Personal Cognition and Implicit Constructs Affecting Preferential Decisions on Farmland Ownership: Multiple Case Studies in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia

Ar. R. T. Hidayat (), Corinthias P. M. Sianipar (), Shizuka Hashimoto, Satoshi Hoshino, Muhammad Dimyati and Ahmad E. Yustika
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Ar. R. T. Hidayat: Department of Regional and Urban Planning, Brawijaya University (UB), Malang 65145, Indonesia
Corinthias P. M. Sianipar: Department of Global Ecology, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Shizuka Hashimoto: Department of Ecosystem Studies, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Satoshi Hoshino: Department of Global Ecology, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Muhammad Dimyati: Department of Geography, University of Indonesia (UI), Depok 16424, Indonesia
Ahmad E. Yustika: Department of Development Economics, Brawijaya University (UB), Malang 65300, Indonesia

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-23

Abstract: Farmland ownership is a critical issue for sustainable agriculture since it affects short-term productivity and the long-term stability of the sector. However, existing literature largely focused on immediately simplifying individual opinions through statistical methods, neglecting how implicit values could drive preferential ownership decisions. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the driving factors underlying decisions on farmland ownership, especially when there are cognitive factors that induce hidden constructs in individual preferences. This research, to observe the cognition and implicit values leading to ownership decisions, applied the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) with subsequent Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Taking the multiple case studies of three villages in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, this study involved 40 farmland owners. The RGT revealed a staggering 85 constructs leading to six ownership decisions: keep farming, buying, joint farming, leasing, selling, and converting. In general, the driving forces were distinguished into landowners’ household profile, sustainability-related (community and social conditions), spatial (farmland conversion and accessibility), and economic aspects. Based on PCA, “buying” and “keep farming” shared several driving forces and led to sustainable farming. In contrast, “joint farming”, “leasing”, “selling”, and “converting” were found to threaten farming sustainability. In addition, this study offers in-depth insights into the driving factors of different preferential ownership decisions according to the cognition and implicit values of individual landowners, allowing policymakers and other stakeholders to tailor policies and strategies to context-specific farmland ownership issues in pursuing sustainable agriculture.

Keywords: land consolidation; land transfer; land use; agricultural sustainability; farm succession; farm ownership; land tenure; land conversion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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