Climate Change Mitigation And Post-Harvest Rice Policies In The Minangkabau Oral Tradition
1 Khairil Anwar, 2 Oktavianus, 3 Varhanno Khallifhatul Khanh, 4 Mutia Kahanna, 5 Muntaha Mardhatillah

1 2 3 Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
4 Institut Seni Indonesia, Padang Panjang, Indonesia
5 Universitas Teuku Umar, Meulaboh, Indonesia

Abstract

This study describes the post-harvest management of the Minangkabau people^s traditions in responding to climate change and the social conditions of society. Minangkabau is an ethnic group that inhabits the Bukit Barisan Range in the central part of Sumatra Island. They are an agrarian society that lives from agriculture, such as cultivating rice. Rice and farming traditions are a form of local Minangkabau genius. Rice with rice derivatives is the staple food of the community. Therefore, the community glorifies this plant from the beginning of planting, harvesting, post-harvesting, seeds, and post-harvest utilization with various forms of policies embodied in oral traditions and rituals. This study uses the perspective of cultural materialism with qualitative methods. The study data is the result of field observations in rural communities that are still familiar with agricultural activities, especially rice farming. The results of the study found that rice is the main crop in rural communities, planting and harvesting patterns follow local traditions and rituals, and post-harvest management takes into account the planting season and predictions of social conditions. This study recommends the same perspective with different variables and locations be used as a pattern of policies based on sustainable development.

Keywords: mitigation, climate, harvest, tradition, and Minangkabau

Topic: Agricultural Socio-Economics