown on the Ryukyu Islands, 2) phylogenetic
relationships of local genetic resources of citrus grown on the Ryukyu Islands, and 3)
phytonutrient components of local citrus grown on the Ryukyu Islands, are discussed.

Distribution of Local Citrus Accessions Grown on the Ryukyu Islands
Among the local citrus accessions grown on the Ryukyu Islands, Shiikuwasha (Citrus
depressa Hayata) is the indigenous species (TANAKA 1926). Daidai (C. aurantium L.) andKunenbo (C. nobilis Lour.) were introduced from China or Southeast Asia. Since then, several
species, such as Kabuchii (C. keraji hort. ex Tanaka), Oto (C. oto hort. ex Yu. Tanaka), andRokugatsu-mikan (C. rokugatsu hort. ex Yu. Tanaka), have grown as new seedlings that havearisen by chance from indigenous or introduced species (TANAKA 1948) (Fig. 1 and Table 1).

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

Fig. 1. Fruits of local citrus on the Ryukyu Islands. A: Shiikuwasha (Citrus depressa), B: Kunenbo (C.
nobilis), C: Daidai (C. aurantium), D: Buntan (C. maxima), E: Akamikan (C. tangerina), F:
Shimamikan (C. sp.), G: Kabuchii (C. keraji), H: Keraji (C. keraji), I: Oto (C. oto), J: Tarogayo (C.
tarogayo), K: Rokugatsu-mikan (C. rokugatsu), L: Shiikuu, Kusa, or Tunugekunin (C. sp.).

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Table 1. Major local citrus grown on the Ryukyu Islands.

Common name

Latin name

OriginShiikuwasha

Citrus depressa Hayata

Authigene

KunenboC. nobilis Lour.
C. aurantium L.

Introduction
Introduction

Pummelo (Buntan)
Dancy (Obeni-mikan)

C. maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Introduction

C. tangerina hort. ex Tanaka

Introduction

Komikan (Shimamikan)

C . sp.

Probably introduction

Kabuchii
KerajiC. keraji hort. ex Tanaka

Chance seedlingC. keraji hort. ex Tanaka

Chance seedlingOto

C. oto hort. ex Yu. Tanaka

Chance seedling

Tarogayo

C. tarogayo hort. ex Tanaka

Chance seedling

Rokugatsu-mikan

C. rokugatsu hort. ex Yu. Tanaka

Chance seedling

Fusu, Kusa or Tunugekunin

C . sp.

Chance seedlingSour orange (Daidai)

Phylogenetic Relationships of Local Genetic Resources of Citrus
Grown on the Ryukyu Islands
The results of isozyme and cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) analyses ofchloroplast DNA (cpDNA) are shown in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively (YAMAMOTO et al.
2011, 2013).
The indigeneous Shiikuwasha and introduced Kunenbo probably played a role in theorigin of many local citrus on the Ryukyu Islands. Keraji, Kabuchii, and Oto are closely
related to Kunenbo based on the results of isozyme and DNA analyses. The type of cpDNA of
Keraji, Kabuchii, Tarogayo, and Oto is the same as that of Kunenbo. This suggests that theyarose from Kunenbo as a female ancestor because cpDNA is inherited maternally. On theother hand, the genetic influence of Japanese mandarins such as Shiikuwasha on Kabuchii and
Oto was observed. Their GOT-2 genotype was MA, and A is a characteristic allele of theJapanese mandarins, Shiikuwasha and Tachibana (HIRAI et al. 1986). The involvement of
Shiikuwasha in the development of Rokugatsu-mikan and Fusu was identified; all of thempossessed A in GOT-2, a characteristic allele of Japanese mandarin.
In cpDNA analysis, Shiikuwasha belonged to both types 4 and 5 in Table 3. The cpDNA
divergence of this species grown in Okinawa was also reported by URASAKI et al. (2005).
These results suggest a polyphyletic origin of Shiikuwasha.

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Table 2. Isozyme genotype of major local citrus grown on the Ryukyu Islands.

Common name

Latin nameShiikuwasha
KunenboSour orange

Citrus depressa Hayata
C. nobilis Lour.

Genotype of
GOT-2
MA
MM

C. aurantium L.

MM

PummeloDancy
Komikan (Shimamikan)
Kabuchii
KerajiOto
Rokugatsu-mikan

C. maxima (Burm.) Merr.
C. tangerina hort. ex Tanaka
C . sp.
C. keraji hort. ex Tanaka
C. keraji hort. ex Tanaka
C. oto hort. ex Yu. Tanaka
C. rokugatsu hort. ex Yu. Tanaka

MM
MM
MM
MA
MM
MA
MA

Shiiku, Kusa,or Tunugekunin

C . sp.

MA

C. tachibana (Makino) Tanaka
C. kinokuni hort. ex Tanaka
C. unshiu Marcow.

AA
MM
MM

ControlTachibana
Kinokuni
Satsuma mandarin

PonkanC. reticulata Blanco
Lemon
C. limon (L.) Burm. f.
Modified from YAMAMOTO et al . (2011).

MM
SM

Table 3. Types of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) based on CAPS analysis of major local citrus grown on the
Ryukyu Islands.

Type Common name1
Kunenobo, Sour orange, Pummelo, Kabuchii, Keraji, Oto, Tarogayo, Sweet orange, lemon
2
Khasi Papeda
3
Ichang Papeda, Yuzu
4
Shiikuwasha, Tachibana
5
Shiikuwahsa, Sunki, Cleopatra, Tankan
6Dancy, Ponkan, Satsuma mandarin, Kinokuni, Clementine
Modified from YAMAMOTO et al . (2013).

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Phytonutrient Components of Local Citrus Grown on the Ryukyu Islands
Citrus fruits are essential sources of some phytonutrient components. Among them,polymethoxyflavonoids (PMFs), unique components of citrus, show efficacy against
lifestyle-related diseases such as cancer and diabetes (KAWAI et al. 1999, LEE et al. 2010,
MIYATA et al. 2008). The PMF content of Shiikuwasha and Kabuchii was much higher thanthat of Satsuma mandarin (C. unshiu), which is a leading citrus species in Japan (Table 4)(YAMAMOTO et al. 2008).

Table 4. Polymethoxyflavonoid content of juice and peelin Shiikuwasha and Kabuchii.

AccessionDate(y/m/d)Polymetoxyflavanoid
Juice(pg/mL)Peel(pg/g)

Shiikuwasha(C. depressa )2004/9/17
2004/10/27
2004/12/8

17.6
9.9
0.9

4,699.8
3,523.4
2,848.3

Kuriha(Citrus keraji )2004/9/17
2004/10/27
2004/12/8

20.6
12.1
1.9

3,584.7
2,833.4
2,628.0

Control
Miyagawa-wase 2004/10/27
2.0(C. unshiu )Modified from YAMAMOTO et al . (2008).

369.7

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Potential Development of Local Animal Genetic Resourcesin Maluku
SALAMENA J. F., MALLE D., LATUPEIRISSA C. Ch. E. and SIWA I. P.
Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University

Abstract
Maluku has been well known as an archipelagic province consisting of small islands which are rich innatural resources such as exotic animals. Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep are local genetic
resources of livestock from Maluku which have been endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the
Republic of Indonesia to be protected, conserved, and sustainably utilized for human welfare purposes.
These three species have been a part of the local people life as food, income, savings, and organic fertilizer
sources. Formulation of the Grand Design for the development of these species was completed in 2013,
which includes some strategic policies for the development. Real follow-up actions in forms of researchshould be designed covering various aspects to accelerate the achievement of the development of thesepotential local livestock. The research aspects that should be considered are local human resource capacity
strengthening, genetic quality improvement, animal feedstock development including local forage andpasture quality improvement, animal diseases control, animal waste-based bioenergy development, productand post-harvesting handling, and policy and regulation aspects.
Keywords: Kisar sheep, Lakor goat, Moa buffalo

Introduction
Maluku Province, Indonesia, as an archipelagic province, which consists of small islands,
has specific local genetic resources of livestock, namely Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar
sheep. Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep can be found in Moa, Lakor, and Kisar
islands, respectively. Those livestock have been existed and survived for generations, so thatthey have accustomed to specific characteristics possessed only by these livestock.
In 2011, Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep have been endorsed by the Ministryof Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, as native Indonesian livestock from Maluku.
As the matter of fact, these local livestock have excellent characters that are able tosurvive on low quality of feed, able to live on pressure of climate, and high endurance to local
parasites and diseases. Therefore, these livestock are a good source of special genes that can

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be used for breeding livestock to increase production on low cost, to support food variety,agriculture, and culture, and to achieve the aim of local food security (FAO 2002).
Academic researches on Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep, such as livestock
characterization, evaluation on potential of feed source and farmer potency, andsocio-economy analysis, have been done. Special examine in formulating “Grand Design”, ofdevelopment of these three commodities has also been done. In the “Grand Design” document,
the development of these livestock aimed to be done on the basis of local resources, based on
characteristics of the local area, and it has been formulated in development strategies andpolicies. In the development strategies and policies, more researches need to be continued inorder to achieve targets stated in the “Grand Design” document. Real follow-up actions informs of research should be designed covering various aspects to accelerate the achievementof the development of these local livestock’s potential. Research aspects that should beconsidered are local human resource capacity strengthening, genetic quality improvement,
animal feedstock development including local forage and pasture quality improvement,
animal diseases control, animal waste-based bioenergy development, product andpost-harvesting handling, and policy and regulation aspects.
Therefore, collaborating research need to be designed in developing Moa buffalo, Lakor
goat, and Kisar sheep to support local people welfare.

Morphological Characteristics of Moa Buffalo, Lakor Goat, and Kisar Sheep
Moa buffalo is a swamp buffalo, which has twisted neck by black line “chevron”.
Morphological characteristics of Moa buffalo based on characterization on 174 Moa buffalo isshown in Table 1. Color of body is one of the most specific characters of animal breeding. It
can be seen from Table 1 that color of the buffalo vary from black (46. 67%), followed bygrey (28.74%), white (15.52%), and combination of these three colors (black, white, andgrey) (12.07%). Combination of black and white color of Moa buffalo is similar to Bonga
buffalo in Toraja. Bonga buffalo can be found in TO Bada, Central Sulawesi, Sumba, Flores,
Roti, and Timor (NOOY-PALM 1979) and it is very expensive up to hundreds million rupiah.
Variation in the color of Moa buffalo body is different with swamp buffalo in Kalimantan
which states by LENDHANIE (2005), in which those in Kalimantan are brown-grey.
Lakor goat is cross-breed between Etawah goat descendent and Kacang goat (Indonesian
native goat), in which genetically Etawah is dominant. A specific character of Lakor goat iscolor of hair which varies from white, black, brown, grey, crème, and combination of those
five colors. Characteristic of Etawah goat which still exists is drooping long ear.
Morphological characteristics of Lakor goat is shown in Table 2.

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Table 1. Morphological characteristics of Moa buffalo.
Parameter
Face line

Character / Percentage (%)
Strairght

Horn
Position of horn

Presence
Arch-shaped (curve from side to back-side)

Position of ear
Back-line

Straight to the side
Concave (bowl-shaped)
Grey (40.80), black (44.25), and white (14.94)

Color of head

Grey (28.74), dominant grey, combine with white (2.30), black (43.67),
dominant black combine with white (6,32), white (15.52), dominant whitecombine with grey (1.15), dominant white combine with balck (2.30)
Big pock-mark (9.20), small pock-mark (0.57), speckle (4.02), and smooth
Pattern of skin color(86.21)Grey (0.57), brown (0.57), black (55.75), white (24.71), combination of black
Color of toe-nailand white (18.39)
Source: SALAMENA et al . (2009).
Color of body skin

Table 2. Morphological characteristics of Lakor goat.

Parameter
Horn
Ear
Color of hairSource: BERHITU (2004).

Characteristics
Presence, small, grow up, and curve to the backLong and dropping
White, black, brown, grey, crème, and combination of these five colors

The measurement of 273 sheep on Kisar island indicates that Kisar sheep is Ekor Gemuk
sheep, in which male has horn, while female does not have. A specific character of Kisar
sheep is color and motif of body hair color. Hair color is dominated by white-black (55.41%),
white (30.30%), and black-white (10.39%). Motif of body hair color varies from small
pock-mark (40.26%), plain (28.41%), big pock-mark (21.21%), and speckle 10.39 %).
Morphological characteristic of Kisar Sheep is shown in Table 3.

Production and Reproduction of Moa Buffalo, Lakor Goat, and Kisar Sheep
Live weight is one of the production indicators of meat producing animal. Live weight of
Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep is shown in Table 4. Average live weight of Moa
buffalo aged 3-4 years is 228.4 kg for male and 215.68 kg for female. Average live weight of20
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Lakor goat aged 2-3 years is 70.43 kg and 40.98 kg for male and female, respectively.
Meanwhile, average live weight of Kisar sheep aged 2-3 years is 25.82 kg for male and 18.87
kg for female.
Live weight of those animals has decreased dramatically due to two factors. Firstly,
farmers tend to sell big and heavy animals, associated with high price, so they will receive
enough money to meet their need. Secondly, traditional system in raising animals leads todecreasing in production and live weight.
Reproduction is an important factor which needs to be considered because more efficient
reproductive characters will result in increasing population of animals in an area.
Reproductive characteristics of Moa Buffalo, Lakor Goat, and Kisar Sheep can be seen in
Table 5.
Table 3. Morphological characteristics of Kisar sheep.

Parameter
Concave face line
Presence of horn :MaleFemaleTwisted horn on maleEar, downward
Color of face hair :Black-

Combination of black and white
Combination of white and black

Color of ear hair:
Solid black
Solid white
Combination of black and white
Combination of white and black
Color of body hair:Black and white (dominant white)
Solid white
White and black (dominant black)
Solid black
Brown and black (dominant
Pattern of body hair color:
Small pock-markPlain
Big pock-mark
SpottedSource: SALAMENA (2006).

Proportion (%)
99.13
100.000.00
100.00
97.84
40.26
33.77
23.38
52.81
23.38
13.42
10.39
55.41
30.3
10.39
0.43
0.43
40.26
28.14
21.21
10.39

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Table 4. Live weight of Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep.

Average live weight (kg)(x ± s)1 – 2 year
2 - 3 year
3 - 4 year
Male
Moa buffalo
79.80 ± 82.70 186.10 ± 34.16 228.40 ± 51.30
Lakor goat
59.17 ± 3.10
70.43 ± 2.20
80.59 ± 1.80
Kisar sheep 13.69 ± 2.11
19.00 ± 3.45
25.82 ± 4.75
29.43 ± 6.69
FemaleMoa buffalo
119.50 ± 68.30 171.20 ± 67.20 215.68 ± 30.89
Lakor goat
34.43 ± 6.44
40.98 ± 1.30
46.64 ± 1.30
Kisar sheep 13.44 ± 2.50
20.66 ± 1.88
18.87 ± 2.49
21.74 ± 4.53
Source: BERHITU (2004), SALAMENA (2006), and SALAMENA et al . (2009).
Livestock< 1 year4 - 5 year
288.20 ± 49.10
27.71 ± 8.18
279.70 ± 45.20
19.50 ± 6.33

Table 5. Reproductive characteristics of Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep.

Parameter
The onset of puberty (month)
Estrous cycle (day)Length of estrous cycle (day)Gestation length (month)
Rate of conception (%)

Moa buffalo
25 - 37
21 - 23
1-3
9 - 1078.92

Lakor goat
6-8
18 - 211-2
5100.00Kisar sheep
6-8
14 - 19
1-2
5
86.36

Age at first calving
Calving interval (month)

41 – 49
19 - 21

11 - 138-9

15 - 17
8-9

Calving rate (%)
Post partum interval (month)
Mortality rate (%)
Survival rate of mature animal (%)
Length of raising (year)
Length of life (year)

55.95
9 - 11
11.23
88.52
11 - 1318 - 20160.00
3-4
12.00
88.00
5-8
10 - 12102.58
2.5 - 4
21.18
78.82
5-8
10 - 12

Reproductive efficiency of female
Weaning (month)Type of birth

70.91
8 - 10Single

3-4
Twin

3-4
SingleSource: MANUPUTTY (2004) and SIWA (2007).

