Ekowisata Subak Kerdung

25 October 2023 | Destination

Ekowisata subak semakin populer di Bali, salah satunya Subak Kerdung di Kelurahan Pedungan, Denpasar Selatan. Subak Kerdung luasan awalnya mencapai 240 hektare (ha). Setelah mengalami alih fungsi lahan nonpertanian, luasan subak saat ini berkisar 210 ha.

Sejak dibangun Jalan Usaha Tani (JUT) sepanjang 4,3 kilometer (km) pada 2018, wilayah Subak Kerdung dan sekitarnya semakin mudah diakses. Infrastruktur jalan mempermudah petani melakukan kegiatan pertanian dan memasarkannya.

Jalan ini juga digunakan sebagai jogging track, serta akses berwisata desa bagi wisatawan yang ingin menikmati alam khas persawahan. Berbeda dengan Subak Sembung dan Subak Anggabaya yang berada di pinggiran kota, Subak Kerdung berada di tengah perkotaan.

Panorama dan suasana alamnya masih asri. Masyarakat petani di subak ini tak hanya menanam padi, melainkan juga sayur dan buah. Ini menjadikan Subak Kerdung lokasi pas untuk agrowisata.

Wisatawan bisa belajar bercocok tanam, mulai dari menyiapkan bibit, mengenal sistem pengairan, menanam, membajak sawah, hingga memanen. Pola tanam pada Subak Kerdung diatur seorang pekaseh. Sebagian polanya berbentuk padi-padi-palawija, sebagian lainnya padi-padi-padi. Subak Kerdung beranggotakan 383 orang yang terdistribusi ke dalam sembilan munduk.

Semangat gotong royong anggota Subak Kerdung sangat tinggi, mulai dari kegiatan pencarian air, distribusi air, perbaikan saluran irigasi, pembersihan sampah yang mengganggu kelancaran air irigasi, hingga perbaikan pura subak. Masyarakatnya bahu membahu demi keberlangsungan usaha tani bersama.

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Subak Kerdung Ecotourism

This subak is raising up awareness these recent days. Located in Pedungan, south denpasar. A little bit different with Subang Sembung and Anggabaya, Subak kerdung is located in the heart of this city. It actually has 24 hectare, and after its switching to non farming area, this subak is now 210 hectares.

JUT (jalan usaha Tani- Farmers trading street highway) was built in 2018 with 4,3kilometres long. And the result that this subak is very easy to access and all the farmers good can be pick up easily. This street also functioned as walking track for the visitors to enjoy the ricefield view. Eventhough located in the middle of the city, all the view in this subak is still keep original. The farmer not only grow the rice fields, but also vegetables and fruits.

As an agrotourism destination, this subak allows visitor to learn how to grow and farming, starting from spreading the seeds, knowing how to make an irrigation system, planting process, untill harvesting process. The farming pattern in this subak is arranged by a Pekaseh, this person decided the pattern between rice-veggetables-fruits corners.

With 383 members in this subak, working together is a must and they proved it. They work hand in hand together to find the water, how to distribute the water fairly, untill doing the maintenance for the irrigation. Including also taking care of the temple of subak.

Source images

https://culture.denpasarkota.go.id/

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