Social capital of rice farmers in various typologies of rice lands in south Sumatra
Agribusiness Masters Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Jln. Padang Selasa No.524, Bukit Lama, Kec. Ilir Barat 1, Palembang, South Sumatera.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 2274–2281
Publication history:
Received on 13 June 2024; revised on 20 July 2024; accepted on 22 July 2024
Abstract:
The aim of the research is to quantify the level of social capital conditions of rice farmers in 3 typologies of tidal, swamp and rainfed rice fields in South Sumatra. This research is carried out in 3 locations in South Sumatra in rural areas based on rice farmers and representing three land typologies, namely Ogan Ilir District, Pemulutan District, Tanjung Pasir Village for the Swamp land typology, Banyuasin District, Muara Telang District, Upang Jaya Village for the Tidal Land Typology, and OKI Regency, Lempuing Jaya District, Lubuk Seberuk Village for rainfed land typology. The research used the Likert scale method to analyze the state of social capital of rice farmers in Banyuasin Regency. The results of measuring farmers' social capital on Three Land Typologies in South Sumatra using a Likert scale obtained a score of 53.11 for the lowland land typology in Tanjung Pasir Village, Pemulutan District, Ogan Ilir Regency, 55.02 for the rainfed land typology in Lubuk Seberuk Village, Lempuing Jaya District , Ogan Komering Ili Regency and 59.96 for the tidal land typology in Upang Jaya Village, Muara Telang District, Banyuasin Regency, which means that farmers' social capital is included in the High criteria for these three land typologies.
Keywords:
Farmers, Land Typology; Likert Scale; Rice Fields; Social Capital
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