Description:
Wetlands are inundated areas, either
permanently or seasonally. Those areas can be managed
properly if there is a proper utilization; i.e. deploying
wetlands in agriculture, such as farming. This utilization
is very cultivating for the people of Indonesia, especially
in South Kalimantan, because most of South Kalimantan
people have livelihood as rice farmers. This wetland
management is one of the multicultural transformations
that sustain the character of Indonesian society. More
than 75% of the rice farming community farms on
wetlands due to their flooding arrangements that are
consistent with the growth of rice crops. The purpose of
this research is to describe wetland management in
agriculture as a multicultural transformation. That is,
multicultural transformation is not just about different
cultures, but also as a process that helps the development
of society to realize better development.
Keywords: wetland, agriculture, multicultural
transformation