Abstract:
Condition of soil and climate in Desa Baru is perfect for Draoon frUit Plants. so the it has a Plantation
area of Draqon fruit [Hylocereus Uldatus) which is manaqed by a private of 500 Ha While there was
still a lot of vacant land in Desa Baru that has not been used by the community for life. Most of the
people work as farmers. either individually or cultivate land as farm laborers. The public must be able to
harness the potential in Desa Baru as a tool to improve the economy, due to the economic level of local
population is still relat1velv low Draqon fruit plantation can become tounst activities and the results can
be sold as a source of income for the community Another advantaoe is the location of the plantation
not far from Pekanbaru City (20 Kml as a capital of Riau Province and directly adjacent to Desa Buluh
cina as a ecotourism vilage Rimbo Tuiuah Danau So the Draqon fruit qrowinq areas can sanerqize
with other tourist activities in Riau Province. This study aims to assess the development potential
ofcommun1tv based development in aorotunsmespeciallvdraoon fruitplantatlon. Astudv usinq qualitative
descriptive research method. Data were collected bvusinq observation, question nairesand interviews.
Based on the research actiVIties are comibuting factors 1n agrow1sata dragon fruit plantation in Desa
Baru it Prospects Draqon Fruit plantations are profitable 2) Absorb local labor. 3) Revenue and local
Communities can be mcreased 4) The potential of the land and the location of the advantaqeous
location . 5) People are friendly to newcomers While the inhibitinq factors that it The state of
Infrastructure is Inadequate . 3) Lack of support from the qovernment 4) The low qual1tv of human
resources . 51 Lack of promotion for toursts . Plantation development aims to Increase people's income
so development concept is based on the analvsis of aqrotourism the development of strateq1es that
can be done such as (1) the formation of which has a specific tourist areas (2) the estabhment of
small industrial activities especially in Dragon Fruit processing and handicraft (3) Improvement of
Infrastructure and facilities 1n the field of agro plantation. 4) increase local 1ncome by selling dragon fruit
both local and international.
