Jangkat is one of sub districts in Merangin regency which is adjacent to Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS). Its located on the western part of Jambi province and directly bounded with Bengkulu province. Mount Masurai has made the surrounding land fertile and the most types of soil in Jangkat are andosols, whereas farmers here rely it on their livelihoods. As time goes by, due to the green revolution program of new order government the fertile land now is getting critical, and the population growth in Jangkat has increased as a result the community come to occupy the area of Kerinci Seblat National Park.