Abstract
This study aims to analyze the factors that affect farmer’s decision in converting the function of their agricultural lands. The factors are: farmer’s age, education level, total number of family members, the area of agricultural lands, income, and location of agricultural land. This study is conducted in Depok sub-district, Sleman district, Yogyakarta, as an area with high rate agricultural land function conversion, marked by the decrease in the area of agricultural land. This study is conducted using survey method, with farmers who decide to convert the function of their agricultural land and farmers who do not as unit analysis. The data is analyzed using logistic regression. The analysis result shows that farmer’s age and agricultural land location have negative effect on the decision to convertagricultural land function, education level and total numbers of family members have positive effect, and the area of agricultural lands and income have no significant effect on the decision to convert the function of agricultural lands
Highlights
The increase in economic development leads to the increase in the need for lands for housing and industry, or another economic activity
Study regarding the conversion of agricultural lands is still needed and still relevant to be studied and demand attention from the government
Today topics in this field are focused on the high rate of conversion, especially productive agricultural lands that are converted into residential area, industrial area, and public infrastructure such as the development of toll highway
Summary
The increase in economic development leads to the increase in the need for lands for housing and industry, or another economic activity. Due to its proximity to the city, this kind of area usually has good facilities and infrastructure This condition attracts investors to build housing, trade and service building, or industrial building. According (Isa, 2014) lands needed for nonagricultural activities such as housing, industrial area, trading area, and services is exceptionally expansive, and mostly will come from agricultural lands, including paddies field. This phenomenon takes place due to the location selected in near to sub-urban area. The conversions of land function in the sub-urban area mainly caused by the low price of lands and the availability of facilities and infrastructure
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