The Use of Local Animal Genetic Resources: Moa Buffalo,
Lakor Goat, and Kisar Sheep
Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep have been a part of live of farmers in Moa,
Lakor, and Kisar islands.
In Moa, buffalo has been used as ritual animal for traditional ritual, wedding-present, and22
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fine. It is also has been consumed in both fresh and dried meat which preserved in traditional
ways (smoked and dried under the sun). In calving season, milk is consumed in limited
amount, both fresh and preserved. Milk is preserved with sap of jawi-jawi tree (local name:aylieru) (SALAMENA et al. 2009). Moa buffalo is also source of income and live savings
which can be sold anytime to meet farmers need. Selling price of mature male of buffalo,
weight approximately 300-400 kg on farmer level, is 7-9 million rupiah. Manure of thebuffalo has been used as organic fertilizeres by small number of farmers in limited volume.
In contrast to Moa buffalo and Kisar sheep, Lakor goat is mainly used as source ofincome and live savings for the farmers. Farmers in Lakor sell more goats because of highdemand of goat meat and high price. Trading of goats has been done by farmers and vendor,
to Ambon, Papua, Kupang, Timor Timur, and Sulawesi (SALAMENA et al. 2013). In Kisar,
sheep have been used as source of organic fertilizers on an integrated agriculture system,
between corn and sheep. Staple food of Kisar people is corn, so it became the main crop
planted by local people. On an integrated corn-sheep system in Kisar, sheep manure is used asorganic fertilizers, while corn by-products such as fresh leafs and stems, and straws, are used
as sheep feed. SALAMENA et al. (2013) found that 5,540 sheep produce 465,375 ton (DMbasis) manure per year, while only 156,572 ton (DM basis) has been used as organic fertilizer.
The excess amount of this manure has been left spreading on nature pasture or dumping infence. Sheep is also source of income and live saving for the farmers.

Potential Development of Local Animal Genetic Resources of
Moa Buffalo, Lakor Goat, and Kisar Sheep
Development parameters of Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep have been foundbased on the “Grand Design” research on development of those animals in 2013, as can beseen in Table 6.
It can be seen from Table 6 that from economics side LQ value >1, shows excellent
comparative, therefore development area (Moa, Lakor, and Kisar islands) can be stated as
excellent commodities. Trend of population development is high, in which for Moa buffalo
165.45%, for Lakor Goat 124.05%, and for Kisar sheep 529.11%. This indicates that growthincreases 1-5 times from population in the early year.
Data from Table 6 also show that surplus of dry matter (DM) for the buffalo is 6,768.03
ton/year which can be used to feed about 2,603 AU of buffalo. Surplus of DM for Lakor goatis 2,502.87 ton/year, so are available for 4,813.21 AU, while for Kisar sheep, surplus of DM is
4,179.38 ton/year therefore are available for 7,970.94 AU. This abundant of feed, need to be
wisely utilized through preservation, and used for intensification system in raising theanimals.

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Table 6. Parameters of population and feed trend of local animal genetic resources.

Parameter
Trend of population

Moa buffalo

Lakor goat

Kisar sheep

Population

13,012 head

16,132 head

5,540 head

Development trend 2013165.45%124.05%529.11%

Location quantion

1.96

1.12

3.25

Natural increase (NI)33.58%

188.42%

11.40%

Total breed growth

87 head1,492 head

197 head

Requirement of dry

40,599.23 ton/year
33,831.20 ton/year

3,760.46 ton/year
1,257.59 ton/year

4,603.73 ton/year
424.35 ton/year

Excess of dry matter

6,768.03 ton/year

2,502.87 ton/year

4,179.38 ton/year

Increase carrying

2,603.19 AU

4,813.21 AU

7,970.94 AU

Trend of feed
Dry matter availability

Problems Related to Research Development
The “Grand Design” for development of these three commodities has been formulated,
but integrated and planned actions facilitated by the local government and the other relatedside has not been taken yet. On the other hand, the potency of these local livestock should be
extensively studied for, in relation to attain maximum production. Several problems faced indeveloping those animals which need to be examined are as follows.
1. Potency of animal source and feed have not been used optimally to meet therequirement as source of feed from animal, source of income, and source of organic
fertilizers.
2. Improve quality of genes in supporting animal productivity in order to produce
superior animals.
3. Strengthening capacity of local human resource, in order to support animal
productivity and to use natural resources wisely.
4. Policy and regulation on conservation and to establish development area of
integrated agriculture, based on animal husbandry, and other social regulation indevelopment of animal husbandry.
5. Utilization of animal manure as source of bioenergy (biogas) and organic fertilizer.
6. The use of animal product and post-harvesting handing of animal product.
7. Control of animal diseases and health of veterinarian in the development of animalhusbandry.
8. Development of Integrated Agriculture system based on Animal husbandry.

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Closing
Protection, conservation, and utilization of Moa buffalo, Lakor goat, and Kisar sheep areimportant for human welfare purposes, therefore real actions in form of research need to be
designed covering various aspects to accelerate the achievement of the development of thesepotential local livestock. It is expected that in the future, Pattimura University should have acollaboration research with other universities in the world, such as Kagoshima University, indeveloping of these commodities. The research aspects that should be considered are local
human resource capacity strengthening, genetic quality improvement, animal feedstock
development including local forage and pasture quality improvement, animal diseases control,
animal waste-based bioenergy development, product and post-harvesting handling, and policy
and regulation aspects.

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Food Security in Small Islands:
Case Studies in the Federated States of Micronesia
YAMAMOTO Sota
Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University

Abstract
In the 1950s, people in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) still ate a “traditional” diet based on
starchy staple crops and marine resources, but this began to be replaced by imported food such as rice, flour,
sugar, fatty foods, and other processed foods after the United States Department of Agriculture started its
supplementary feeding program in the 1960s. This phenomenon accelerated after a Compact of Free
Association was signed between the FSM and the United States in 1986. Since then, the FSM has faced
serious public health problems due to this new diet and other lifestyle changes. On small islands and atolls,
imported foods and medicines may not arrive for more than a month if a typhoon or an oil crisis occurs. In
this study, a detailed study of household food consumption is shown to represent the present situation offood security on Piis-Paneu Island (Chuuk Atoll, Chuuk State) and Pingelap Island (Pohnpei State).
Keywords: banana, breadfruit, canned fish and meat, ethnobotany, MIRAB, root and tuber crops (Alocasia,
Colocasia, Cyrtosperma, Xanthosoma, etc.)

Introduction
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) consists of four states (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei,
and Kosrae, from west to east) composed of approximately 600 small islands, which amountto an area of approximately 700 km2. However, the FSM is spread over more than 2,600,000
km2 of the Pacific Ocean and spans approximately 2,500 km from east to west. In the 1950s
people in the FSM still ate a “traditional” diet based on starchy staple crops (e.g., breadfruit,tuber and root crops, banana, etc.) and marine resources (e.g., fish, octopus, clams, turtles,etc.) (MURAI 1954), but this began to be replaced by a diet rich in rice, flour, sugar, fatty
foods, and other imported or processed foods after the United States Department ofAgriculture started its supplementary feeding program in the 1960s (ENGLBERGER et al. 2003).
This phenomenon accelerated after a Compact of Free Association was signed between the
FSM and the United States in 1986 (HEZEL 2004). Since then, the FSM has faced serious

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public health problems due to this new diet and other lifestyle changes, and the government,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and researchers have attempted to promote a return
to local foods because of their higher carotenoid and vitamin contents compared to modern
foods (e.g., ENGLBERGER et al. 2009). However, the outlook for these programs is still bleak.
In the present paper, a detailed study of household food consumption is shown to represent thepresent situation of food security in Piis-Paneu Island, Chuuk Atoll, Chuuk State and Pingelap
Island, Pingelap Atoll, Pohnpei State, the FSM. This paper includes results of presented
papers at “Research and Education linkage between Pattimura University and Kagoshima
University”, at “the 113th and the 116th annual meeting of Japanese Society for Tropical
Agriculture”, at “the ISISA Islands of the World XIII”, and at “the 9th International
Conference on Small Island Cultures.”

Materials and Methods
Food consumption survey was conducted to three households in Piis-Paneu Island from
September 2012 to August 2013 and to two households in Pingelap Island from August 2012
to January 2014 with Questionnaire sheets (Fig. 1). These households were selected to survey
dietary patterns because of an average family size and income. Questionnaire items are as
follows: starchy staples (rice, breadfruit, Cyrtosperma merkusii, banana, others), marine
resources (fresh fish, dried fish, canned fish, others), meat (fresh, canned), others (instantnoodle, coconut, vegetable, fruit). Frequency of each item in one month is calculated using afollowing formula: Frequency (%) = (total number of appearances of each item / total numberof meals in one month) × 100.

Results and Discussions
Imported food (rice, canned fish and meat, instant noodles, etc.)
Rice consumption of households in Piis-Paneu Island is very high (PIS-A: 99.3%, PIS-B:
96.3%, PIS-C: 72.1%, 12-month average) compared to that in Pingelap Island (PLP-A: 65.7%,
PLP-B: 33.2%, 18-month average) (Table 1). Households in Piis-Paneu Island also used
imported food more frequently than those in Pingelap Island, e.g., canned fish (PIS-A: 78.3%,
PIS-B: 34.6%, PIS-C: 23.4%, PLP-A: 2.8%, PLP-B: 1.0%), canned meat (PIS-A: 52.1%,
PIS-B: 2.3%, PIS-C: 8.1%, PLP-A: 1.4%, PLP-B: 0.5%), and instant noodles (PIS-A: 87.4%,
PIS-B: 51.2%, PIS-C: 43.1%, PLP-A: 22.5%, PLP-B: 9.9%). This is partly because of thelimited access to Pingelap Atoll. Villagers in Pingelap Island said that a public ship operated

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Pingelap Atoll
1km

Federated States ofMicronesia

Deke I.
Sukoru I.
Pingelap I.

Chuuk Atoll

Piis-Paneu I.

Weno I.

Oceania

20km

2000kmFig. 1. Location of Piis-Paneu Island, Chuuk Atoll, Chuuk State and Pingelap Island,
Pingelap Atoll, Pohnpei State, the Federated States of Micronesia.

Table 1. Frequency (%) of food consumption of households in Piis-Paneu Island,
Chuuk State and Pingelap Island, Pohnpei State.

Piis-Paneu Island
Sep. 2012 to Aug. 2013(12-month average)
averag)(12-month
PIS-A
PIS-B
PIS-C
Starchy staples
Rice
Breadfruit
Cyrtosperma
BananaOthersMarine resources
Fresh fish
Dried fish
Canned fish
OthersMeat
Fresh
CannedOthersNoodleVegetable
Fruit

Pingelap Island
Aug. 2012 to Jan. 2014
18-month average)
average(18-month
PLP-A
PLP-B

99.3
90.2
41.5
62.4
66.7

96.3
37.6
10.1
32.6
0.0

72.1
77.3
13.5
49.1
11.2

65.7
20.4
18.7
41.2
5.2

33.2
13.7
16.7
22.5
1.5

81.1
42.9
78.3
42.1

68.5
34.1
34.6
12.2

69.2
33.4
23.4
29.0

67.4
0.2
2.8
1.2

54.9
0.1
1.0
4.7

27.5
52.1

30.5
2.3

12.5
8.1

5.4
1.4

2.7
0.5

87.4
67.9
59.7

51.2
0.5
4.5

43.1
16.5
11.9

22.5
1.2
27.7

9.9
0.1
9.7

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by the government (approximately USD 12 per person from Pohnpei Island, the main islandof the FSM, to Pingelap Island) came to this island only two times from August 2012 toAugust 2013. There is a 300 m airstrip in Pingelap Island, and Caroline Islands Air serves alight aircraft (for eight persons) to the island, but a flight schedules is irregular and one way
costs USD 190. If people would like to send some stuff to Pingelap Island via Caroline
Islands Air, it costs USD 0.75 per pound, which is very expensive to villagers. Compared toPingelap Island, people in Piis-Paneu Island can easily access to Weno Island, the main islandof Chuuk Atoll, and buy any kind of imported food there.
Local food (breadfruit, root and tuber crops, marine resources, etc.)
All households in Piis-Paneu and Pingelap islands ate fruits of breadfruit with highfrequency in especially May to September because of the seasonality of breadfruit. Preserved
breadfruit was also used. If they cannot get breadfruit, they ate banana and/or Cyrtosperma
merkusii. The frequency of use of marine resources was not very different among months;
fresh fish (PIS-A: 81.1%, PIS-B: 68.5%, PIS-C: 69.2%, PLP-A: 67.4%, PLP-B: 54.9%), dried
fish (PIS-A: 42.9%, PIS-B: 34.1%, PIS-C: 33.4%, PLP-A: 0.2%, PLP-B: 0.1%), and othermarine resources such as clam, octopus, land crab, sea turtle etc. (PIS-A: 42.1%, PIS-B:
12.2%, PIS-C: 29.0%, PLP-A: 1.2%, PLP-B: 4.7%).
Good candidates for food security crops
It is found that people in two islands still use crops and marine resources obtained fromthe island (or atoll) with high frequency. However, people in Piis-Paneu and Pingelap islands
somewhat depended on the imported rice. Moreover, the frequency of other imported foodsuch as canned fish, canned meat, and instant noodles was high in Piis-Paneu Island. On small
islands and atolls, imported foods and medicines may not arrive for more than a month if atyphoon or an oil crisis occurs. Therefore, it is very important to re-discover plants alreadynaturalized on each island, for food security. From this perspective, Alocasia macrorrhizos
and Tacca leontopetaloides are a very important starchy crop for emergency in Piis-Paneu andPingelap islands. However, a young generation has never eaten them and/or does not know
how to cook (Fig. 2). It is necessary to document how to eat these plants for the next
generation.
One more important candidate plant for food security is chili peppers (Capsicum
frutescens), which can serve not only as a spice (fruits) but also as a vegetable (leaves) rich incarotenoids and vitamins (RESOURCES COUNCIL OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY2001). People in Piis-Paneu and Pingelap islands don’t often eat vegetables (PIS-A: 67.9%,
PIS-B: 0.5%, PIS-C: 16.5%, PLP-A: 1.2%, PLP-B: 0.1%). However, it is known that leavesof chili peppers are used in the FSM as a vegetable (Table 2). YAMAMOTO (2011) reported

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Fig. 2. Alocasia macrorrhizos (upper left, upper right, lower left) and Tacca leontopetaloides(lower right) in Piis-Paneu Island.
Table 2. Use of leaves of chili peppers (Capsicum frutescens) in Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae states(YAMAMOTO 2011, 2012, 2013b).

Use of leaves of C. frutescens
as vegetableYes

No TotalFrequency of use of leaves of C. frutescens per
Week
Several
times

Month

One
time

Several
times

Year

One
time

Severaltimes

Chuuk State
19

38

0

7

5

4

3

Romanum

19 [SO:18, FR: 4]*1
15 [SO:15, FR: 0]

4

19

0

1

2

4

8

Piis

15 [SO:13, FR: 2]

4

19

0

4

1

7

4

Sub-total

49 [SO:46, FR: 6]

27

76

0

12

8

15

15

Pohnpei

23 [SO: 23, FR: 2]

17

40

0

0

7

10

6

Mokil

20 [SO: 20, FR: 1]

0

20

3

8

3

6

0

Pingelap

35 [SO : 35, FR: 2]

1

36

5

13

3

14

0

Sub-total

78 [SO: 78, FR : 5]

18

96

8

21

13

30

6

Kosrae17 [SO: 12, FR:12]

5

22

1

0

3

3

10

Total

144 [SO:136, FR:23]

50

194

9

33

24

48

31

Weno

Pohnpei State

Kosrae State*1

usedleaves
leavesfor
forSO:
SO:soupsoupandandFR:
FR:fried
friedvegetables.
vegetables.Results
Resultsfrom
frommultiple
multipleanswer.
answer.
[] : They
they used*2

C. frutescens
frutescens..
: Qustions
questions for people who eat leaves of C.

*2

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that, in Pohnpei State, the frequency of using the leaves is much higher in remote atolls, suchas Mokil and Pingelap, than on the main island, Pohnpei Island. This phenomenon was also
confirmed in Chuuk Atoll (YAMAMOTO 2012). It is known that the lifestyle on Pohnpei Islandis more modernized than that on Mokil and Pingelap atolls (KAWAI et al. 2010), which seems
to have affected the use of C. frutescens leaves. YAMAMOTO (2009) also reported that theindigenous people of Taiwan seem to rarely use the leaves of C. frutescens because they canbuy other vegetables at markets. These results suggest that the leaves of C. frutescens may be
used less in modern society. To improve the situation of food security and public health on
Pacific islands, there should be a renewed focus on these naturalized plants on each island.
Maluku Province in Indonesia, where Pattimura University is, has the very similar
geographical characteristic to the FSM. It is very important to compare the data of this paperwith research results/resources in Pattimura University from the viewpoint of food security insmall islands of the Asia-Pacific region. I have great hopes of a further collaboration researchwith Pattimura University in the near future.

