Social capital and income of cocoa farmers in peta village, Sendana District, Palopo City, South Sulawesi Province

Abstract

Social capital has been tested by history as an important mechanism in achieving economic growth and equity in society. In terms of farmers’ income, one that can be used as an alternative in changing the farmer’s standard of living is through social capital. There are three elements of social capital that can be examined in this study, namely the element of trust, the element of network and the element of reciprocity. Research on the relationship between social capital and income of cocoa farmers aims to determine how strong the relationship between the three elements of social capital is to the income of cocoa farmers. This research was conducted from December 2018 to March 2019 in Peta Village, Sendana District, Palopo City, South Sulawesi Province. This location was determined by purposive sampling. The results of the study found that the recapitulation of the elements of social capital, trust, network and reciprocity of cocoa farmers were in the high category, with the income of cocoa farmers in the high category. For the relationship between social capital and income of cocoa farmers, the trust element has a sufficient coefficient value, while the network and reciprocity elements have a weak coefficient value. The relationship between social capital and income of cocoa farmers for the element of trust is in the quite significant category, while for the network elements and reciprocity on the income of cocoa farmers, it is in the weak category.