KONDISI SOSIO-AGRARIA LAHAN SAWAH DI KOTA SUKABUMI
ABSTRACT: Paddy field,
the paddy planted
area, is a
very important land
since it produces
staple food –
rice. Nevertheless, the contradictory
condition occurs when
agricultural land converted
into non-agricultural land.
Agricultural land that is not protected is proned to the land conversion,
especially in urban areas or the growing city. The study aimed to figure out
the strategies for protecting paddy field by identifying the spatial pattern
of social quality
of paddy field
farmers. the research
methodology used mixed
concurent method by using qualitative and
quantitative data and
it was analized
by cluster analysis.
The research analysis used
cluster analyisis in order to show the farmer similarity characteristics of
each sub-districts. The results showed, the farmers’s social relations group is
formed of six types community, namely : (1) the farmer owners, (2) the farmers
owner also tenant, (3) the farmer owners concurrent collector (middlemen), (4)
peasant (5) peasant also farm laborer, and (6) a laborer. Labor, farmers
regeneration, and land tenure fragmentation
influenced to land
use change. The
strategies can be
implemented to protect
sawah in Sukabumi, namely: (1) by
increasing the farmer’s agribusiness capacity, (2) Formulating the action plan for regenerating
young farmers, (3) by controlling
the permission regarded
to change of
land use, (4) Sukabumi municipal buys the productive
ricefields. For further, It seem should be conducted assessment on studying of
the study on the Agropolis and Agroedutourism concept in Sukabumi.
Penulis: Yuda Hidayat Mansur,
Endriatmo Soetarto dan Komarsa Gandasasmita
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd150043