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Studies on Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan, 13: 39-75 (in Japanese).

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University, Fukuoka, Japan, 4-5 October, 2014.

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Food Security Systems in Indonesia:
Challenges and Implications to Food Security in Maluku
GIRSANG Wardis
Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University

Abstract
National food security policy is actually preceded by food self-sufficiency at national level which is
focused on rice, corn, soybean, and meat. In fact, the priority target is more focused on rice self-sufficiency
to produce as much as of 10 million tons of rice surplus or equals to 75.7 million tons in 2015. This target isachieved by integrating national food security systems. Because Java has complex problems of riceproduction, particularly in line with agricultural land conversion to non-farm activities, climate change, andsmall scale farm, therefore all provinces are asked by the central government to support and make theprogram of rice self-sufficiency as a main indicator to food security. Even though Maluku has 4.6 million
ha of agricultural land but only of 20,000 ha of the land is cultivated by wet land rice that produced around80,000 tons of rice or 50% of total rice demand in Maluku Province. This implies that rice self-sufficiency
is very difficult to achieve because it needs three folds of rice land area and this is probably not suitable toapply in Maluku. Expansion of the wet land rice should be discontinued but intensification should becontinued on the existing rice field. On the contrary, the area of agricultural land that suitable to dry land
food crops is accounted around of 718,466 ha. Location specific, optimalization, clustering, regulation, andexpansion of the area of dry land food crops, particularly for up land rice, sago palm, cassava, sweet potato,
breadfruit, and corn, should be made as a main indicator of non-rice food self-sufficiency, food security,and nutrition security development in Maluku.
Keywords: food security policy, Maluku, non-rice food self-sufficiency, rice food self-sufficiency

Introduction
Indonesia is known as an archipelago region that has abundance of agricultural, fishery,
and marine resources. Besides, Indonesia has also human resource potential that reached up to
237.6 million in 2010. Population growth cannot be avoided and will influence the higher
need of food demand, particularly the source of carbohydrate such as rice and flour and thesource of protein like meat and fish, including fruits, vegetable, and clean water. At thiscondition, how does Indonesian government achieve rice-self-sufficiency and provide enough

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food for all population that tend to grow faster (1.4%/year) than the growth of food crop
(1%/year)?
The answer to the question is to maintain suitable land for food/rice crop in Java. Why?
Because land of food crops in Java is more fertile than food crop land in out of Java, irrigationwater dam is more established. Therefore, the central production of rice, soybean, and corn ismore suitable and relevant to develop in Java. In fact, Java faces a serious challenge in termsof agricultural land conversion into non-farm activities such as resettlement, real estate, road,building offices, and industry development. At the same time, the area of food crop (rice) in
Indonesia decreased around 100,000 ha/year (SUSWONO 2012), rice productivity is relatively
stagnant and the size of farm per household or land fragmentation tends to become smaller inthe last decade. These issues and the challenge to climate change and global warming impact
on food production are the main constraints to sustain rice base staple food to all population inIndonesia.

Rice Bias Policy
Rice crop was developed by the Dutch as the part of ethical politics during thecolonization in the 1905. Then, Indonesian government continued to expand rice land outsideof Java through transmigration program in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua, andMaluku. In the 1960s and 1970s, Indonesia developed green revolution to imboost riceproduction through extensification and intensification of the rice crops. At this stage, thegovernment introduced mass guidance in the 1960s, special intensification in the 1970s andthen supra-special intensification in the 1980s. These government programs provided input
production such as seeds, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers subsidy as well as irrigation water
dam infrastructure, village unit cooperatives, and agricultural extension agents. As a result,Indonesia achieved rice self-sufficiency in 1984.
Besides, the central government also determines the price of rice in terms of floor priceand ceiling price of rice. To maintain the buffer stock, the government developed Logistic
Business Board to keep national stocks of rice, flour, and sugar. Rice is strategic commodity
because it is crucial food and crop in Indonesia and in the other Asian countries. As staple
food, rice is the main source of carbohydrate and protein to most people in Indonesia, absorb
most of rural labors and contribute to the gross domestic product. However, all thesegovernment interventions might be successes to achieve production in the short term but it
failed to address farmer’s household income significantly because 75% of the poor people inIndonesia are categorized as food crop farmers.
Rice is pivotal commodity because rice influence inflation and if rice price increase by
10% thus it will increase of around 1.3% of the number of poor people. Due to the small size

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of farm and low level of production per household, it can be argued that 70% of rural
households are net rice consumers. To fulfill the national rice consumption/demand that
increased considerably (around 130 kg/capita/year), the government policy is to increase riceproduction, to reduce rice consumption by 1.5%/year, to accelerate food diversification
consumption and/or to support rice import policy.

Food Crops in Indonesia: Potential and Productivity
The main food crops in Indonesia were rice, corn, and soybean. In the last 5 years, thecentral government made all these food crops as the top target priorities. The government
targeted the growth of 3.2%, 10%, and 20.1% for rice, corn, and soybean, respectively. In
order to achieve food self-sufficiency and dependency on rice import, President of Indonesia
instructed to achieve 10 million tons of rice surplus (SUSWONO 2011). At this stage, the top
target of rice production is 76 million tons of milling dry paddy. In fact, this target is still
difficult to achieve in 2014 (Table 1).
The average rice productivity in the last decade is of 4.35 ton/ha. This implies thatIndonesia needs to expand wet paddy land from 15.3 million ha in 2010 into 17.4 million hain 2014. As agricultural land’s conversions continue and there is no special effort to create
new high yield varieties, it will be difficult to achieve the target. This occurs because riceproductivity is relatively constant. To achieve the main target of 10 million tons of rice
surplus at the end of 2014/2015, the government needs to extent around 2.1 million ha of new
wet land rice or 525,000 ha/year whilst at the same time the area of suitable land for foodcrops in Western and Eastern part of Indonesia is questionable.

Table 1. Production targeted for three main food commodities in Indonesia, 2010-2014.
Commodities

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

(thousand tons)

Growth/ year
(%)

Rice1

66,68068,80071,00073,30075,700

3,22

2

Corn

19,80022,00024,00026,00029,000

10,02

Soybean2

1,300

1,560

1,900

2,250

2,700

20,05

1

Milling dry paddy.

2

Dry corn and soybean.
Source: SUSWONO (2011).

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The top ten rice producers in the world are China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam,
Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Brazil, and Japan. Among all these rice producers, China,
India, and Indonesia are the biggest rice producers in the world that is of 129.5 million
ton/year, 94 million ton/year, and 35.5 million ton/year, respectively (SANTOSA 2008). Rice
productivity in Indonesia is lower than those of rice productivity in Vietnam, China, USA, andEgypt, but higher than those in India, Thailand, Philippines, and African countries (Fig. 1).
Rice consumption in Indonesia has decreased from 139 kg/capita/year in 2010 to 130
kg/capita/year in 2012 but this consumption is still high when it is compared to the other
Asian countries that consume around 65-70 kg/capita/year. At this moment, the government
increase rice production through multiple strategies including extensification andoptimalization of food crop land areas, intensifying the use of input production technologies
and to find out the new high rice yield varieties. At the same time, the government also
promotes a strategy to reduce consumption of imported rice and wheat flour, to acceleratevariation of food consumption, and to increase local food consumption that is stated in the
President Decree No 22/2009. The main government goal to develop all these strategies is toachieve and to sustain food self-sufficiency particularly for rice, and then soybean, corn, andmeat. In fact, food self-sufficiency faces complex, diverse, and dynamic problems for theyears to come.

12.0
9.9
7.7

8.0

6.4

3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

3.3 3.3

3.0

2.6

Cambodia

ThailandIndia

Pakistan

Philippnes

MyanmarBrazilBangladeshIndonesia

Vietnam

China

USA

0.0

Egypt

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0 0.8
0.7

Mozambique

4.0

Congo

4.7

Sierra Leone

5.0

Nigeria

6.0

Tanzania

Rice productivity (ton/ha)

10.0

Fig. 1. Wet land rice productivity in Indonesia and several rice producer countries in the world (Source:
SUSWONO [2011]).

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Challenges of Food Security
The main challenges of food crop development are food usage efficacy, economic scaleof farm size, production oriented, low competitiveness of food products, and low agriculturallabor productivity. In general, these problems can be seen from the contribution of agricultural
sector around 14% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) whilst at the same time 40% ofnational labor still work in agricultural sector. Therefore, the first challenge for food security
is low labor productivity and efficiency in agricultural sector because of 40% of agriculture’s
labor produce of 14% only to GDP.
The second challenge is usage of water competitiveness between water irrigation for
agriculture and need of industries in urban areas. Water problem will become more serious
because of deforestation and climate change impacts on agricultural production. The climatechange impact becomes more serious and more difficult to anticipate as the number of floods
in Indonesia occurred around 113 times between 1998 and 2000.
The third challenge is the conversion of agricultural and food crop land into non-farmactivities that is around 100,000 ha per year in Java (SUSWONO 2011). The problem is that theagricultural land in Java is 13% of national areas agricultural land but it produces around 60%
of food production in Indonesia. Besides, of 60% of population of Indonesia live in Java andJava is the central of industry, trade, and services development that contribute around 50% tonational GDP but at the same time conversion of agricultural land to non-agriculturalactivities in Java probably will cause the loss of the best fertile soil for food crops as the
crucial foundation of food self-sufficiency development in Indonesia.
The next challenge of food security is competition of population growth and foodproduction. In 2050 the number of world population will reach around 9.1 billion and it willneed to increase 70% of total food production to fulfill global food demand. Asian countries
are the place to cultivate of 90% of rice in the world and rice is staple food and the source ofcalorie to 40-45% of people in the Pacific and even of 70% people in Vietnam, Bangladesh,and Cambodia. If there is no substitution from rice to non-rice staple food, the need of rice
will increase by 60% in 2020 and will need to increase rice productivity around 3%/ ha on theexisting farm (DOWLING and GREENFIELD 1998). This becomes more difficult as riceproductivity tends to stagnant in the last decade. Green revolution technology proved that
production can be improved but created new problems in terms of environmental and social
economic inequality issues between the large and small size of food crop land.
The last food security challenge is high wheat flour import that is 14% of total
Indonesian agricultural products import (SUSWONO 2011). High dependency on wheat flourand other food import will deteriorate the bargaining position of most farmers household wholive under poverty line.

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The Current Government Policy on Food Security
In facing the dynamics and complex problems of food security, the Indonesian
government stated seven components of agricultural revitalization. These components areland consolidation, high seeds productivity, infrastructure, skilled labor, financial capital,
institutional development, and technology improvement and downstream industry
development. The basic purpose of agricultural revitalization is to enhance food/riceproduction up to surplus of 10 million tons of rice in 2015, to achieve and sustain riceself-sufficiency,

strengthening

food

security

andnutrition

security,toincreasecompetitiveness and added value, and to improve farmer income as well as to conserve
environment and climate change adaptation (SUSWONO 2011). In order to enlarge the area ofrice cultivation outside of Java, the government created the Master Plan of Acceleration
Indonesian Economy Development that proposes to develop million hectares of ‘rice estate’ inMerauke-Papua Province and Eastern Kalimantan. However, this policy is still questionablebecause of inefficiency in terms of higher price of food because of high transportation andinput production costs to distribute food from Papua and Kalimantan into Java.
Next, the government makes a broader perspective and comprehensive approach to thefood security and poverty alleviation program. In this case, the main goal of the government
subsidized rice policy for the poor is to avoid poor households from the dangerous of foodvulnerability. In this term, the government distributes rice and direct cash money to help thepoor in rural and urban areas to fulfill the basic needs of household members. At the sametime, the government also develop program that is called Community Development National
Program (Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat, PNPM) that promote infrastructureor physical development (human made capital). This program is designed by contemporary
bottom up approach that involving NGOs, professional facilitators, and communities. Then,the government provides health insurance and school operational cost as well as scholarshipfor children of the poor who have good grade in school. At this moment, education is believedby the government as the solution to free the poor household from the poverty
trap/deprivation. The basic consideration is good education will produce good job and salary.
If one family member of the poor gets a chance to enter a university, to graduate from it, andto have a good job, he will then become the source of financial capital for his/her family
members to enter a better school and to get a better job. This action will free the households
from poverty deprivation that might be derived from generation to generation.
The Community Empowerment National Program facilitates both infrastructure and microfinance development for the poor households in rural and urban areas. It can be seen from theFig. 2 that the government focus on material capital rather than strengthening institutional
capacity and human skill development. As a result, a physical program may be useful to thewhole community but it might have no direct benefit to the poor households.

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Base on systems thinking perspective, food security systems in Indonesia can be depicted
into three components: input, process, and output. Input of food security consists of four
aspects: (a) economic policy on agriculture, fishery, and forestry; (b) infrastructuredevelopment including transportation, irrigation water, financial capital, and land protection;(c) social welfare including health, education, and population control; and (d) national
stability and security. These four components are the basic national policies as input to shape
the performance of the food security policy. The process of food security policy consists ofthree components at three different levels: (a) national level: availability, distribution, andconsumption; (b) household level: income, food access, household consumption behavior,
sanitation, and health; (c) individual level: consumption according to the need of nutrition
balanced. These food security components are integrated within each other. Both input andprocess will produce outputs in terms of nutrition status that consists of three components: (a)human right on food; (b) the quality of human resource; and (c) national security. Therefore,
the key success factor of national food security in Indonesia will be determined by harmony,synergy, and integrated cooperation between the national government policies that promote
rice as staple food and the local government policies that promote local food as staple food.

Fig. 2. The government policy on subsidized rice, direct cash money, education, health, and community
empowerment for poor households in Indonesia.

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Different from Indonesia, it might be useful to learn how Chinese government develops
food security policy to fulfill around 1.2 billion of people in China (TAN 2011). Chinese
government develops four food security policies. First, Chinese government makes regulation
to protect the basic fertile land for agriculture, particularly food crop land. At the same time,
Chinese government makes land consolidation to create an efficient or profitable land size andeconomic scale. It means that there is a no space for land conversion of food crop land andthere is a serious sanction to people who disobey the regulation. Food crop land is developedin the frame of cluster of food crop regions that is protected by Chinese government
regulation. Second, Chinese government provides special budget to improve agricultural
infrastructures, particularly irrigation water dam, fertilizers and other production inputs,
transportation, and advanced technology development. Third, Chinese government motivates
farmers to cultivate rice by giving incentives and subsidy for fertilizers, tax free for the
agricultural products, and technical assistance for agricultural tools and machines. The last
policy is to improve farmer’s non-formal education and skill through strengthening the role ofagricultural extension. The main role of agricultural extension is agent of learning to bridge
technology and innovation from research institutions into the farmer/ farmer groups.
In fact, Indonesia has applied the same policies, but controlling on government
regulation implementation is lack in the field. As a result, food crop land conversion is still
continued in Java and out of Java. The other problems are low quality of agricultural
infrastructures and lack of creativity agricultural extension and technology or innovation fromresearch institution to farmers, vice versa. The main difficult problem to solve is landconsolidation between and among small scale farmers in rural areas into one cluster of foodcrop region that might be called as rice estate or ‘corporate farming’ or ‘estate food crop
farming’. Land consolidation is pivotal in Indonesia because up to 70% of total farmers are
small farmers that need to manage into a partnership relation between farmer groups and foodcorporate.

