RICE FARMER?S HOUSEHOLD STRATEGY USING SUSTAINABILITY LIVELIHOOD CONCEPT IN ORDER TO FACE THE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER OF FLOOD AS A IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN INDONESIA

M Yamin ()
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M Yamin: Sriwijaya University

No 702421, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Flood on wet rice fields led household income of rice farmer susceptible. This condition shifted main income sources, from on farm to non farm. Therefore, an income strategy was required in order to deal with household income susceptibility in flood condition by integrating the concept of sustainability livelihood, through which sustainability of farmer?s income in flood condition was expected. This research aimed to identify rice farmer?s household strategy using sustainability livelihood concept in order to face the ecological disaster. The research was carried out in three Indonesian regions, namely Central Java, East Borneo and South Sumatera Provinces. Survey method was used in which data were collected from both primary and secondary ones. The data of household strategies, using sustainability livelihood concept, to deal with the income sources susceptibility on flood condition, were analyzed qualitatively. The results should give recommendation strategies needed for facing various pressure and succeptibilities on income source as effects fo the ecological disaster that repeatedly took place on wet rice fields. The results showed that farmers did not posses strategies for the flood condition. They sook only unpermanently other jobs to fulfill the household needs, such as building workers and laborers, both inside and outside of their living areas. To start growing the rice again after the flood, they got seed and fertilizer from government. At the same time, they sold their harvest or lent money to their relatives. In addition, they had strategies to diversify their income sources, including animal husbandries and fisheries. They repaired irrigation and drainage facilities on wet rice fields through community self-help to prevent flood. On perspective of sustainabilty livelihood strategies, they strengthened financial, physical and social capitals

Keywords: ecological disaster; flood; wet rice field; sustainability livelihood strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6 pages
Date: 2014-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1408-1413

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