The Influence Of Land Access To The Welfare Of Poor Farmers In West Java Province

• Main Author: SETIAWAN (NIM: 25416008), DONNY
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/26759
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Lack of land access is one of the causes of poverty among farmers in rural areas. Various studies and literatures defined access to land mostly as land acquisition. In fact, referring to the theory of access, access to land defined as the ability to benefit from land with divided into three categories: gain, maintenance, and control and protection. This theoretical framework became the main reference in this study and was used to test various related variables of land access and its effects on the welfare of poor farmers in Indonesia context. In this study, welfare associated with the ability of farmers to increase their wealth. <br /> <br /> <br /> The study aims to describe the phenomenon of the effect of access to land on the welfare of poor farmers in rural areas. The key question in this study is whether farmers' access to land has a significant effect on the welfare of poor farmers. In order to answer the question, previously identified various variables related to land access and farmer's welfare. The hypothesis used in this study is that access to land has no effect on the welfare of farmers. This research is expected to contribute knowledge to enrich the concepts and practices related to land access and welfare of farmers and provide input for policy makers in formulating various agenda of poverty eradication and rural development. <br /> <br /> <br /> The ‘explanatory sequential mixed method’ used as the approach of this study through combination and integration of quantitative and qualitative methods. Questionnaires used to get an initial figure of the population. While the qualitative method used to get more in-depth information on some of findings obtained from the results of quantitative surveys. The data are analyzed and interpreted by referring to defined research framework. <br /> <br /> <br /> This study also uses case study in one unit of research area. Sagara village was chosen as a research area because it has the characteristics needed in this study. The characteristic of research area is where a government land reform program has been conducted over a period of more than 20 years before the research was conducted. These characteristics are useful to see the figure of the effect of the various types of land access on the welfare of farmers. In addition, a long period of time makes it possible to see changes in the level of welfare of farmers in the study area. <br /> <br /> <br /> This research has successfully identified various variables related to land access and farmer's welfare. In addition, this study quantitatively proves that there is a significant effect of farmers 'access to land on farmers' welfare. The effect occurs when the relationship of all variables of land access occurs simultaneously. Qualitatively, this study also succeeded in obtaining additional variables that affect access to land, farmers 'welfare, including additional variables that affect access to land to farmers' welfare. This research produces recommendations for policy makers in particular with regard to poverty alleviation and rural development agendas taking into account various variables of access to land that may affect the welfare of poor farmers. In addition, the study is aware that it has several limitations, including related to the literature used as the source of reference, the influence of external factors, and the variation of various types of land tenure. Another limitation of this research relates to the lack of "ideal" land area that is considered to support the improvement of farmers' welfare. <br /> <br /> <br /> Keywords: Land Access, welfare, poor farmers <br /> <br />