Implication to Food Security Systems in Maluku Province
The main goal of national food security policy is to achieve food self-sufficiency
particularly in four commodities: rice, corn, soybean, and meat. The central government gives
special attention to rice self-sufficiency through targeting 10 million tons of rice surplus in
2015. As a result, the central government promotes rice as the main food security program at
the national, provincial, and district levels. What is the national food security policy
implication to Maluku Province that has a different food crop resource base with Java?
First, macro policies regarding of food security and nutritional security are suitable to
Maluku Province in terms of agricultural and water management, education, health, trade, and43
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transportation. The other macro policies are economic growth, equality of economic
distribution, investment, social and political stability, and institutional development. The goals
are to support income improvement, better public services, and access to nutritional food sothat people, households, and individuals can have healthy, active, and productive life. Thesemacro policies are the basic input to anticipate external problems such as climate changes andglobal warming whilst at the same time micro policies like social protection, health, andnutrition are needed to anticipate shock in terms of natural disaster, social conflict, pest, anddisease (AZIZI 2013).
Second, different from continental region like Java, Maluku Province is an archipelagoregion that consists of thousands of small islands. Maluku has 4.63 million ha of agriculturalland and most of them are forestry (2.3 million ha), plantation (1.3 million ha), and dry land/
up land food crops (718,466 ha). The area of suitable wet land rice is 1.2% (57,120 ha) oftotal land area (Fig. 3). Therefore, the basic food crop to develop in Maluku is not wet land
rice crop but dry land food crops. It means that Maluku food security policies should be basedon dry land rather than wet land food crops. The next implication is that the central andprovincial governments need a paradigm shift and mind set changes from wet land rice as the
only source of staple food and self-sufficiency into dry land non-rice crops. In short, foodself-sufficiency should be based on dry land food crops (local food crops) in Maluku. This ispivotal as rice crop has complex challenges because rice crop land in Java has converted into
non-farm activities and additional input production tend to stagnate rice productivity andfarmer income. Therefore, Indonesian government should make food self-sufficiency basedon rice and non-rice crops both in Java and outer of Java.
The crucial problem of food crop land in Maluku is that the usage of agricultural land
use is not optimal. It can be seen that wet land rice is used up to 33.28% whilst plantation anddry land for food crops were used 16.48% and 2.85%, respectively (Fig. 4). Food security
development based on food crops in the dry land is the pivotal challenge in Maluku Province.

Up land food
crop
16%

Wet landrice crop
1%

Fishingpond
3%

Coastalforests
1%

Plantation,
16.48%

Agroforestry
3%

Forestry
49%
Plantation
27%

Fig. 3. The potential of agricultural land.

Wet landrice, 33.28%
Dry landfood crops,
2.85%

Fig. 4. The usage of plantation, wetland rice, and dry land foodcrop in Maluku.

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Third, wet land rice development is still the priority of the central and local government
in Maluku because wet land rice production is the main indicator to measure foodself-sufficiency level. If Maluku government follows the central government policy to use wet
land rice production as the main indicator of food self-sufficiency, Maluku government needs
to extent about 2-3 folds of new wet land rice crops (20,000-60,000 ha) to support rice
demand around 170,000 tons per year to feed of 1,63 million of Maluku population. This is an
impossible target to achieve because the total area of rice crop that was developed in the last
60 years in Maluku was of 20,000 ha only. The other consequences are high dependency onrice field labor demand from outside of Maluku and environmental degradation problems
because Maluku government should converse sago forests into wet land rice. Therefore, ricepolicy should be focused on intensifying existing rice field in Seram and Buru islands.
Therefore, different from the national food security policy, the foundation of foodsecurity and nutrition in Maluku should be based on a local natural and cultural resource base,especially 52,000 ha of sago palm in Maluku as well as tubers and corn in Southeast Maluku
regions. Wet land rice, sago palm, cassava, sweet potato, corn, dry land rice crop, breadfruit,and banana should be the source of carbohydrate whilst marine fish is the source of protein.
Besides, local vegetables and fruits as the source of mineral and vitamin need to develop in
Maluku in order to substitute imported vegetables and fruits.
The important political action plan of food security in the near future is to develop
clustering of food crop cultivation regions which is backed up by government regulation.
Then, food commodities need to develop through food processing technology prototypes to
produce competitive food products. High yield seeds and technology food processing
prototypes are the key success factors to accelerate food and nutrition security and dignity in
Maluku Province. Food processing technology will promote nutrition security based on flourof sago, cassava, potato, breadfruit, banana, marine fish, and vegetables. This is probably thebasic foundation of food product development in the future in Maluku.

Conclusions and Policy Implications
Food security systems in Indonesia are based on rice, corn, soybean, and meat. Foodself-sufficiency at the national and provincial levels is the prerequisite to food security at thehousehold and individual levels. In fact, Indonesia still imports all these foods each year,
including wheat flour. Because food self-sufficiency is difficult to achieve, the main indicator
for food self-sufficiency and food security is limited into wet land rice production. The central
government has made a target to achieve of 10 million tons of rice in 2015. As a result, eachregion including Maluku Province is pushed to cultivate rice to fulfill national target. Due tothe complex problem of rice production in line with land conversion, climate change, and45
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stagnating productivity and farmer’s income, a wet land rice production target becomesprobably more difficult to achieve in the future. Therefore, it is proposed to change paradigm
from wet land rice crop into both wet land rice and dry land food crops. Based on land
suitability for food crops in Maluku, it is recommended that the main indicator to measure
food self-sufficiency and food security in Maluku should be based on dry land food crop
rather than wet land rice crop whilst existing wet rice field need to sustain and intensify.

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Integrated-Disciplinary Evaluation of Ecology-Economy
Interacting System in Marine Resources in Fiji
KAWAI Kei1, KOBARI Toru2, TORII Takashi2 and NISHIMURA Satoru3
1: Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University
2: Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University
3: Faculty of Low, Economics and Humanity, Kagoshima University

Abstract
Republic of the Fiji Islands (Fiji) is one of the Melanesian countries. There are social systems
dependent on the nature that is highly productive for fishery resources in mangrove-coral ecosystems. Suchbeautiful natures and specific cultures are tourist resources for not only Fiji but also the other islands, but
the tourism has been resulted in various problems. Thus, it is a challenge to make a good living for island
people with “symbiosis” between the natures and human activities. In the present study, we evaluate therelationships of ecological and social systems on fishery resources in a Fijian local village from theviewpoint of natural and social sciences (integrate-disciplinary study).
In the objective village, there was a life style dependent on farming and fishing. The number of people
in a family was less than those in the neighboring village because young people were working in urban
areas or overseas to send living expenses to the village people. A major fishery resource was a bivalve“kaikoso” which was collected and sold by women and important seafood and income for the village
people. Kaikoso inhabited at the coastal sites between mangrove and coral reef and was more abundant thanthe other islands.
In this paper, we will show a simple model which factors have most affected the fishery resource andalso we introduce a significance to study the lure of islands from the viewpoint of “integrate-disciplines”.
Keywords: bivalves, ecology, economy, Fiji, integrate-disciplinary

Introduction
The Republic of the Fiji Islands (Fiji) is one of the Melanesian countries. Fiji’s social
systems depend on a natural environment that has highly productive fishery resources inmangrove-coral ecosystems. This beautiful natural environment and Fiji’s many different
cultures are tourist attractions, not only for Fiji, but also for other islands in the region.
Tourism, however, has resulted in various problems. Thus, it is a challenge for island people
to make a good living while depending on the co-existence of nature and human activities. In

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the present study, we evaluate the influences of ecological and social systems on fisheryresources in a local Fijian village, from the interdisciplinary viewpoint of the natural andsocial sciences.
Natural environments and their resources are vital to human existence. Human activities
in many localities have led to environmental pollution and decreased biodiversity, and thisphenomenon has become global in scale. Understanding the relationship between humankind
and the nature from a global perspective is crucial.
In a traditional village, the lifestyle was dependent on farming and fishing. A bivalve
called “kaikoso,” which was major fishery resources, was collected and sold by women, andprovided important seafood and income for the village people. Kaikoso inhabited coastal sites
between mangroves and coral reefs, and is more abundant here than in the other islands.
The relationship between the nature and human activities encompasses a complicatedsystem affected by many factors. Therefore, the study of such systems requires aninterdisciplinary perspective (e.g., REPKO 2012). For example, coastal marine resource
management is related to a wide array of academic fields, including sociology, economics,
and ecology. Consequently, it is preferable to study this topic from both ecological andsocio-economical perspectives, as advocated by interdisciplinary research.

Interdisciplinary Study
The primary component of the present study’s research method is the integrateddisciplinary evaluation of ecology and economics. A complicated ecosystem comprising tidal
flats, mangrove forests, and coral reefs is important to both the islands’ environment and its
society (Fig. 1), due to its high biodiversity and its residents’ reliance on marine resources for
consumption and commercial purposes.
Ecologists and economists participated in our research group, and although groupmembers focused on their own respective fields, collective meetings were held monthly. Also,
because field research occurred concurrently in the same village, a shared experience andunderstanding of kaikoso existed, which was further enhanced through frequent discussions.
Since group members shared their data, experiences, and thoughts, it was possible tocomprehensively

understandotheracademic

specializations

and

to

conductaninterdisciplinary evaluation. Finally, group members proposed a conceptual model of theinteractions between ecological and economic systems and their relationships with the marine
resources, and assessed this model using a statistical method, namely, Structural Equation
Modeling (SEM) (BOWEN and GUO 2011).

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Fig. 1. The coastal area, coexisting mangrove forest, tidal flat, andcoral reef on the Viti Lavu Island in Fiji.

Study Site
The study village—Viti Lebu—is located on the eastern side of the main island of Fiji.
Although the mangrove forests are not rich, they grow in the island’s coastal areas; coral reefs
are present in the offshore areas (KAWAI et al. 2008, MANABE et al. 2008).
The village’s lifestyle is dependent on farming and fishing (NISHIMURA 2006). The
number of members in each household is less than the number of household members in theneighboring village. This is so because many youths are employed in the tourism industry,and live either in urban areas or overseas, and regularly send money home to sustain theirrelatives in the village. Kaikoso is a major fishery resource. It is collected by the women andsold to earn an income. Kaikoso is a bivalve, and feeds on organic matter in the seawater; itinhabits the coastal sites between mangroves and coral reefs, and is more abundant in Viti
Lebu than on other islands.

Objectives
This paper will begin by demonstrating the ecological importance of kaikoso tomangrove-tidal flat ecosystems, and the island’s economic and social systems. Then, a Fijian
village’s kaikoso resource management practices will be evaluated from a natural and social
science viewpoint. The model is simple, and considers which factors have most affected thisfishery resource, while also explaining the significance of studying the location from aninterdisciplinary perspective.

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The Impact of Kaikoso Feeding on Nature
An experiment was conducted to determine the importance of kaikoso feeding activities
on the mangrove-tidal flat ecosystem. Four aquarium tanks were prepared and filled withseawater, with one pair of tanks containing kaikoso and the other none. The dry weight of thesuspended particles and plankton biomass (i.e., food organisms for kaikoso) were compared
between both pairs of tanks. In natural seawater, suspended particles and plankton increased
without the kaikoso; however, in the presence of filter-feeding kaikoso, the opposite occurred.
This result is in agreement with BUHADI et al. (2013), who suggested that kaikoso feeding
plays an important role in the removal of tidal flat particles supplied by the mangrove.
Kaikoso is usually found near sandy shallow areas of tidal flats that are easily accessible
from the shore by foot. The average density of kaikoso varies between 13 and 15 each/m2(unpublished data). However, the density of a bivalve of the same genus in Kiribati isapproximately 5 each/m2. This suggests that even under the impact of an intense fishery, thedensities reported in Fiji are higher than those in other Pacific Islands. Furthermore, theresults indicate that kaikoso plays a very important role in the research location’s coastal
ecosystem.

The Economy: A Case for Women Collecting Kaikoso
A household survey was conducted to investigate the kaikoso fishing habits of women in
the village. The sample included 15 women who regularly collect kaikoso. The average
number of households surveyed was 4.3 ± 0.38 (mean ± SE), with an average income per
week of 116.7 ± 28.03 F$ (mean ± SE) (unpublished data).
The daily catch of kaikoso varied between 2 to 5 heaps, while the women’s weekly
catches were between 5 to 15 heaps, with an average of 11 (unpublished data). Each heap
includes approximately 65 individual kaikoso. Because each heap is worth 2 F$ at the Suva
Market, the weekly income generated from the kaikoso is 22 F$, or approximately 20%(22 F$/117 F$) of the total weekly income. These results indicate that kaikoso is a very
important source of income for the community.

Structural Equation Modeling: Natural-Social System Concept
A model depicting the relationship between the ecological and economic factors of
kaikoso fishing activities was developed. The natural and social parameters were collected inFig. 2 (unpublished data). Ovals indicate concepts describing natural-social systems. The

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Integrated-Disciplinary Evaluation of Ecology-Economy Interacting System in Marine Resources in Fijimodel’s hypothesis is that Fijian people have a “consciousness of the ecosystem’s service”
and a “monetary lifestyle,” both of which affect the environmental conditions of kaikoso andthe villagers.

Modeling Results
There were no significant interactions between villagers’ consciousness of theecosystem’s services and monetary lifestyles. However, villagers’ consciousness of monetary
lifestyles significantly affected the number of kaikoso sold and collected. This means thatwhen a small amount of money is needed, the villagers collect kaikoso to sell at markets,
which subsequently indicates that sustainable resource use exists in the study location.

Summary1) The kaikoso feeding activities are of significant ecological importance to the tidal flatecosystem
2) The kaikoso is an important source of income for women in the village
3) SEM is a powerful tool for evaluating natural-social system concept, and interdisciplinary
research promotes a better understanding of the relationship between the nature andhumansFig. 2. Results of SEM. NS: not significant, S**: significant.

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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to express their thanks to Dr. Joeli VEITAYAKI for his kind help andcooperation in conducting the fieldwork and respiratory experiments at the University of theSouth Pacific. A portion of this study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (JSPS) (21401013). This report was modified by the report of KAWAI et al. presented
at the 1st East Asian Island and Ocean Forum on 11 November, 2013, which will be publishedsoon.

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

A Review on Dusun as an Indigenous Agroforestry System
Practiced in Small Islands
MATINAHORU Johan Markus
Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University

Abstract
Since the ancient time, farmers in Maluku have practiced dusun as an agroforestry system to develop
spices crops in some parts of the Maluku, such as Banda, Ternate, Saparua, and Seram islands. Dusun is anindigenous agroforestry model of the Maluku farmers, where perennial, annual, and forest crops are grown
together. In dusun, the perennial crops are considered as main crops, while annual and forest crops are
considered as secondary crops. The most important perennial crops of dusun in Maluku are cloves, nutmegs,
sago, coconuts, cacao, and edible fruit trees. The dominated annual crops are cassava, sweet potato,
cocoyam, yam, maize, beans, and vegetables, while forest crops in general are shading trees and timber
species. Dusun has been known for a long time as a source of local security foods, because it support
meeting daily needs of farmers, generate cash money, increase household income, and conserve theecosystem. Therefore, dusun may be considered as a farmers’ bank in some isolated islands.
Keywords: agroforestry, annual crops, conservation, dusun, forest, perennial crops

Introduction
Maluku Province consists of approximately 659 small islands and the total population isabout 1.8 million people. The majority people are farmers (80%), governmental servants(15%), and others (5%). In general, the communities live in the coastal areas of each island.
THE REGIONAL MALUKU PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD (2005) reported that about
20% of small islands in Maluku Province are occupied by the communities, and the otherislands are not inhabited. Most of the empty islands are atolls or coral islands and their size issmaller than 2 km2. Therefore, the majority of the communities occupy only some islands,
such as Seram, Buru, Jamdena, Wetar, Kei, Ambon, and Lease islands.
The capital city of Maluku Province is Ambon, and it is located in Ambon Island. Ambon
Town is the center places of offices, business, education, and culture. There are also someother small towns, such as Masohi, Piru, Bula, Tual, Saumlaki, and Dobo in different islands.
Maluku Province has about 5 million ha of forests, but the rate of deforestation is

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predicted about 1.2% per year. The dominant factors of this problem are shifting cultivation,
forest logging, and some other activities to change forest land to other uses, such as palm oil
plantations, transmigration programs, and mining activities. To overcome these problems, theForestry Department of Indonesia has introduced some national programs, such as
Community Forest, ‘Gerhan’, One Man One Tree’ and ‘One Million Trees Planting’. However,these programs are not yet successful because of their incompatibility to local customs offarmers in Maluku Province. Therefore, dusun as an indigenous agroforestry system in
Maluku, where forest trees are combined with the annual and perennial crops, must be inpriority to consider as one of the national program for Maluku farmers.
Dusun in Maluku is almost similar to a multiple cropping system in Java and Malaysia,
taungya system in Myanmar, or agroforestry systems in the other parts of the world. The
difference is only in the priority crops species and management system. Spices, food, and fruit
trees are the priority crops of dusun in Maluku; meanwhile in the other parts of Indonesia
annual crops dominate in the system. In Java or other parts of Indonesia, the multiple
cropping system or agroforestry system is more intensively managed than dusun in Maluku.
The main activity to do and develop by the indigenous farmers in Maluku is dusun.
Some ethnic groups or family groups consider dusun as a livelihood, and therefore special
rituals related to dusun have been developed by some ethnic groups, such as Wemale or Aloneethnics in Seram Island. These rituals are conducted by the head of the ethnic group (kepalaadat) in the location where a dusun will be opened and developed, to ask the deity for
permission, protection, successful activities, and the highest productivity of dusun.

