GENDER ANALYSIS OF AGROFORESTRY MANAGEMENT IN WETLANDS: A CASE STUDY IN MEKARSARI SUB-DISTRICT, BARITO KUALA

Mekarsari sub-district of Barito Kuala Regency is a pineapple producer whose cultivation in addition to monoculture planting patterns also applies agroforestry patterns.The existence of agroforestry in Mekarsari sub-district is inseparable from the role of the Mekarsari sub-district community, both the role of men and the role of women.The involvement of women in agroforestry management is an effort to improve gender equality.The research method approach used is a quantitative descriptive approach.Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and filling out questionnaires by respondents.The results of agroforestry in the wetlands of Mekarsari District contributed to household income by 10.92% of total household income.