Abstract
Farmers' intention to leave the agricultural sector is a crucial reasoned action for the future of the Indonesian agricultural sector. The aims of research are describe the type of livelihood that sustains the farm household's economy, and analyze the influence of Job Opportunities toward Farmer's Intentions Leaving the Agriculture Sector. The sampling was done by multistage sampling so that 360 households of paddy farmers were obtained in six villages, Bangil sub-district, Pasuruan Regency, Province of East Java. Data analysis using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) PLS analysis with Warp PLS software. The findings of the study indicate that the relatively large number of non-agricultural jobs carried out by the household labor of farmers, most of them are trade and factory employees. The best job opportunity is in line with farmers' favorite choice for non-agricultural livelihoods. Employment opportunities have a positive and significant impact on farmers' intention to leave the agricultural sector.
Highlights
The progressive development of agricultural growth in the world cannot be separated from the successful transformation of the economy
The phenomenon, parents mostly work as a merchant instead of children mostly work as factory employees
An exciting phenomenon as an indication of the progress of development outcomes in the field of education is the existence of child farmers who work as doctors; and the phenomenon is not encouraging is the child farmers tend to leave the agricultural sector
Summary
The progressive development of agricultural growth in the world cannot be separated from the successful transformation of the economy. The agricultural sector is the application of reason and human works through the control of the biological processes of plants and animals, making it more useful for human life. This characteristic arises because agriculture involves a living thing in one or several stages and requires space for that activity as well as a certain period of time in the production process. Todaro and Stephen (2011), state that the impact of the transition process is the high migration rates of villagers to urban areas that are too densely populated for the inhabitants while the agricultural land in the village is abandoned. No future generations will manage because young villagers and youth choose to migrate to cities to work in offices or in other industrial sectors in the hope of better living standards
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