Strengthening Rice Farmers' Social Capital in Increasing Agricultural Productivity

Ambo Upe; Mohamad To’at; Shingirai Stanley  Mugambiwa; Hertly Huma; Ahmed  Samad Akenbi

doi:10.47540/ijqr.v1i1.305

Authors

Ambo Upe Department of Sociology, Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia
Mohamad To’at Department of Sociology, Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia
Shingirai Stanley Mugambiwa Department of Social Work University of Limpopo, South Africa
Hertly Huma Department of Anthropology University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Ahmed Samad Akenbi Department of Sociology Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47540/ijqr.v1i1.305

Keywords:

Cooperation, Mutual Trust, Rice Farmers, Social Capital

Abstract

This study aims to determine the pattern of strengthening social capital in increasing agricultural productivity in Tridana Mulya Village. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach with data collection techniques including interviews, observation, and documentation. In this study, 19 rice farmers were used as informants. The results showed that the strategy of strengthening the social capital of rice farmers in increasing agricultural productivity in Tridhana Mulya Village included mutual trust and cooperation. The mutual trust of rice farmers in Tridhana Mulya Village is in the form of providing agricultural business capital, increasing the work ethic of rice farmers, increasing farmers' tenacity in farming, and allocation of working hours by farmers. While strengthening social capital through cooperation, namely cooperation in maintaining facilities and infrastructure, cooperation in working on rice fields and the use of livestock manure for fertilizer, cooperation in maintaining agricultural hygiene, and cooperation in maintaining the cleanliness of agricultural irrigation.

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