Impact of Agroecosystem Changes on the Livelihood of Cihideung Udik Village Residents, Ciampea District, Bogor Regency

Agricultural land is one of the agroecosystem components that is vulnerable to land conversion. This land conversion causes changes in agroecosystems and drives changes in the livelihoods of local communities. This study aims to identify agroecosystem changes in Cihideung Udik Village, analyze the impact of agroecosystem changes on the community, and identify the livelihoods used by the community to adapt to these agroecosystem changes. This research used a qualitative approach. The results of this study show that, first, changes in the agroecosystem in Cihideung Udik Village occurred unnaturally, the main cause of which was the change from agricultural land to non-agricultural land, especially for housing. Second, agroecosystem changes change agricultural commodities, increase the number of homeless people, cause loss of community livelihoods, and undermine community culture in farming. Third, livelihood changes become the community's adaptation strategy to agroecosystem changes. The form of livelihoods resulting from the adaptation is to survive as farm laborers by planting secondary crops and becoming traders, casual laborers, and working in other areas as commuter migrants.