Factors affecting the change of land function from paddy field to housing in North Sinjai District

Abstract

Along with the increasing population and the development of economic structure, land needs for non-agricultural activities tend to continue to increase. This trend makes the transfer of agricultural land functions difficult to avoid. Land transfer starts from the demand for agricultural commodities, especially food commodities that are less elastic to income compared to the demand for non-agricultural commodities. This study aims to find out the factors that influence the transfer of land functions from rice fields to housing in North Sinjai District. The results showed that during the period studied, namely from December 2017 to January 2018, factors that influenced the transfer of land functions from rice fields to residential land, namely land area, and the location of land partially had a real effect on the transfer of land functions, while the factors of education level, number of dependents, urgent needs and neighbors who converted their land partially had no real effect on the transfer of household land functions of respondents in transfer of land functions from rice fields to housing.