Analysis of Palm Oil Farmers Behavioral Factors in Land Clearing and Prevention of Land Fire at Tanjung Leban Village, Kubu Subdistrict, Rokan Hilir Regency

Land fires in Rokan Hilir still occur every year, especially during the dry season. One of area who fired-prone land is Tanjung Leban Village, Kubu Subdistrict, Rokan Hilir regency. The purpose of this study is to analyze public perception of the land burning in terms of economic, cultural and environmental, to know the efforts made by the local people in preventing forest fires, to analyze the land clearing technique carried out by the community, and to analyze the problems experienced by the community of land clearing. The results showed that fire in Kubu Subdistrict were mainly caused by environmental factors (weather and climate, the presence of weeds and drainage around the land), economic factors (low number of family income, land ownership status, lack of workforce in the open land), social factors (people education, participation by local people to prevent the forest fires), and cultural factors (fires customs and traditions). Efforts made by people preventing fires were a routine patrol, cleaning ditches and main drainage, making dam and main trench, preparing the fire anticipation equipment. Mechanical clearing is done manually and by mechanical. Problems of land clearing is limited capital and limited workforce in the family .