FARMERS' LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN SUBANG SMARTPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL AREA (CASE STUDY : WANTILAN VILLAGE)

• Main Author: Bima Nuryaman, Adi
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Perencanaan wilayah
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/76559
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The rapid development in Subang Regency since 2013 with the construction of the Cipali toll road and the enactment of the Subang Regency RTRW Regional Regulation has made investment in the industrial sector increase, this has a direct impact on Wantilan Village which cannot avoid the transformation that has occurred, starting from an agriculture-based village then turning into industrialbased villages, eleven large industries have been recorded as operating plus the ongoing development of the Subang Smartpolitan industrial area, hundreds of hectares of land are being developed including seizing agricultural land which has experienced a reduction in land area from 410 hectares in 2013 and in 2020 to 210 hectares which it is possible that it will have an impact on the livelihood of farmers, in this study distinguished between farmers and farm laborers to see a comparison of the two affected groups, this phenomenon is an interesting study to study, moreover this kind of phenomenon is increasingly common in several regions along with massive industrialization so it is important to know how livelihoods of affected farmers in the face of the transformation that has occurred, to find out about this this research adapts the Sustainable Livelihood Approach which is applied to identify problems regarding the livelihood capital of farmers which are analyzed through a comparison of conditions before and after land conversion using the Wilcoxon test and the translation of the livelihood index as a depiction of strength capital, besides that there is an analysis of livelihood strategies which are analyzed using rank Spearman correlation to see the correlation between livelihood capital and livelihood strategies that are implemented and presented in the time conditions before and after land conversion, then the results of livelihood strategies are analyzed using the Wilcoxon test to see changes in strategy results livelihoods that occur, to compile the research was carried out using a mixed approach method with a Sequential Explanatory strategy, namely combining quantitative data followed by qualitative data where quantitative methods are dominant in the elaboration of analysis, these data are obtained through surveys, questionnaires, observations and interviews to offer a comprehensive analysis of the livelihood of farmers in Wantilan Village in 2015 (the first time land acquisition occurred, as a benchmark for the last year before land conversion) and 2023 as a determination of the time span for land conversion events. The results showed that there were negative changes in livelihood capital including human, natural, and social capital thativ occurred to farmers and farm laborers before and after land conversion. In contrast, physical capital experienced positive changes mainly related to the facilities in the area of residence. In contrast, financial capital has positive changes in the variables of loans, social assistance. In contrast, there are differences that occur where the variables of income and farmer savings have positive changes while farm laborers experience the opposite. In the analysis of livelihood strategies, there is a correlation between owned capital and the chosen strategy where farmers are more inclined to carry out a "positive" strategy (hoard, diversify, and intensification). In contrast, farm laborers carry out a "negative" strategy (stint, deplete, and claim). In the analysis of livelihood outcomes, in addition to having negative changes in livelihood outcomes regarding employment & income opportunities for farm laborers, farmers experience the opposite condition, while welfare increases but has a record of decreasing expenditure indicators for farm laborers. These results state that changes in land use change have a more negative impact on farm laborers, while farmers feel the positive of this is inseparable from the money from land compensation that farmers can put to good use.