Short History of Dusun
Dusun is an indigenous agroforestry system of farmers in Maluku, and in this system
farmers grow a combination of annual, perennial, and forest crops. This model has been longtime practiced by the Maluku peoples since the eighth century for planting spices. In thethirteenth century, Maluku was famous as a source of spices, and therefore it attracted the
Asian and European traders. Today dusun systems are practiced by almost 50% of the small
island farmers, while about 40% practice shifting cultivation, and about 10% practicepermanent agriculture. Dusun systems are applied almost in all regions of Maluku; however,
the majority are found in the districts of Central Maluku, Western Seram, and Eastern Seram.

Types and Characteristics of Dusun
Many types of dusun can be found in Maluku. There is a classification of dusuns based

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on land owners, such as dusun milik (owned dusun, developed by a farmer in a land area ofhimself), dusun dati (communal or clan dusun, in a land of family groups), and dusun negeri(village own dusun, in a land owned by a village, managed for the needs of the village). Basedon the performing process of dusun, a natural and an artificial dusun can be found. The
natural dusun is established through the natural process without significant humanintervention. For instance, dusun sago (sago palm forest), dusun damar (agathis forest), dusun
kayu putih (Melaleuca spp forest), and dusun mayang (sugar palm forest). Humaninterventions in natural dusun are mainly focused on product extraction and processing.
Meanwhile, the artificial dusun is established by in intervention of farmers who grow acertain combination of annual, perennial, and forest crops, with their activities from land
preparation to harvesting. The examples include dusun cengkih (dominated by cloves trees),
dusun pala (dominated by nutmeg trees), dusun kelapa (dominated by coconut trees), anddusun coklat (dominated by cacao plants). Dusun has been practiced for a long time byfarmers in Maluku as an exertion land, which can support meeting the farmers’ needs, because
dusun has many different plants (MATINAHORU 2011).
The important characteristics of dusun are; (1) easy accessibility because dusun islocated close to the residential area or village, (2) high species diversity, (3) consist ofmultiple combination of crops, including annual, perennial, and forest crops, (4) several
harvest times of crop products, (5) semi-intensive management system, (6) with low
economic values of the forest crops (MATINAHORU 2007).
The advantages of the dusun practices are; (1) reduction of the erosion and sedimentation
during rainy season, (2) stabilization of microclimate and soil water system, (3) creation oflaminar canopy structure, (4) increase of species diversity, (5) domination by species withhigh economic value, (6) increase of activities of wild animals, especially birds andmicroorganisms, (7) increase of quality of land and ecosystem, (8) making available security
foods, (9) increase of household income, and (10) sustainance of local community customs.
The main disadvantages of dusun are: (1) strong change of microclimate and animal habitats
in the initial stage of land preparation, (2) low productivity of some crops because of highcompetition in growth space, radiation, nutrients, and water (MATINAHORU 2007).

Crop Species of Dusun
The important species of perennial crops are clove (Eugenia aromatica), nutmeg(Myristica fragrans), cacao (Theobroma cacao), sago palm (Metroxylon sago), and some
edible fruits, such as durian (Durio zibethinus), Canarium nut (Canarium commune), kemiri(Aleurites moluccana), gandaria (Bouea macrophylla), langsat (Langsium domesticum),
jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), avocado (Persea

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americana), mango (Mangifera indica), and jambu (Syzygium spp.).
The main annual crops are cassava (Manihot esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas),ubimerah (Dioscorea spp.), taro (Colocasia esculenta), cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium),banana (Musa spp.), maize (Zea mays), peanut (Arachis hypogaea), and some vegetables,such as melinjo or genemo (Gnetum gnemon), bayam (Amaranthus spp.), long bean (Vigna
unguiculata), sawi (Brassica spp.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum).
The important forest crops are salawaku (Paraserianthes falcataria), lenggua(Pterocarpus indicus), gofasa (Vitex gofasus), pulaka (Octomeles sumatrana), teak (Tectona
grandis), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), samama (Anthocephalus macrophylla), makila(Litsea spp.), and merbau (Intsia bijuga).

Usefulness of Dusun
Dusun contributes to meet daily needs of farmers. In a food security aspect, dusun can
supply food, medicines, and cash money. LOUHANAPESSY (2010) reported that in Seram
Island dusun contributed to each households a cash of about a million rupiah (USD 90) per
month. While in Ambon Island each of farmer household earned about USD 210 per month(MATINAHORU 2011). In contrary, the farmers of Allang Village earned only about USD 70
per month (LOPUMETEN 2011), which means that farmers there obtained very small income
from dusun. However, based on the analysis, it was shown that farmers income from dusun
are inconstant because crop production depends more on the season, climate, and soil factors.
Some perennial crops have a certain habit in their productivity if there is no intensive
management. For instance, clove trees may give a high fruit yield only once in 5 years.
However, if there is an intensive control of nutrients, pest, and disease, continuous productionin every year can be reached (MATINAHORU 2011).
The importance of dusun in the conservation aspect are; (1) species diversity increases
because many species are introduced into dusun, compared to monoculture agriculture, (2)erosion and sediments are limited by a root system, a canopy structure, and tree density ofcrops, (3) a water system and microclimate are more stable because of canopy and root
density of crops.

Construction Process of Dusun
Based on the land conditions, two types of dusun have been identified. The first type isthe development of dusun by opening “forest lands”. The activity stages of this type are; (1)57
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determination ofa forest land, (2) clearance of forest covers, (3) selection of important trees,(4) cutting of unimportant trees, (5) clearance of the land, (6) preparation of seeds or seedlings,(7) planting seeds or seedlings of annual and perennial crops, (8) construction of fences, and(9) protection and maintenance of the crops. The second type is to develop dusun by using“marginal lands”. Its activity stages are; (1) determination of a marginal land, (2) clearance ofbushes or under-brushes, (3) clearance of the land, (4) preparation of seeds or seedlings ofannual and perennial crops, (5) planting seeds or seedlings of annual and perennial crops, (6)introduction of forest crops, (7) construction of fences, and (8) protection and maintenance ofthe crops.
The principle difference between both types is the status of land conditions and the
supplying process of forest crops. Trees selection and cutting are applied in the first type ofdusun when the forest land started to open. Normally, the tree selection is a priority to keep
the shading trees or timber species. This type is practiced by farmers with large forest land
areas, such as farmers in Seram, Buru, and Jamdena islands. While in the second type, thesupplying process of forest crops is done after the stage of planting annual and perennial
crops. This model is applied in many parts of small islands, such as Saparua, Haruku, Ambon,
and Kei islands.

Productivity of Dusun
The main problem of dusun is the low productivity of the crops; and the reasons are poor
growth space, nutrients, and genotypes of the crops. Many dusuns are established without
considering the space of growth, and therefore the crops there will be difficult to develop
optimally and produce flowers and fruits (MATINAHORU 2011).
Many species of plants are grown in shaded areas because of canopies of the dominant
and taller species. The next data are collected from farmers at Hative Besar Village in Ambon
Island, where most farmers never consider supply of nutrients and growth space of the crops(SAHULATA 2008). Many crops do not reach the optimal production (Table 1, Table 2). For
instance, one durian tree in the age of about 50 years can only reach about 30% production
capacity from its total fruit productivity at the heavy harvest season (MATINAHORU 2011). If
farmers can apply additional nutrients and control plant parasites, each crop can increase its
productivity every year. The other reason of low productivity is the spacing among crops. In
general, farmers believe that increasing the number of crops per area can directly increase
total productivity, which is not necessarily true. The same problem of low productivity also
occurs for the annual crops, as indicated in Table 3 (HATULESILA 2008).
SAHULATA (2008) reported dusun potentials of farmers at Hative Besar Village as shownin Table 4. Durian, gandaria, and mangosteen are grown by farmers in high density. In an

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hectare of land for all levels of tree growth (seedlings, saplings, poles, and trees), they are thedominant species. The main reason is that they are famous fruits for local markets. Some ofthese fruits are specifically consumed or processed, such as durian fruits for fresh food,meanwhile, gandaria and mangosteen are for making juice.

Table 1. Productivity of perennial crops in dusun at Hative Besar Village.

No. Tree species
1
Durian (Durio zibethinus )Productivity (kg/tree/year)
50 – 702

Jackfruit (Arthocarpus heterophyllus )20 – 503

Kedondong (Spondias pinnata )10 – 30

4Canarium nut (Canarium commune )10 – 20

5Rambutan (Naphelium lapaceum )5 – 206

Langsat (Langsium domesticum )5 – 12

7

Gandaria (Bouea macrophylla )5 – 108

Jambu (Syzygium spp.)

5 – 12

9

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana )

5–8

10

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans )3–6

Table 2. Productivity of forest crops in dusun at Hative Besar Village.
No. Trees species
1
Lenggua (Pterocarpus indicus )Productivity (m3/hectare)1

2
3

Pule (Alstonia scholaris )Salawaku (Paraserianthes falcataria )

3
2

4
5

Samama (Anthocephalus macrophylla )Titi (Gmelina moluccana )3
2

Table 3. Productivity of annual crops in dusun at Hative Besar Village.

No. Crops species

Productivity (kg/species/year)

1

Cassava (Manihot esculenta )50 – 70

2Banana (Musa spp.)

50 - 100

3

Taro (Colocasia esculenta )30 - 504Peanut (Arachis hypogaea )25 - 50

5Maize (Zea mays )50 – 80

6Water morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica )50 – 70

7

Bayam (Amaranthus sp.)40 – 50

8Sawi (Brassica spp.)

40 – 60

9

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata )50 – 70

10

Egg plant (Solanum spp.)

50 - 75

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Table 4. Potential of edible fruit trees at Hative Besar Village.

Potential (individual/hectare)

No. Crops species

Seedlings
19

Saplings
32

Poles
25

Trees
42

2
-

1
-

3
2

4
3

Canarium nut (Canarium commune )

-

1

3

11

Rambutan (Naphelium lapaceum )

1

6

10

2

6

Langsat (Langsium domesticum )

8

24

33

22

7

Gandaria (Bouea macrophylla )

61

18

15

34

8

Jambu (Syzygium sp.)

8

3

2

6

9

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana )

13

26

12

16

10

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans )

7

20

12

20

1

Durian (Durio zibethinus )2
3

Jackfruit (Arthocarpus heterophyllus )Kedondong (Spondias pinnata )45Conclusions
Conclusions from this study are:1.

Dusun is the local custom of Maluku farmers, and therefore it must be sustained as animportant culture for new generation in Maluku Province. It has been practiced since theancient time, and it is still continued by new generation in Maluku.

2.

Dusun has many important roles to support daily needs of farmers and also to protect andconserve the ecosystem.

3.

Productivity of dusun should be increased by supports of the regional government,
especially in the aspects of management system, farmers’ capacity, and the marketingsystem of dusun products.

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Kecamatan Leihitu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah [Land Use Forms and Productivity of
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Species Diversity of Black Fly in Southeast Asia:
Phylogenetic Analysis of Three Subgenera, Asiosimulium,
Daviesellum, and Wallacellum, of the Genus Simulium s. l.
OTSUKA Yasushi
Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University

Abstract
Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are distributed worldwide. The biting habits of black flies are known
to cause medical and veterinary problems including transmissions of filarial diseases of humans andanimals. In Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia), eight subgenera (Asiosimulium,
Daviesellum, Gomphostilbia, Montisimulium, Morops, Nevermannia, Simulium s. str., and Wallacellum) of
genus Simulium s. l. are known. Of these subgenera, three subgenera (Asiosimulium, Daviesellum, andWallacellum) are small, endemic only in the Oriental region (except one species of Wallacellum), andrecently established. To confirm the subgeneric status, phylogenetic analysis was conducted using
mitochondrial 16S rRNA sequences. As results, the three subgenera were clearly separated from othersubgenera. Their subgeneric status was confirmed both by phylogenetic analysis and morphologicalcharacters.
Keywords: Asiosimulium, black fly, Daviesellum, phylogeny, Simulium, Wallacellum

Introduction
In a revision of supraspecific taxa of the genus Simulium Latreille s. l. which includes
about 10 subgenera in the Oriental region, two subgenera: Nevermannia Enderlein and
Himalayum Lewis have already been evaluated by phylogenetic analysis of mitochondorial
16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequences (OTSUKA et al. 2001, 2003). Genus Simulium s. l.
is the largest genus in the family Simuliidae, having 1,745 species in the 37 subgenera(ADLER and CROSSKEY 2014). Among these, ten subgenera are reported from the Oriental
region. Moreover, in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia), eightsubgenera (Asiosimulium Takaoka and Choochote, Daviesellum Takaoka and Adler,
Gomphostilbia Enderlein, Montisimulium Rubtsov, Morops Enderlein, Nevermannia,

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Simulium Latreille s. str., and Wallacellum Takaoka) are known (Table 1). Of these subgenera,
three subgenera (Asiosimulium, Daviesellum, and Wallacellum) are small, endemic only in the
Oriental region (except one species of Wallacellum), and recently established (Fig. 1). To
confirm the subgeneric status, phylogenetic analysis was conducted using mitochondrial 16S
rRNA sequences.

Table 1. Number of black flies in countries of Southeast Asia.
Genus
Simulium

Subgenus
Asiosimulium
Daviesellum
Gomphostilbia
Montisimulium
MoropsNevermannia
Simulium
Wallacellum

Thailand
3
2
23
6
0
2
43
0

Malaysia
0
1
26
0
0
7
31
0

Philippines
0
0
33
0
0
4
34
14

Indonesia
0
0
44
0
26
8
40
2

Fig. 1. Distribution of three subgenera, Asiosimulium, Daviesellum, and Wallacellum.

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Materials and Methods
Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using the 16S mitochondrial sequences of 28
species (OTSUKA et al. 2001, 2003, 2007) (Table 2). The sequences were aligned by the
program CLUSTAL W, and the alignment was then adjusted manually. Sites containingalignment gaps were excluded in the following analysis. The number of nucleotide
substitution per site was estimated between each pair of the sequences, using Jukes-Cantor
methods. Construction and bootstrap probability estimation of the neighbor-joining tree were
performed by MEGA6 (TAMURA et al. 2013).
Table 2. Black fly species used for the phylogenetic analysis.

