The sundown of home economical cilongok village: case of coconut farm agriculture

Abstract

This study aims to provide a description on the development of coconut plantation in Cilongok Village. Brown sugar is an important and main source of income for the people of Cilongok Village, especially at Cilongok Sub-district. However, the recent development of the village as a district has an impact on coconut farming and the brown sugar home industry. The objectives of this is study are (1) to describe the recent development of coconut plantations and brown sugar production in Cilongok and (2) to provide a review of the development of Cilongok Village as a Sub-district Capital City towards the employment shifts of the agricultural workforce (penderes; in Cilongok Indonesia) in services, timber industry, and trade. The results show that the village of Cilongok as the capital city has an influence on the existence of coconut farming in the village. This condition affects social and economic conditions and developments. One of them is the social integration affected by money as a medium of exchange. The development of the service and building sector has an influence on the agricultural sector workforce. Initially, every household has a minimum of 2 penderes (the head of family and boys), but recently the number is decreasing, even none. Parents do not encourage their children to obtain a family economic source as a danger due to the risk and income considerations. Most generations of penderes choose to work as shop employees, wood industry and service workers.