Daftar Isi:
  • The capitalization of farming takes place due to the need of money and market demand. Therefore the peasants of coffee-plantation in mountainous area switched to cash-crops horticulture. Usually peasants of the dry land choose the cash-crops, using hybrid plant seeds and utilizing pesticide to get more benefit. This condition caused the damage of ecosystem and the decrease of ecosystem quality. This paper explains: 1) The process and factors that caused the damage of the ecosystem; 2) The effect and strategy to prevent damaged ecosystem. This research was done in 2004/2005 by using qualitative approach. Keyword : peasant, dry, land, agriculture, change, of, farm, change, of, ecosystem.,