Tobacco farmers Perspective towards increasing climate change risk on agriculture sector: a case study of Temanggung- Indonesia

Abstract

Predicted increasing climate variability and change in the future by the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change have significant impact towards agricultural sector in Indonesia.Local farm commodities in Indonesia, such as tobacco, are very sensitive to changing climate. This study aims to measure tobacco farmers perspective towards increasing climate riskin Indonesia. Tobacco plantationarea in Temanggung District is selected as a case study since it is well known for its tobacco production, particularly for cigarette.Focus Group Discussion (FGD) towards local tobacco farmers has been conducted to identify how the weather and climate affect the farmer activity, as well as the climate risk due to increasing unpredictability of weather and climate. The result shows that in farmers perspective, it becomes more difficult to manage the farmlands. For the case of tobacco, excessive rainfalls orinsufficient rainfall could cause crop failure. As a result, the tobacco productivity is not as large compared to the past. The farmers also have lower income compared to the past5 years due to lower tobacco quality and quantity.