Abstract
The long history of the South West Java region is also the history of large private plantations stretching from the colonial era to the current situation. Another reality shows that generations of plantation workers who lived for generations, trying to survive by utilizing the land of former private plantations. This study aims to determine the sociodemographic conditions farmers that cultivated ex-private plantations in Cianjur Regency and their livelihoods. The research method uses a survey and descriptive statistical analysis, while the sample is farmers who cultivated on ex- private plantation. The results showed that the farmers in the study area had an age range between 18 to 82 years. The age structure of smallholder farmers shows the productive age of both male and female smallholder farmers. The average family dependent is 3 people and most tenants own ≤ 0.5 hectares of land. The pattern of livelihood of the family of the tenants depends on the agriculture of paddy fields, utilization of forest products in the form of wood, construction workers and other jobs to fulfill the lives of the farmers and their family.
Highlights
The long history of the South West Java region is the history of large private plantations stretching from the colonial era to the current situation
Another reality shows that generations of plantation workers who lived for generations, trying to survive by utilizing the land of former private plantations
This study aims to determine the sociodemographic conditions farmers that cultivated ex-private plantations in Cianjur Regency and their livelihoods
Summary
Merupakan salah satu jalan untuk memahami permasalahan nafkah (livelihoods) yang dihadapi oleh petani penggarap di lokasi penelitian. Petani penggarap di lokasi penelitian bermukim dan mengusahakan tanah seluas 105,13 hektar eks HGU perkebunan dengan rentang usia antara 18 sampai dengan 82 tahun (Gambar 1). Hasil penelitian mengenai kehidupan keluarga petani penggarap menggambarkan suatu perjuangan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari ditengah himpitan keterbatasan ekonomi, infrastruktur dan lokasi yang jauh dengan pusat pemerintahan desa dan Kecamatan. Lokasi dan luasan tanah yang dikuasai petani penggarap disesuaikan dengan kondisi fisik tanah tersebut, walaupun termasuk dataran tinggi, namun sebagian besar ditanami padi tadah hujan. Sebagian besar luasan tanah yang menjadi garapan petani berkisar antara 2.001 sampai dengan 4.000 meter persegi. Gambar 3 Jumlah Penggarap , Lokasi Lahan dan Kategori Luasan Tanah Penggarap (m )
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