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Actor Contestation and Collaborative Empowerment Model of Orang Rimba in Bukit Duabelas National Park Jambi Province
Full text linkThe empowerment of the Orang Rimba aims to enable them to get out of their marginal condition due to the development pattern that has not been on their side so far. This study aims to analyze how the contestation of various ideologies underlie various actors empowering the Orang Rimba and to formulate a collaborative model between actors in empowerment that can answer the needs of the Orang Rimba. The research uses a case study approach and is analyzed qualitatively. The results show that the empowerment of Orang Rimba is interpreted by the state as "modernization" by means of resettlement, using an economical approach as an indicator of the success of a program. NGOs interpret empowerment as building critical awareness by providing alternative education and advocacy, while Corporations empower them through CSR activities. Multi-stakeholder collaboration for empowerment can be carried out by utilizing a forum or Multi-stakeholder Cooperation Forum for the Empowerment of Orang Rimba. The multi-stakeholder collaborative model of empowerment through state facilitation, NGOs, and corporations has a common goal of increasing dignity and independence following the needs and socio-cultural conditions of the Orang Rimba
The Influence of Local Actors in the Empowerment of Smallholder Livestock Farming Communities
Full text linkThe success of the empowerment program in the School for Smallholder Livestock Farming Community (SPR) cannot be separated from the contribution of local actors who have a dominant role in the community. This study aims to identify the local actors who dominate the empowerment of smallholder livestock farming community programs, measures the influence index and capital ownership as well as the social actions of these actors in carrying out their roles located. This research took place in two areas, namely Cinta Damai Village, Sungai Lilin District, Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera Province and Soko Village, Temayang District, Bojonegoro Regency, East Java Province. This reasearch was carried out using a mixed-method, quantitative and qualitative approach. The results showed that there were six dominant local actors in SPR empowerment. Four of them are activists who play an active role in the SPR community, and the other two actors are village government officials. The educational background and experience of actors in different villages influence the actions and strategies in the arena of SPR empowerment. Institutional and moral capital is the highest capital used by actors in Cinta Damai Village. In contrast, moral capital and economic capital are the highest capital used by actors in Soko Village
Ijon Practice by Landowner of Ricefield: Agency-Structure Perspective
Full text linkThe status of farmers in the socio-economic study of agriculture referring to land ownership consists of landowner farmer, tenant farmer, and sharecropper. Landowner farmer holds the highest position. Many landowner farmers have been trapped in “Ijon” practice for years, which makes them work on their own land to pay their debts for a long period of time. The purpose of this study is to find out the background of farmers who were involved in the ijon practice, the reasons behind their entanglement in the ijon practice, the uses of loans, and how the loans were paid. The study location was village of XYZ in East Nusa Tenggara Province, involving 22 farmers who were involved in the practice of ijon. This study used a qualitative analysis of agency structure from Gidden’s perspective. This paper concludes that farmers were involved in the ijon practice to meet urgent non-productive needs. Most of the farmers’ earnings are used to pay debts. Farmers who are trapped in the ijon system for a long period of time will bear the status of “the landowner farmers who work as farm laborers on their own land.” This status has yet to be categorized in the agricultural economic approach
The Nurturing Food Sovereignty from the Peripheral Side: the Village Law and the Soul of Agriculture in Rural Development in Indonesia
Full text linkAfter the enactment of the Village Law, the opportunity for the village as the spearhead of food sovereignty is widely open and the Village Law is considered a soul for village development. Village’s main activities are agriculture, including the management of natural resources with the composition of the area as a place for rural settlements, government services, social services, and economic activities. Most of the population works in the primary sector, which has various challenges to reducing or even eliminating dependence on the global food market. Rural development and the orientation of village agricultural soul so far seem to go hand in hand but tend to be particular. This study aimed to study the primary sector of agriculture and food needs as the main political discourse with the subject of the village. The study was prepared using a qualitative methodology with secondary data and policy analysis. The political economy framework is used to see how far the potential and challenges ahead are toward Indonesia\u27s food sovereignty, amidst the onslaught of neo-liberalism in the global food system. The findings show that Village Law seeks to restore the village\u27s dignity so that it becomes an empowered village faced with the unpreparedness of village capacity
The Happiness of Farmers in Tegal Bedug Village, Indramayu District
