Farmer regeneration in the midts of the covid-19 pandemic (socio-economic analysis on food crop agriculture in the kebumen regency)

Zirlyfera Putri, Anggi Oktafia, Indra Rasya Kurniawan, Nderek Beliau, Nur Indah Komala

MAN 4 KEBUMEN

INDONESIA

Introduction

Agriculture sector is still an economic support, amounting to 13,7 % of PDB or the second largest contributor. Agriculture sector has also absorbed labor by 30% of the total workforce

LIPI research experiencing a farmer regeneration crisis where village youths moved to the city in droves, resulting in a crisis of agricultural cultivators in the village

But farmers’ welfare is still relatively low, Based on BPS data(2021) in march 2020 stated that the number of poor houseolds came from farmers by 46,3%

Outdoor activities are limited and we cannot freely carry out normal daily activities as before. As a result, many life sectors are disrupted

In the midst of farmers’ regeneration, new problem appears, namely the corona virus. Early 2020, COVID-19 infiltrate Indonesia and made people panic.

This situasion is also feared to have a negative impact on the central sector of Indonesia society,namely agriculture

Material & �method

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• The farmer regeneration in the midst if the COVID-19 pandemic
• perspective of young generation & old generation about agriculture

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Qualitative method :

• The subjects in this study were food crop farmers in Kebumen Regency
• The techniques used in this study were observation, interviews, and literature studies.
• Data analysis used descriptive qualitative. the steps in analyzing data are data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions (miles and Huberman,1992:20)

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Purpose of researsh :

Discussion

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Kebumen is one of the districts with the majority of people working of the areas with the second largest production in Kebumen

In a year or all of the growing season yielded 17,305.47 tonnes. Sempor district has an area of 12,678 hectares of agricultural land.

Perspective of young and old generation about agriculture

Research Informants

Base on data research there are different perspectives between youth and perents on agriculture. A profession capable of fulfilling daily needs. Furthermore, farmers are at the forefront of food needs in Indonesia. The older generation has a fairly good understanding of the position of agriculture in Indonesia. The younger generation considers that farmers are dirty, untidy, and prestige when they work as farmers. The farming professional is only done by old people. Farming is not one of the main profession choices.

Farmer regeneration in the midst of pandemic

According to ben white (2012) the regeneration of farmers can be realized by reconstructing the perspective of the community, especially village youth regarding the future of farmers in the structural community.

The young generation of the Sempor community still have a negative perspective on farmers. Job for old people, not contemporary, and not prestigious.

. Socially, farming does not show a high social class or respect for the younger generation

. Economically, farming is a job that is not profitable. In fact farming is a resilient profession as it is now

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When the pandemic condition haunts the world community which causes the economic sector to be disrtupted, farmers are able to survive and even support the lives of the Indonesian people. It is true what Ben white said that in order to regenerate farmers, the main step is to reconstruct the perspective of the youth which has been focusing on negative impact than positive impact. Not only the younger generation, the older generation also needs to support the process this reconstruction.

Farmer regeneration in the midst of pandemic

Farmer regeneration in sempor district is influenced by several factors, namely:

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Culture

Education

Religiosity

Farmer regeneration is still carried out in families with low education. (elementary school- high school)

Become a farmer because you are resigned to the situasion and according to the sustenance that has been given by god. Farming is one of the people’s daily activities for improving gratitude to God

Sempor district is farmer profession have been passed down from generation. The children of farmers continues their parent’s profession as a farmers.

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These three things become a regeneration process that can be seen when COVID-19 spreads in the community, especially the Indonesia people in Sempor District

CLOSING

During tho covid-19 pandemic, the generation of farmers in sempor district still occured but was not significant. There is an increase in the number of farmers but not massive

Thanks!

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