Factors related to decisions of farmers victims of the eruption choosing temporary work as an effort for sustainability of livelihoods in refugee locations (case: refugee farmers victim of the Mount Sinabung eruption from Guru Kinayan, Gamber, Kuta Tonggal and Beras Tepu Village, Karo Regency)

Abstract

This study was carried out with the aim of identifying the type of temporary work chosen by the eruption victim farmers as an effort for sustainability of livelihoods in refugee locations, analysing various factors related to the decision of the eruption victim farmer to choose temporary work during the evacuation, and comparing the family income of the eruption victim farmer after with before evacuating. The sample size was determined using the Slovin method so that a total sample of 63 farmers was obtained. Sampling was done by simple random sampling method. To examine factors related to the decision of eruption victim farmer to choose the type of temporary work, the Chi Square Method was used. Results of the research are the type of temporary work for the eruption victim farmers during the evacuation are farm workers, farmers and non-agricultural workers (i.e. construction workers, drivers, small merchants); socio-economic factors related to the decision of farmers to choose the type of temporary work during the evacuation are additional skills, family dependent, intensity of attending traditional events, and temporary farmer’s residence status; there a significant decrease in the income of the families of eruption victim farmer between after and before evacuating.