Key Variables for Farming Business Sustainability in Urban Subak

Abstract

Objective: Sustainability of farming is an effort to manage resources to meet economic, social, and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity and, most importantly, ecological processes that support life. The challenge currently faced by farming in urban Subak is farming on narrow land but with high productivity in meeting the needs of urban communities. This research aims to analyze the key variables for the sustainability of farming in urban Subak.   Method: Data was collected through field visits, interviews, and focus group discussions (FGD). MICMAC analysis is used to analyze variables that influence the sustainability of farming in urban Subak.   Results and Discussion: The research results show that twelve variables influence the sustainability of farming in urban Subak, which are covered in five dimensions: economic, ecological, social, institutional, and cultural. The variables that are key drivers are land area from the ecological dimension, product types and prices of inputs from the economic dimension, and agricultural ceremonies from the cultural dimension.   Research Implications: The variables from these findings are likely to be a view of the future (foresight), that is, the choice of stakeholders in the sustainability of farming in Subak in urban areas in the future.   Originality/Value: Previous studies on subak focused on the cultural aspects of subak in Bali in rural areas, while this study focuses on urban subak and not only sees it from the cultural point of view.