Species

Locality

Simulium (Asiosimulium ) oblongum
S. (Daviesellum ) courtneyi
S. (D.) pahangense

Muk Da Han, Thailand
Doi Phu Kha, Thailand
Peninsular Malaysia

AB334089
AB334090
AB334091

S. (Gomphostilbia ) palauense
S. (G. ) whartoniS. (Hellichiella ) chiharuae
S. (Montisimulium ) kobayashii
S. (Mon. ) merga

Palau
Peninsular Malaysia
Kyoto, Japan
Mikurajima, JapanDoi Inthanon, Thailand

AB056742
AB056743
AB334092
AB334093
AB334094

S. (Morops ) farciminis
S. (Nevermannia ) aureohirtum
S. (N. ) feuerborni
S. (N. ) ornatipes
S. (N. ) uchidai

Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Oita, Japan

AB056744
AB056736
AB056729
AB056737
AB056740

S. (Simulium ) eximium
S. (S. ) malayense
S. (S. ) nobile
S. (S. ) tani

Flores, Indonesia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia

AB093100
AB093112
AB093115
AB093123

S. (Wallacellum ) cabrerai

Luzon, Philippines

AB093128

S. (W. ) carinatum
S. (W. ) celebesense
S. (W. ) claveriaense
S. (W. ) recurvum

Luzon, Philippines
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Luzon, Philippines
Luzon, Philippines

AB093129
AB334095
AB334096
AB334097

S. (W. ) spinosibranchium
S. (W. ) suyoense
S. (W. ) tuyense
S. (W. ) yonakuniense
Austrosimulium bancrofti

Luzon, Philippines
Luzon, Philippines
Luzon, Philippines
Yonakuni, Japan
Australia

AB334098
AB334099
AB334100
AB334101
AB093130

Prosimulium kiotoense
Oita, JapanThe sequenes were determined in OTSUKA et al . (2001, 2003, 2007).

Accession number

AB056747

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Results and Discussions
Sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene region of the 26 species of genus
Simulium s. l. were aligned with the two species from other genera as outgroup (Table 2). To
reveal the evolutionary relationship among the species of the genus Simulium s. l., aneighbor-joining tree was made (Fig. 2). The tree shows that all subgenera, except forsubgenus Nevermannia, occur in a clade, and supports the independence of the subgenera
Asiosimulium, Daviesellum, and Wallacellum, which have been recently established. OTSUKA
et al. (2001) reported that ruficorne species-group of Nevermannia, which includes S.
aureohirtum Brunetti and S. ornatipes Skuse, was genetically and morphologically different
from the other species-groups, and suggested that revision of the definition of Nevermannia
was needed.

Fig. 2. Phylogenetic tree obtained by neighbor-joining method for a partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA
sequence of 28 black fly species. The values at branch points indicate the percentage support for aparticular node after 1,000 bootstrap replicates were performed. Values less than 50% are notshown.

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Asiosimulium was recently established based on a unique species, S. (A.) oblongum
Takaoka and Choochote, found in Thailand, and was reported to have more similarities
morphologically to three subgenera, namely: Boreosimulium Rubtsov and Yankovsky in the
Holarctic Region, Inseliellum Rubtsov in Micronesia and Polynesia, and Nevermannia, a
cosmopolitan heterogeneous taxon (TAKAOKA and CHOOCHOTE 2005). Daviesellum is also asmall subgenus, represented by only two species, S. (D.) pahangense Takaoka and Davies,
and S. (D.) courtneyi Takaoka and Adler, collected from Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand,
and has distinctive genitalia in both sexes, suggesting no close relationship to other subgeneraof the genus Simulium s. l. (TAKAOKA and ADLER 1997). On the other hand, Wallacellum,
represented by 11 species mostly from the Philippines, seems to have a close relationship toan Australasian subgenus Morops by having hairs on both katepisternum and pleural
membrane (TAKAOKA 2003). However, the phylogenetic tree in this study did not show aclose relationship between Wallacellum and Morops. Phylogenetic analysis of black flies
using the mitochondrial 16S rRNA region can be a tool in determining the identity of thesubgenus of Simulium s. l., but does not seem to resolve relationships among the subgenera
due to low bootstrap values. More information on other genes as well as cytogenetic study isneeded to clarify the relationships among subgenera of Simulium s. l.

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南太平洋海域調査研究報告 No.54（2014年12月）
OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Mosquito Borne Diseases in Ambon Municipality
NINDATU Maria1 and LEATEMIA J. Audrey2
1: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Pattimura University
2: Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University

Abstract
Mosquitoes are very dominant vectors of common diseases in tropical region including Ambon
Municipality, Indonesia. Three genera of mosquitoes namely Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex transmitted
malaria, dengue fever, and lymphatic filariasis, respectively. Breeding sites of Anopheles and Culex areusually outdoors in dirty water such as drainage, gutters, and swamps, while that of Aedes is indoors inclean water such as flower vase, tubs, and opened water drum. Annual Parasite Incidence (API), which isnumber of cases per a thousand populations, is used to determine malaria cases in Ambon Municipality.
The highest API of 6.54 was in Nusaniwe District in 2012, while that of 5.92 was in Teluk Ambon-Baguala
District in 2013. Number of cases of dengue fever increased in the last three years. Since 2011, there are 8
cases of lymphatic filariasis in Ambon Municipality. Methods that are commonly used to control the vectors
are source reduction as well as larval and adult controls. Surveillance was generally done by observing only
the presence or absence of larvae in their breeding sites. Intensive surveillance in terms of collection andidentification of the vectors as well as development of effective control methods are needed.
Keywords: dengue fever, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, mosquitoes

Introduction
Mosquitoes have been one of the most important insect pests in the history of humankind.
They are still significant as medical pests today, especially by vectoring organism that causesome diseases. In Ambon Municipality, three genera of mosquitoes namely Anopheles, Culex,
and Aedes causes many health problems since they transmit malaria, elephantiasis (lymphatic
filariasis), and dengue haemoraggic fever, respectively. Malaria is a diseases caused byunicellular blood-dwelling parasite of genus Plasmodium. ARYANTI et al. (2006) stated that
Eastern Indonesia including Ambon Municipality is the region with heavy malaria distribution.
Dengue haemorragic fever is caused by virus carried by several species of mosquitoes, ofwhich Aedes aegypti is the main vector. Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis) is caused bynematode worms of genus Filaria transmitted by several species of mosquitoes including
Culex spp. and Anopheles spp.

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Ambon Municipality is an administrative area of 377 km2 in Ambon Island which is acapital of Maluku Province. Ambon Municipality consists of five districts, namely Nusaniwe,
Sirimau, Baguala, Teluk Ambon, and Letimur Selatan with 50 villages and/or kelurahan.
There are 22 community health centers that spread in these five districts. The total populationof Ambon Municipality in 2013 was 379,615 and it has the highest population density in theprovince by 1,007 people per km2 (BPS 2014).

VectorNumber of mosquito’s species as diseases vectors that had been reported in Indonesia
was more than 457 species in 18 genera and dominated by genus Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex
that consist of 287 species (SUWITO 2008).
HIZWANI (2004) reported that there were 20 species of Anopheles that transmit malaria in
Indonesia. Some species of Anopheles are also vector of elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis)(SYAHRIAL et al. 2005). Fifteen Anopheles species were found in Maluku (WEPSTER and
SWELLENGREBEL 1953) where 5 of them were found in Seram, Ambon, and Ternate, i.e.,
Anopheles subpictus in Seram, Ambon, and Ternate, A. parangensis, A. isulaeflorum, andA.vagus only in Seram and Ambon, and A. orientalis in Seram, while another 10 species weregenerally found in Maluku. SUKIRNO (1994) reported about 10 Anopheles species found inHalmahera, North Maluku where 4 out of them were vectors of malaria.
Aedes spp. as vectors of dengue haemorragic fever as well as e elephantiasis lephantiasis(lymphatic filariasis) were also found in Ambon. PAGAYA et al. (2005) reported that Aedes
aegypti was found indoors and A. albopictus were found outdoors in Waimahu Village,
Nusaniwe District, Ambon Municipality.
Culex is cosmopolitan genus of mosquitoes especially in warm region. Some species
transmit filariasis and encepalitis. In Ambon, larvae of Culex quinguifasciatus were often
found. Larvae of Culex spp. sometimes become a predator of larvae of Anopheles spp.

Habitat
Adult mosquitoes are differentiated by their long proboscis and scales along the wings
vein. Adults female feed on blood and are responsible for transmitting disease organism.
Adult males (and occasionally females) feed on nectar and other plant exudates. The
immature (larvae or wrigglers) are found in water, where most consume algae and organic
debris (PEDIGO 1998).

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Members of genus Anopheles lay their eggs singly on the water surface. Most ofAnopheles larvae were found in dirty slowly running water. Breeding sites of Anophelidae
family is outdoors in water pool in grasses, swamps, mangrove areas (Fig. 1).
Members of genus Culex lay eggs in clusters as rafts on the water surface. In Ambon
Municipality, Culex larvae were found in outdoor dirty water such as in stagnant water ingutters and fishing boat (Fig. 1) and many stagnant water pools around houses.

(A)

(B)

(D)

(G)

(E)

(H)

(C)

(F)

(I)

Fig. 1. Habitats of mosquitoes; A-C: habitats of Anopheles spp., D-F: habitats of Culex spp., and G-I:
habitats of Aedes spp.

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Members of Aedes lay eggs in depressions, along high water lines and in almost any
container of rain water. These eggs lie dormant until flooded with water, after which theyhatch and wrigglers develop in the flooded area (PEDIGO 1998). PAGAYA et al. (2005) reported
that breeding sites of Aedes larvae were found both indoors and outdoors. Larvae of A.
aegypti were found in indoor clean water in water container such as in water dispenser,
bathroom, fresh water vase as well as in birdcage (Fig. 1). While A.albopictus larvae were
found outdoors in tree holes, banana stem, open coconut shell, and any used container
containing water.

Diseases Conditions
Malaria
Health Research and Development Institute, Indonesian Ministry of Health stated thatprevalence of malaria in Indonesia was 417,819 positive cases in 2012 and 70% was inEastern Indonesia including Maluku. Malaria is a dominant disease among the community in
Ambon Municipality and is measured using Annual Parasite Incidence (API) which is numberof positive cases of a thousand risk populations (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF AMBONMUNICIPALITY 2012, 2013). In general, average API in Ambon Municipality decreased from4.49 in 2012 to 4.15 in 2013 (Table 1), but there were increasing of API in two out of five
districts, i.e., Teluk Ambon Baguala and Letimur Selatan (Fig. 2). Besides that, all of API infive districts of Ambon Municipality in 2013 are still consider high since an indicator that a
region is free of malaria if it has an API below 1.00 per a thousand population and there is nomalaria cases in local population for three years in a row (Table 1).

Table 1. Number of malaria prevalence in Ambon Municipality in last two years.
No. District

Number ofcommunity
Total
health center population

2012

2013

Positive case

Positive case1
2
3

Nusaniwe
Sirimau
Baguala6
8
4

100,307
156,337
59,685Total
API
population
Male Female
168
167 3.34 103,423542
480 6.54 162,263
107
116 3.74
62,347

4

Teluk Ambon
Ambon Baguala 2
Teluk

42,918

40

31

1.65

44,618

49

19

1.52

5

Letimur Selatan
Total

10,493369,740

6
863

3
797

0.86

10,135
382,786

14
829

11
759

2.47

2
22

Average
4.49
Source : DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF AMBON MUNICIPALITY (2012, 2013).

API
Male Female
171
159 3.19404
392 4.91
191
178 5.92

4.15

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2012

6.54

5.92

4.91

3.34

2013

3.74

3.19

2.47

1.65
1.52

Nusaniwe

Sirimau

0.86

Teluk Ambon - Teluk Ambon
BagualaLetimur
SelatanFig. 2. Annual Parasite Incidences (API) in five districts of Ambon Municipality in the last two years.
Table 2. Plasmodium species causing malaria in Ambon Municipality
in the last two years.
No.
1
2
3
4
5

Species
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale
Mix2012 (%)
99.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2

2013 (%)
98.7
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.2

Source : DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF AMBON MUNICIPALITY (2012, 2013).

In Indonesia Plasmodium species that cause malaria are P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale,
P. malariae, and P. knowlensi. In Ambon Municipality 99% of malaria cases was caused by P.
vivax both in 2012 and 2013 (Table 2) and Anopheles subpictus was the dominant species as
major vector of P. vivax (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF AMBON MUNICIPALITY 2013).
The endemic zone of malaria in Eastern Indonesia spread in 84 regencies/municipalities
including Ambon Municipality (INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH 2013). Efforts to control
malaria have been done around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) set a global
malaria day on April 25. Declaration “toward malaria-free Indonesia” had been done byIndonesia President on 2008 and publication of the decree of Indonesian Health Ministry no
293/MENKES/SK/IV/2009 dated 28 April 2009 regarding elimination of malaria in Indonesia.
Elimination of malaria is expected to be done in Java, Bali, Riau, and Aceh in 2015; in
Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara Barat in 2020. Elimination of malaria in
Papua Barat, Maluku, Maluku Utara, and Nusa Tenggara Timur are expected to be done in 2030
and at the same time Indonesia is targeted to be malaria-free (INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF
HEALTH 2013). Many challenges faced in efforts to eliminate malaria especially in islands
including Maluku Province, such as remote areas that are difficult to reach, there is noeffective cure as well as resistant to some antimalarial drugs.

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Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Filariasis)
Elephantiasis(Lymphatic
Filariasis)
Elephantiasis(Lymphatic
Filariasis)
Elephantiasis(Lymphatic
Filariasis)
There were 8 cases of elephantiasis in Ambon Municipality in 2
8 of
cases
of elephantiasis
in AmbonMunicipality
2011
where
4 werewere
8elephantiasis
cases
of elephantiasis
in AmbonMunicipality
in 2011
where
4 wereThere There
were There
8were
cases
in AmbonMunicipality
in 2011in where
4 werechronic patients and 4 were new patients. Most of the patients (87.5%) arpatients
and 4newwere
new patients.
of theofpatients(87.5%)are inare
Sirimau
District
chronic
and4patients.
were
newpatients.
thepatients
in Sirimau
District
chronicchronic
patients
andpatients
4 wereMostofMostthe Most
patients(87.5%)are (87.5%)
in Sirimau
District
and the rest are in Nusaniwe District. In 2012, there was no new case andare
Nusaniwe
District.
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2012,
there
was
new
case
and
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was 1was 1
andtheNusaniwe
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District(Table3). 3).
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District(Tablenew casein caseSirimau
District(Table3).

Dengue Haemoraggic Fever (DHF)
Haemoraggic
FeverFever(DHF)
DengueHaemoraggic(DHF)
DengueDengue
Haemoraggic
Fever (DHF)
Dengue haemorragic fever incidence in Ambon Municipality increa
haemorragic
feverfever
incidencein AmbonMunicipality
increasedin theDenguehaemorragicin AmbonMunicipality
inlastthe threelast three
DengueDengue
haemorragic
fever incidence
inincidence
Ambon
Municipality
increasedinincreased
the last
three
years by 19 % and 37%, respectively. Most cases were in Sirimau D
yearsby
19by%37%,
37%,
respectively.
MostMost
casescasesin Sirimau
District,followed
by by
19and
% respectively.
and 37%,
respectively.
werein
Sirimau
District,
years by19years% andMost cases
wereinwereSirimau
District,followed
byfollowed
Nusaniwe, Teluk Ambon Baguala, and Leitimur Selatan districts. No inc
Nusaniwe,
TelukTeluk
Ambon
Baguala,and Leitimur
Selatandistricts.
No incidence
was reported
Nusaniwe,
Ambon
and
LeitimurSelatanNowas
incidence
was reported
Nusaniwe,
Teluk
Ambon
Baguala,andBaguala,
LeitimurSelatandistricts.
Nodistricts.
incidence
reportedin Teluk Ambon District (Table 4).
Teluk
Ambon
District(Table4). 4).
in Teluk
Ambon
District(Tablein TelukinAmbon
District(Table4).

