Sugarcane Cultivation in The Besuki Residency of Java, 1830-1870

M. Syahrul Mudlofar, Nawiyanto and Dewi Salindri
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M. Syahrul Mudlofar: Program Studi Ilmu Sejarah, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Jember
Nawiyanto: Program Studi Ilmu Sejarah, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Jember
Dewi Salindri: Program Studi Ilmu Sejarah, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Jember

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 2, 36-50

Abstract: This study examines the sugarcane cultivation in Besuki Residency in 1830-1870. The cultivation was a capital-intensive, state-led plantation system, initiated by Johannes van den Bosch, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies in 1830-1834. Sugarcane cultivation began to be carried out intensively as an export commodity production system. Previously, sugarcane cultivation was run by planters establishing direct relationships with villagers, as implemented for example by A. G. de Rock in Pajarakan in 1829. The pattern had changed due to the implementation of the state-led sugarcane cultivation system. The new system was run through a two-way contract involving the government, sugarcane contractors, and farmers. The contract scheme of the system constantly changed. With the mobilization of farmers and their lands in the production system, the sugarcane cultivation system in the residency of Besuki had a big impact on the pattern of land tenure, the pattern of labor relations, and the penetration of the currency system through wage schemes and production incentives for indigenous officials the so-called cultivation percentage.

Date: 2023
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