Full text linkHappiness is a form of feeling that every individual expects. The existence of happiness experienced by individuals can impact one\u27s performance and enthusiasm for life. In the village of Tegal Bedug, Indramayu district, the economic condition of the residents as farmers affects the happiness that they feel in their lives. The purpose of this study was to describe the happiness of the residents of Tegal Bedug village who work as farmers. The research method used is a mixed method descriptive design. By using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, it was found that from 37 farmer participants the level of happiness of the residents of Tegal Bedug village is average. Happiness in Tegal Bedug village is a mix of interaction between its social environment and individual attributes. The main factors that make them happy are health, interaction with family members, and achieving targets. Some who rate their happiness low give negative evaluations of themselves, their environment, and their future. Recognizing the interaction between individual attributes and social and environmental factors is crucial to maximizing the outcome of the intervention and implications in sociological and psychological studies, specifically for farmers in rural areas
Typology of Tourism Village Settlement in Indonesia
Full text linkAs a fast-growing industry sector, tourism has become an essential economic basis for villages. Law No 6 of 2014 has broadened the opportunity for villages to develop. A tourism village is considered one of the community empowerment options that can improve the economy and the village\u27s development. Moreover, with all their uniqueness, tourism villages are also regarded as capable of eliminating urbanization\u27s negative impact. Of 83.820 villages in Indonesia, 2% of them are tourism villages. This study took a sample of 55 tourism villages selected by the purposive sampling method and then described the sample based on five typologies, namely the settlement configuration, the classification of the village, the accessibility, the tourist attraction, and the category of the tourism village. The data used in the study were collected from various sources, specifically, those taken from official documents, credible websites, and previous studies to describe the typology owned by villages to become fast-growing tourism villages. The results show that, generally, tourist villages in Indonesia are dominated by rural tourism villages; however, urban tourism villages have a faster development. This study also points out the determining aspect of tourist village development
The Ecotourism Livelihood Growth and Local Wisdom Preserved by the Tengger Community in Gubugklakah Village: Ways to be Sustainable?
Full text linkIntegration between the needs for natural tourism exploration by urban communities has the potential to diversify agricultural and tourism livelihoods in rural communities. This phenomenon has triggered ecotourism growth through capacity development balanced with local wisdom preserved by the Tengger community in Gubugklakah Village. This study aims to: 1) Analyze the livelihood based on ecotourism growth by the farmers\u27 community in Gubugklakah Village and 2) Explore the capacity development and local wisdom preserved by the Tengger community as ecotourism actors in Gubugklakah Village. This study used a qualitative approach with a descriptive research type. This study is located in Gubugklalah Village, which offers an ecotourism destination in Malang Regency with the attractiveness of local wisdom by the Tengger community. This study started from April to May 2021 and continued in September 2022 and March 2023. Data analysis used an interactive model by Miles and Huberman. The result shows that ecotourism growth in Gubugklakah Village includes agrotourism (apple-picking and agricultural cultivation education) and tourism forests (Lawangsari Café and Lodji Coffee Shop). Ecotourism management involves the local community through capacity development and local wisdom preservation, consisting of the traditional ceremony system, language, and livelihood system of the Tengger community in Gubugklakah Village
Micro-hydro Power Plant-Based Social Entrepreneurship Practices in Rural West Java (A Case Study of Cintamekar Village, Subang Regency)
Full text linkCintamekar Village in Subang Regency, West Java, is a peripheral village. One of its characteristics is that residents, especially from the pre-prosperous group, have not been able to enjoy the flow of electricity even though the source of electricity through the PLN is available. To overcome this, on the initiative of the non-governmental organization Initiative of People\u27s Business and Economy (IBEKA), a PLTMH was built in the area. The purpose of this research is to analyze factors affecting social entrepreneurship for community empowerment. The research uses a quantitative approach which is reinforced by qualitative data. The method chosen is the case study. The results showed that overall, the formation of cooperatives was able to build social entrepreneurship by creating social benefits (score 3.6), carrying out social innovation (score above 3), and making the economic activities of citizens more diverse (score 4). The results from the data processed using SEM-PLS show that the development of social entrepreneurship is influenced by the characteristics of technology and innovation by 0.281. The communication channel factor is more dominant in influencing the development of social entrepreneurship, which is equal to 0.487. These two factors explained that there was a change of 33.3 percent in social entrepreneurship. The social entrepreneurship practice of the PLTMH program in Cintamekar Village is built on the characteristics of technology, innovation, and communication channels. The characteristics of technology and innovation as well as communication channels are the driving force for residents to change their social entrepreneurship behavior. This means that the technological and innovation characteristics of the PLTMH development and the communication channels used, through cooperative institutions, have a good impact on the development of social entrepreneurship in Cintamekar Village, and as a whole, they are able to build social entrepreneurship in creating social innovation and economic activities