Table 3. Elephantiasis incidence in Ambon Municipality in the last three years.
3. Elephantiasis
incidencein AmbonMunicipality
in threethe inlast
Table
3. Elephantiasis
incidencein AmbonMunicipality
thethreelast years.
three years.
Table 3.Table
Elephantiasis
incidencein AmbonMunicipality
inthe last
years.
2011
2012
2011
2012
2013
2011 2011 District
2012 2012Community
2013 2013Community
Cases
Cases
District
District District
Community
Community
Community
Community Community
Community
Community
Community
Community
health center
health center
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10
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100
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200
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2 Sirimau
0
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4
0
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Air besar
4-Ch.M.Tiahahu
0Panjang
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2012, 2012,2013).2013).
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DEPARTMENTOF
HEALTHOF AMBON
M
UNICIPALITY(2011,
Source :Source
DEPARTMENTHEALTHOFAMBONUNICIPALITY(2011,
2012,

Table 4. Dengue haemorragic fever incidence in
4. Dengue
haemorragic
fever incidencein AmbonTable
4. Dengue
haemorragic
fever
in Municipality in the last three years.
Table 4.Table
Denguehaemorragic
fever
incidence
in incidence
Municipality
in threethe inlast
Ambon
Municipality
thethreelast years.
three years.
Ambon Ambon
Municipality
inthe last
years.
2011
2012
2013
No.2013
District2012
20132011 201120122011
20132012
Cases
Cases
Cases
No. District
No. District
No. District
Cases
Cases
Cases
Cases
Cases Cases
Cases
Cases
1 CasesNusaniwe8591Nusaniwe85 8 59 2 5 Sirimau
91
Nusaniwe891
Nusaniwe613
102Sirimau613 6 1310 313 10
2
Sirimau 6
102
Sirimau
Baguala20
43Baguala20 2 04 4 0 Teluk
43Baguala 2
4
BagualaAmbon
000
4 AmbonTeluk
00 0 00 5 0 Letimur
0
4
Teluk
Ambon
0 Selatan
4
Teluk
0
Ambon
Baguala01
3
5
Letimur
Selatan
01 0 13 Total
5
Letimur
Selatan
1 3
3
5
Letimur
Selatan016
1926
Total Total Total
1619 16 1926 Source
19 26 : D26
16
EPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF AMBON
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DEPARTMENTHEALTHOFAMBONUNICIPALITY
MA(2011, 2012, 2013).
MUNICIPALITY(2011,2013).
2012, 2012,2013).2013).
UNICIPALITY
M(2011,(2011,MUNICIPALITY
2012,

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Integrated Approaches to Mosquitoes Control
Mosquitoes management that has been done so far are integrated approaches such assource reduction by elimination of mosquitoes habitats by sanitation of environment,chemical and biological control of larvae and adults, as well as prevention of mosquitoes bitesusing repellent and mosquitoes net. A program of environmental health, Ministry of HealthAmbon Municipality is sources reduction by draining, washing, and burying any watercontainers and water pools which are habitats of mosquitoes. This program is done byeducated community through environmental health extension.

Research toward Vectors Control
Research towards vectors control that had been done so far is general monitoring andsurveillance by determining the presence or absence of larvae in their habitats. Developmentof botanical insecticide as larvicide of Culex spp. and Aedes spp. by bioassay of crude seedextract of Barringtonia asiatica (Lecythidaceae) (PAGAYA et al. 2009, PELAMONIA et al. 2009).
Future research need to be done on intensive monitoring and surveillance by collection
and identification of vectors, efficacy of botanical insecticide (plant extracts) on larval in theirhabitats as well as genetic control of the vectors.

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS No.54（December 2014）

Insularity in the Literary Imagination of SHIMAO Toshio
UDO Satoshi
Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University

Abstract
One of the most original authors in post-war Japanese literature, SHIMAO Toshio (1917-1986) is
known not only for his military career (he was an officer on a ‘suicide boat’ at the end of the WWII) but
also for his insightful ideas regarding the Japanese archipelago, which he named ‘Japonesia’ in the 1960s.
His idea, which was to situate Japan on the edge of the chained islands loosely extending from Polynesia
via Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan, is now recognized as essential to East Asian cross-border areastudies. However, the question of how ‘archipelagianess’ functions in SHIMAO’s literary writings has notbeen studied satisfactorily in the current body of literature. In my paper, I try to identify some insularimagery in his novels and further discuss the metaphors and meanings that the imagery suggests to thereader.
Keywords: insularity, islandology, Japanese literature, SHIMAO Toshio

A radical overhaul of Japanese literature began soon after WWII. In the latter half of the
1940s, a number of young authors began to publish their works: these successive groups ofwriters are called ‘the first post-war school’ and ‘the second post-war school’. The latter is
especially known for its European-style novels, which won high appreciation abroad; thisgroup includes the writers MISHIMA Yukio and ABE Kôbô. SHIMAO Toshio is sometimes
considered as one of these post-war authors, although he is often also regarded as animportant figure of the following generation, called ‘the third freshmen, who became
prominent in the first half of the 1950s. The lightness of this name implies the tendency ofthese authors to describe their daily lives and personal stories without revealing an explicit
political consciousness. However, their literary freshness has gradually won popularity andhigh regard, and they are now recognized as among the most important authors in modern
Japanese literature.
SHIMAO Toshio was born in Yokohama and grew up in Kôbe and Nagasaki. In 1944,
having graduated from Kyûshû Imperial University, he was immediately drafted into the navy
as a ‘student on a torpedo boat‘ — that is, a naval bomb boat. After a short period of training,
he was sent to Amami archipelago in the Kagoshima Prefecture as an officer in a naval
suicide-attack squadron. On a small island called Kakeroma, he received an order to prepare

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himself for departure, but he was never given the final order to attack. The war ended, and,miraculously, he survived. These wartime experiences later became major themes in his
literary works.
After the war, SHIMAO married a woman whom he had met on the island and returned tomainland Japan. Shortly thereafter, he began to publish his auto-fictive short stories. In 1954,
his wife, Miho, became mentally ill, another event which became a major preoccupation in
SHIMAO’s writings. In 1955, SHIMAO moved with his family to the island of Amami-Oshima,
where he lived for around twenty years.
During the time he spent in the Amami archipelago, SHIMAO developed a new vision ofJapan as part of the long archipelago which leads to Taiwan through the Amami and Ryukyu
islands. He named it ‘Japonesia’, situating the Japanese archipelago on the edge of thechained islands extending loosely from Polynesia through Indonesia. The idea to decentralize
Japan and to deconstruct its uniformity has been re-evaluated extensively, especially since the1990s, in the East Asian cross-border area studies. However, how ‘archipelagianess’ or‘islandness’ works in SHIMAO’s literary writings has received very little attention.
The common characteristics of all of SHIMAO’s auto-fictions on his wartime experiencesis the protagonist’s conviction that he is doomed and destined for an imminent death as aresult of the suicide attack he will be ordered to commit. He only lives while the death orderis suspended.
As the title of the short story Shima no Hate (The Farthest Edge of the Islands) suggests,
Kakeroma Island, where the protagonist was sent at the end of the war, is conceived of as theedge of his world, the edge of his imagination. Situated just next to Amami-Oshima Island,
Kakeroma Island is not really a lonely island: however, the protagonist does feel lonely andseparated from the rest of the world. Beyond this edge, only death awaits him. SHIMAO’s lastnovel, Gyoraitei Gakusei (A Student on the Torpedo Boat), describes his gradual journey
towards the actual southern edge of the Japanese Empire: the protagonist is trained first in
Yokosuka, then in Nagasaki, and finally sent to Amami archipelago. This approach to the edge
implies also his approach towards the death (Fig. 1).
As the protagonist arrives at the edge, the island becomes a place which paralyses his
sense of being alive. It is described as an isolated, closed space with a complicated contour. A
typical example of such a description is already found in one of SHIMAO’s earliest stories,
Shutsu-kotô-ki (A Tale of Leaving a Lonely Island, 1949).
As the title indicates, the place is a ‘lonely island’, which means that the protagonist andhis squadron can neither move ahead nor turn back. They are trapped and have a limited
supply of food, so they have to cultivate food to eat. They continue to live a peculiar daily life,
eating and excreting, able to determine nothing by themselves. Here they remain, waiting forthe order to attack, the moment of their death. Their condition of being is in every sense
absurd. The narrator keeps expressing his anxiety and apathy:

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I’m now a soldier! How is this incompatible!? What could I
know about this war? My will was lost, my hands got dirty, I was
running down on an inclination. (...) Blown off by the bloody
starvation from the south, I was destined to jump off, not only bymyself but also leading 48 suicide boats, the cliff of the frozen sea
beyond the world.
(SHIMAO 1992, p.138)
We have finally come to this point only to wait for the order todepart.
Strangely, I have lost my ability to persist in this world. The
minute-by-minute delay planted in me a seed of impatience. It was
painful to retain, constantly, the mental readiness to immediately
depart. Now is the chance. Now is the best time. If it is now, I cango out without hesitation.
(Ibid., p.176)

Kôbe●

NagasakiKakeromaIsland●Yokohama●

Approach to the edge/deathAmami-Oshima Island

Fig. 1. Gyoraitei Gakusei (A Student on the Torpedo Boat) describing his gradual journey towards theactual southern edge of the Japanese Empire, which implies also his approach towards the death.

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The scenery repeatedly described in the story is the inlet of the island, called‘Nomino-ura’. In this hidden, enclosed space, the protagonist prepares his suicide boatsquadron, using the cliff and its caves to conceal the boats. The protagonist often wanders
along the inlet and the cape, observing the tide coming in and going out. The eventless days
and nights begin to wear on his nerves, and he is continually perplexed by the loss of his will
to live. At last, he receives the order to prepare for attack, but the story ends without him
receiving the final order. The main theme, the eternal delay of a nevertheless impending death,is metaphorically represented by the repeated, cyclic nature of his natural surroundings in theinlet.
I close this short paper with a quotation related to the inlet, which indicates apresentiment of rebirth.
In the freshness of the dawn, every inch of my body wasliberated, flexible, absorbed in the enthralling relief that my
fulfilled flesh still belonged to myself.
It is probably that our action will be delayed while the sun
shines.
Then, the morning came naturally in the inlet, and its fresh
impression soon, along with the sunrise, began to repeat its daytime
routine.
Nothing happened.
(Ibid., pp.186-7)

References
SHIMAO, T. 1992. Shimao Toshio (Chikuma Nihon Bungaku Zenshû 32), 477 pp.,
Chikuma-Shobô, Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese).
SHIMAO, T. 2011. Gyoraitei Gakusei [A Student on the Torpedo Boat], 205 pp., Shinchô-Sha,
Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese).

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Territorial Organization by Bupolo People in Buru Island
PATTINAMA Marcus Jozef
Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University

Abstract
To understand Bupolo people in Buru Island, I should start from how I understand the way they divide
their life space in association with the environment, namely by understanding the territorial organization of
the Bupolo. This understanding will then give a good direction to the understanding of their socialorganization. Complex division of space in Bupolo people’s lives is something interesting to study.
Ethnobotany approach is one of the most suitable methods to be used to describe to complexity. This paper
attempts to describe how the Bupolo people in Buru Island, Maluku Province, organize their territory andlife spaces.
Keywords: Bupolo, Buru Island, territorial organization, ethnobotany

Introduction
Buru Island is known for being the place of internment of communist prisoners after theestablishment of the President Suharto political regime, the “New Order”, following the fallof President Soekarno. Buru is the island that is known to produce the essence oil of kayu
putih from the “white tree” (Melaleuca leucadendron, Myrtaceae).
This island is in the southwest of the Moluccas, where its coastal regions are considered
unwelcoming and dry. People living in the mountains of Buru Island make the essence oil ofkayu putih and go to sell it on the coast. They avoid contact with the outside world and werealways on the move and rarely stay in their homes.
Between 1969 (the year of the arrival of political prisoners) and 1979 (the year of theirliberation), the entrance to the island was tightly controlled by the military and no research
was allowed. People from the outside only knew that the prisoners were housed in a plain,north-east part of the island, where they had to work in irrigated rice fields and gardens which
they had to do to make a living. In addition, in the northern part of the region the militarydeveloped a system of forced labor to exploit the forest, where many prisoners died. In the
1980s, military elements established a plywood factory and opened private forest concessions
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After the liberation of prisoners and the opening of the island to the outsiders, the civil
administration began to have interest in the island and its inhabitants. Thus, at the end of
1980s, a settlement project in order to facilitate their participation in the overall developmentof Indonesia was launched. The objective of this project was to bring these people to residepermanently in the villages for easy access by the officials. Thus, dozens of settlement areas
consisting of wooden houses with thin iron roofs were built on the coast.
In this paper, I discuss the description of Geba Bupolo community, especially on theirterritorial relationships. After describing about the general lifestyle of Geba Bupolo and some
information about their language as an introduction, I begin this description with the ideas
about the origin of the island and its people by constructing the story of some fragments ofmyths that I have collected. Then, I will explain the conception of how Geba Bupolo is being
in their island and how it represents it as the body of a human being that is necessary toprotect its center that contains the vital parts. I will next embark on how to organize theisland’s territories by assigning each social group a role in protecting the central part of theisland where Mount Date and Lake Rana Waekolo are located. I will elucidate how thiscentral part is designed as ‘a dwelling’ place. I address the structuring of different lineage
groups, noro, and sub-groups, bialahin, which development is analogous to the developmentof a sago (Metroxylon sagu) cluster, where the suckers get nourishment from the main trunk
and then are released. The bialahin term is indeed the term appellation of sago. I will explain
how each noro has its place in the territory; it consists of the catchment area of a river and themountain that is its origin and corresponds to the origin of its first ancestors.

Buru Island in the Moluccas, Indonesia
Indonesia is located in the tropics and is very rich in natural resources. Despite thecultures and languages of the people composing this country, the feeling of unity is generally
strong despite some regional exceptions. There are about 530 languages and dialects inIndonesia. To overcome this linguistic multiplicity the government decided since
independence to impose a single language: Indonesian. The language chosen by theanti-colonial opposition since 1928 is derived from the Malay lingua long used in thearchipelago. Although Indonesia was a Dutch colony for centuries, the Dutch as a language isnot, and has never been used in the daily lives of Indonesians. However, English is now ofgreat importance in technical and scientific language.
The Maluku archipelago or the Mollucas is located in eastern Indonesia. According to
the administrative division, it is divided into two provinces since 1999, i.e. North Maluku
with Ternate as the capital city and Maluku with Ambon the capital city. The Maluku
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reminiscent of Indonesia on a reduced scale. This is why this archipelago is also called “thethousand islands”.
Hundreds of islands of this archipelago remain anonymous. The population of 1,533,506
inhabitants is essentially distributed in the principal islands and archipelagos: Ambon, Ambon
Lease, Seram, Banda, Wetar, Tanimbar, Kei, Aru, and Buru.
In floristic point of view, Maluku is one of the region where limited research has been
done, so that accurate data is still lacking. This area has a high geographical diversity that
affects the variation of the vegetation (PATTINAMA 1998).
We have little information about the colonial period of Buru Island. Clove and nutmeg
were absent in this island, that the Dutch had little interests in this island. On the other hand,
there is the kayu putih in the island, so inhabitants have extracted its aromatic essential oil(PATTINAMA 1998).
The surface area of the island of Buru is about 10,000 km², and has 135,500 inhabitants.
In the south and west, it is bordered with the Banda Sea; and the north by the Seram Sea.
Administratively the island of Buru has, since 1999, two districts (kabupaten in Indonesian),i.e. the District of Buru with Namlea as the capital city and is divided into five regencies or
kecamatan, and the District of South Buru Namrole as the capital city and is divided into fiveregencies.

Methods and Approaches
This study is based on field research for two years. The initial phase of this researchstarted to learn the local language, the language of Buru, to understand all the expressions andsymbols in their lives.
My efforts to learn the local language helped me to get accepted as a researcher by local
people. In fact, due to the lack of schools, many mountaineers only speak the local language.
In addition, the knowledge of the language was essential to me to fully grasp theirconceptions about how the world is. However, for sometimes they remained reluctant toprovide me with information about everything, they seemed to keep secrets and not disclose
them to a stranger, especially anything related to their relationship to the ancestors. I must add
that even among themselves mountaineers often use metaphorical language to talk about what
is most sacred.
My first concern was to understand the organization of space according to the
topography, hydrography, and distribution of ecosystem. Then, I analyzed the relationshipbetween the visually perceptible organization with the use and exploitation of land resources
and their distribution among different social groups. For that I had to study the organization of
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of its relationship with the rights to use, the different forms of management and land
exploitation, and vis-à-vis sacred places.

General Information on the Human Environment
Among the inhabitants of the island of Buru, I must distinguish the native (autochtone)
population lives mainly in the mountains, and a non-native (allochtone) population who are
now most numerous, and live on the coast and coastal plains.
The allochtone population has several origins. Some people of foreign origin has been
there for a long time. They are descendants of Arab and Chinese traders who mostly stayed in
Buru for centuries and married there. The other non-native people are from more recent
immigrations.
The coasts of Buru island, like those of other islands in the Indonesian archipelago, are
not regularly monitored by national marine guards, because Indonesia is composed of many
thousand islands spread over 5,000 km. Buru has been the subject of a spontaneoustransmigration more or less regularly of mostly poor people coming from elsewhere of thecountry in the hope of improving their life.
Since the 1980s an official transmigration was organized by the government. Also, as
was mentioned in the introduction, after 1965 and the fall of President Soekarno, the island
was chosen as a place of banishment for communist prisoners, many of whom chose to staythere after liberation. It is especially in the northeastern part of the island that Javanesetransmigrants were settled under the national transmigration program. In this region, newroads, as well as public transport have been developed.
In general, the development in this island is very slow because all decisions are taken
without consultation by the central government. These decisions do not take sufficientaccount of the island’s capacity to contribute to national income from its natural resources.
While the autochtone population, as I have just described, will call themselves Geba
Bupolo, they have been named with various terms by the colonial and Indonesian
administrations or administration of the Maluku Province (PATTINAMA 2005), described asfollows:x Alifuru, that is to say, the people living in the dense forest. The word Alifuru comes fromthe language of the northern Halmahera: halefoeroe, that is to say “place in the dense
forest”. The North Halmahera people, including Tobelo people, often speak of « ohalefoeroeka ma nyawa » that is to say, people from the forest. The word Alifuru was also
used for indigenous people living in the island of Seram.

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Territorial Organization by Bupolo People in Buru Islandx Orang Kafir (orang = people, kafir = infidel) that is to refer to people who do not belong to
one of the great religions.
x Suku Terasing (suku = people, terasing = isolated) that is to refer to the “isolated people”,
term used by the Departemen Sosial (Social Department) to refer to all isolated groups who
continue to practice their local customs.
x Orang Pemalas (pemalas = lazy) that is to say “lazy people”.
x Orang Belakang (belakang = back) that is to say, “backward”.
All these expressions indicate the determination of Bupolo Geba to stay in theirmountains and their refusal to participate in government programs, as long the government
has not talked to them about the programs.
When I asked them the reason for their reluctance, they said that they live in this islandwith their ancestors and that if they did not faithful, one day the ancestors will be angry andsend the disease and death. “Always be faithful to them”. “We do not want to leave ourvillages because we have our gardens and protected places where our ancestors have lived”.
But the government wanted them to move to the coasts and forced them to choose one of the
major religions. Indeed in Indonesia during the General Suharto (Orde Baru, ‘the new order’),people were forced to convert to one of five religions: Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism,
Hinduism, and Buddhism.

The Territorial Organization in Relation to the Social Organization
The conception of Geba Bupolo to their island
Most of the Geba Bupolo’s conception of how the world is in their representation of
Buru island, is like a bisexual human being, lying, with the central bodies - sexual organ ofmale, stomach and uterus of female – consisting of Mount Date as the male essence and Lake
Rana Waekolo as the female essence.
All this reflects the image of the island as a living being (see Fig. 1), with the head (olon)
representing the highest mountain in the west (kakupalatmada), spine (kakunrohin)
representing the peaks covered by the sacred Garan forest, left foot (kadanwana) on the sideof the coastal plain in the northeast (waeyapo) and the right foot (kadanbali) on the side ofmount Batakbual in the southeast. The arms on each side, with the left hand (fahanwana) on
the north coast (Waenibe river) and right hand (fahanbali) on the south coast (Waemala river).
In the middle, the abdoment (fukan) with Mount Date represented by a male organ and Lake
Rana Waekolo in its center represented by the belly containing both the bowels and uterus(female organ). This is the central part that the Geba Bupolo are responsible to preserve andprotect from external attacks. This central area is irrigated by rivers flowing into the lake

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Fig. 1. The conception of the island of Buru according to Geba Bupolo.

Rana Waekolo and the water flows into Waenibe river which further flows to the north coast,
as represented by the side of the left arm (PATTINAMA 2005).
In this expression are synthetically gathered several concepts and essential elements inthe lives of Geba Bupolo. Some of which are presented here: the daily staple food that is
made from sago starch and also cassava, ritual staple food, rice and millet, the elements of the
reproduction of human beings, attention to wear in the sense of fluid flow.
The division of Buru island between two fena
According to the Geba Bupolo and as indicated by their myth, their dispersion started
from fenafafan, the main village on Lake Rana Waekolo. Fena refers to both the group of
inhabitants and the territory they occupy. It corresponds to different levels of territorialorganization. Fafan means “superior”, “first” or “flank”. A first partition is made between two
fenas who do not have the same importance geographically and each corresponds to a part ofthe body, according to the representation that the Geba Bupolo perceives about their island.
The two fenas are fena Lisaboli Lisela and fena Masa Meserete.
The fena Lisaboli Lisela in the north is dominated by Mount Kakupalatmada (head), andin the center are Mount Date (males) and Lake Rana Waekolo (females). The Waenibe River(left arm), the sacred Garan forest (spine) and Waeyapo plain (left foot). The Geba Bupolo of85
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fena Lisaboli Lisela whose role is very important to protect the center from the external
influence is considered as cadets.
The fena Masa Meserete, in the south, includes Mount Batakbual (right foot) and
Waemala river (right arm). The Geba Bupolo of this fena is considered to be an elder brother.
Each fena possesses two Matguguls initially installed in the center. The term Matgugul isa contraction of matlea “head” and gugul “sit”. This term, as we have seen, was used at thetime of the Sultanate of Ternate. Indonesian calls the Matgugul of the Geba Bupolo as the“king of the land”.
Two Matguguls of fena Masa Meserete left the center to go to the south coast andembrace the Protestant religion. The Dutch designated them as Raja Masarete.
The word Lisaboli consists of two words: lisa which is the name of Terminalia sp. tree,
and boli “surround”. Therefore, ‘Lisaboli’ literally means “surrounded by Terminalia sp.
trees”. The word Lisela, in my opinion, is an abbreviation of two words lisa and ela. Lisa
“Terminalia sp.” and ela means “try”. It is difficult to know exactly why the fena facing thenorth use that name. It can be seen that Terminalia sp. trees are numerous on the hills aroundthe lake. In addition, the different stages of the cycle of traditional agricultural practices are
fixed according to the observation of the phenological stages of this tree, i.e. the fall andregrowth of the leaves, and the appearance and color of the latter stage.
The Geba Bupolo considers fena as a shared house with three parts: the room(humalalen), the entrance hall (humanelan), and the door (sufen).
For fena Masa Meserete in the south, the terms that designates this fena consists of masa
“mature”, the abbreviation of mese “Artocarpus indicus” tree and farete “superior”. For the
Geba Bupolo, Artocarpus indicus is a tree linked to the mythical story of the spillway of Lake
Rana Waekolo to the Waenibe river which flows to the north. The water could get in that
direction because a woman ancestor, who lived in Fenafafan, cut a trunk of Artocarpus
indicus in the spillway area. The Geba Bupolo says when looking at the topography, the northshore of the lake is surrounded by high mountains, especially Mount Date, but not on thesouth shore, and therefore the water should flow to the south. The lake water in fact flew tothe north and south is that the members of the Geba Bupolo went to fena Masa Meserete.
From their perspective, the relationship with the living world corresponds the horizontal
links, meanwhile the relationship with the ancestors corresponds the vertical link (BARRAUD
and FRIEDBERG 1996). For Geba Bupolo, in the center for horizontal links are marriages, inwhich negotiations and ceremonies are conducted during agricultural activities that may
involve lineage subgroups (bialahin) spouses.
Each nuclear family has its own home. The houses are grouped into three to five, in
hamlets, humalolin, which are formed by the members of a lineage subgroup (bialahin). It isnoted that this notion of bialahin is used to designate that the lineage subgroups correspond to
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suckers around it. The hamlet, humalolin, consists of three to five equivalent bialahin houses,
which is, to the eyes of Geba Bupolo, analogous to how a sago cluster develops (PATTINAMA
2005). This tree species grows as a group or cluster or boliboli, in Buru language. That is why
the Geba Bupolo often use an expression bialahinmsiandefobabo- liboliotohumalolinmsian
that is to say “a lineage subgroup (bialahin) establishes a group in a hamlet (humalolin)”.
The interesting point is that the characteristics of the sago tree represent Geba Bupolo’s
life. An informant told me that a traditional chief among the Geba Bupolo takes power after
his predecessor disappears but not before. It is like the growth of a sago sucker around themain tree. Fig. 2 illustrates the role of lineage subgroup (bialahin) in the Geba Bupolo in ahamlet (humalolin) or in a village (fenalalen), where Gebakuasan or the main tree is labeled“1” and the members, bialahin, or the other trees around it are labeled “2”, “3”, “4”, and “5”.
The Gebakuasan considers himself as the main tree “1” and around him there are members ofequivalent bialahin, as trees “2”, “3”, “4”, and “5” that do not exceed the main tree “1”. The
tree “2” will be considered as a successor, but it must wait for permission from the tree “1”.
Based on LOUHENAPESSY (1992), sago like other species of the same family Arecaceae willdie, started from the youngest leaves, the petioles become dry and gradually the trunk and theroots will die. In the process of replacing the principal body, it is considered that there isenergy transfer from one to the other, like what happen inside the bialahin formed by thepeople.

Fig. 2. The bouquet of sago, bialahin (Metroxylon sagu, Arecaceae)

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Conclusion
This research on an Indonesian society describes the Geba Bupolo who live in the islandof Buru in the Moluccas. Although the data are limited, however, it can provide an idea of ourapproach to that society, its place in the world, the relationship between the living and thedead and with the environment in general.
To think about their relationship to the territory, the Geba Bupolo appeals simultaneously
to several models. Buru Island is considered to be represented by the body of a human being,with the center of the island, for the Geba Bupolo, represented by both the locations of theorgans in the abdomen and the sexual organs. The center of the island is also thought as adwelling place, in which the most private part where the hosts dwell and produce theirchildren, is the most hidden and therefore the most sacred. In the mind of the Geba Bupolo,
being sacred and being secret are associated.

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School, the National Museum of Natural History, Paris (in French).

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Other Papers Presented at the Workshop (Abstract Only)
Marine Resources in Maluku
LIMMON Gino V.
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Pattimura University
Abstract
Maluku is an archipelago province that comprises 92.4% (658.294.69 km2) of ocean and only 7.5%
(54.185 km2) of land. The unique geographical position of Maluku gives some oceanography advantagethat reflected in the richness of marine natural resources, especially in fisheries. The potential of fisheries in
Maluku is estimated 1.6 ton/year. Furthermore, the 1340 islands in Maluku that their shoreline represents
13% of Indonesian shoreline harbor main marine ecosystems such as coral reef, mangrove, and sea grassthat significantly support the sustainability of fisheries in Maluku. Coral reefs in Maluku cover an area of
1.323,44 km2 and estimated to have economic value that reach billions of dollars per year, with services
including storm protection, tourism, pharmaceutical and an important source of food. However, so far only
several commodities such as fish and sea cucumber have been furiously exploited, that leads to overfishing,whereas other invertebrates such as great potential for pharmaceuticals such as sponges and soft coral havebeen left untouched. Furthermore, the marine resources in Maluku have been exploited disregard of theirsustainability. Therefore, comprehensive, integrated and interdisciplinary research involving all stakeholders is necessary to build a robust database and development plan that can ensure the sustainability ofmarine resources in Maluku.

Common Local Fruits in ‘Dusun’ System in Leitimur, Ambon Island
REHATTA H. and RAHARJO S. H. T.
Faculty of Agriculture, Pattimura University
Abstract
Ambon Island is a hilly island with limited flat areas that are suitable for medium to large orchards offruit trees. Fruit cultivations are usually conducted in a mixed agriculture-agroforestry system, called‘dusun’ that is more suitable with such geographic conditions. Fruit trees are among the most important
plants grown in the ‘dusun’ system in Leitimur, in addition to multipurpose trees, perennial and annual foodcrops, as well as other horticultural, spice, and medicinal plants. Many local fruit species can be found inthe ‘dusun’, among others that are most popular in Ambon: durian (Durio zibethinus), gandaria (Boueo
mocrophyllo), mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), snake fruit (“salak”, Salacca zalacca), “langsat”(Lansium domesticum), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), and litchi (Litchi chinensis). These fruits aredescribed in details in this presentation, and their prospects and problems of cultivation are discussed.

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Workshop Organizing Committee:
S. H. T. Raharjo (Head)J. A. Leatemia (Secretary)
Irma Kesaulya (Finance)
Members:
Rohny S. Maail
Gino V. Limmon
Maria Nindatu
Wardis Girsang
Erin Moniharapon
John M. S. Tetelepta
A. Y. Pattinasarany
Victor O. Lawalata
C. E. Latupeirissa
Audrey Puturuhu
Helena Lesimanuaya
Hatasuci Tuankotta

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FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

㮵ඣᓥ኱Ꮫᅜ㝿ᓥᕋᩍ⫱◊✲ࢭࣥࢱ࣮༡ኴᖹὒᾏᇦㄪᰝ◊✲ሗ࿌㸦ࣂࢵࢡࢼࣥࣂ࣮㸧OCCASIONAL PAPERS (BACK NUMBER)

No. 26 The Progress Report of the 1994 Survey of
the Research Project, “Man and the Environment in
Micronesia” (English)

No. 40 Institutions in the Making: An Interdisciplinary Study on Social Life and Economy of the Philippine Local (Japanese)

No. 27 Studies of Nautilus Belauensis in Palau(English)No. 41 “Symbiosis” of Human Being and Nature in
the South Pacific Islands (English)

No. 28 Tropical Fisheries (Japanese)

No. 42 The Progress Report of the 2002-2004 Survey of the Research Project “Social Homeostasis of
Small Island in an Island-Zone”: Interdisciplinary
Approach to Satsunan Islands Focussing on Yoron
Island (Japanese/English)

No. 29 Modern Japan’s “Nanpo Kan’yo” (Participation towards the South) (Japanese)
No. 30 The Progress Report of the 1995 Survey of
the Research Project, “Man and the Environment in
Micronesia” (English)

No. 43 Islam in Contemporary Southeast Asia (Japanese)

No. 31 Invitation to the South Pacific: Selected
Lecture Notes from the Kagoshima University Research Center for the South Pacific Public Lecture
Series 1994-1997 (Japanese)

No. 44 The Future of Shimauta (Japanese)

No. 32 Foraminifera as Indicators of Marine Environments in the Present and Past (Japanese)

No. 46 A Research Project for Sensor Zone Setting
on Kagoshima Chain Islands from South to North
for Cultural & Environmental Transition (Japanese)

No. 33 Islands and Information Society (Japanese/
English)No. 34 The Progress Report of the 1999 Survey of
the Research Project “Social Homeostasis of Small
Islands in an Island-Zone” Yap Proper, Micronesia
and Islands in Southern Japan (Japanese/English)
No. 35 “The Power of Place” of the Areas at the
Boundary between Land and Sea: The Viewpointfrom Southern Kyushu and the Southerly Islands(Japanese)
No. 36 Health and Medical Issues in Island Areas(Japanese/English)
No. 37 Researching Eruption Clouds of Volcanic
Island Chains (Japanese/English)
No. 38 The Progress Report of the 2000 and 2001
Survey of the Research Project “Social Homeostasisof Small Island in an Island-Zone” Islands in Southern Japan (Japanese/English)
No. 39 The Progress Report of the 2000 and 2001
Survey of the Research Project “Social Homeostasisof Small Island in an Island-Zone” Yap Proper andUlithi Atoll, Micronesia (English)

No. 45 Innovation of Education in Remote Islands
to Affect a Request of the Present Age (Japanese)

No. 47 Global Warming and Pacific Islands (English/Japanese)
No. 48 Climate Changes and Globalization: Environment and People’s Life in the Pacific Islands(English)No. 49 Strategy on the Asian-Pacific Islands andKagoshima: Center-Periphery, Interdisciplinary andInternational Contribution (Japanese)
No. 50 Re-Opening as“The Center for Island Studies Education and Research”, Symposium: “Nesia
empowerment”Developing Island Futures (Japanese/English)
No. 51 Interdisciplinary Research in the Small Islands, Subtropical Zone (Japanese)
No. 52 The Development towards Affluent and Homeostatic Kagoshima Islands (Japanese)
No. 53 Research on the Influence of Globalization
and Global Warming on Life in Chuuk Atoll (English)