Smallholder oil palm plantations play an essential role in the Indonesian economy, both on a national, regional, local, and household scale. However, no data or studies show how much smallholder oil palm plantations contribute to achieving in each sustainable development goals (SDGs). The development of smallholder oil palm plantations, like other economic developments, wherever conducted needs to provide benefits to the community such that it exceeds the costs incurred, including the costs of preserving and protecting the environment. To assess its contribution, it is essential to examine the Sustainable Development targets in which smallholder oil palm plantations contribute. Therefore, this study is aimed at examining sustainable development goals to which smallholder oil palm plantations can contribute. Based on focus group discussion and the literature review, there are 13 SDGs for smallholder oil palm plantations that contribute and play a role in achieving the targets set by the United Nations in sustainable development. These results are significant as a basis for further studies to prove the presumption concerning the role and positive contribution of smallholder oil palm plantations in each of the existing SDG targets.
This study aims to understand the process, reasons for the actions of farmers and analyze the factors that influence farmers to switch commodities. The number of respondents is 46 farmers selected using Simple Random Sampling. Description and multiple regression are used in this research. The results showed that the commodities convertion is done in some stages. The main reason is that farmers are able to earn income from their initial plants while they wait their new crops starting to produce. There are three reasons that farmers switch of social, economic, and agronomists. Social reasons, namely, to see the success of a friend of 41.30%, follow friends 39.13%, and their-owned beliefs 26.08%. Economic reasons is the high price of cocoa 60.86%, continuity of production 100% and marketing easy in 93.47%. Agronomic reasons, namely cocoa seedlings are easy to get 95.65%, maintenance / cultivation is easy 89.13%, and easy in post- harvest handling 93.47%. The results of regression analysis showed the number of dependents, a price comparison index, previous farm receipts, the coffee plant age, perception of control of the commodity, ease of cultivation and post harvest simultaneously significantly affect the percentage of land area converted. While the partial factors of coffee plant age and the perception of the commodity rather have real impact on the land area converted commodities. Keywords: Commodities Convertion, Converion Process,Influenced Factors
PENDAHULUAN Latar BelakangPembangunan nasional memiliki tujuan tercapainya masyarakat yang adil dan makmur yang merata material dan spiritual berdasarkan Pancasila dan Undang-Undang dasar 1945. Pemerintah berusaha meratakan pembangunan agar masyarakat benar-benar merasakan hasil pembangunan. Pelaksanaan pembangunan disamping meningkatkan pendapatan bagi seluruh rakyat Indonesia, sesuai dengan azas keadilan juga sekaligus mencegah melebarnya jurang pemisah antara yang kaya dan yang miskin. Penyebaran yang merata dari hasil pembangunan tersebut juga akan diwujudkan melalui kebijaksanaan yang serasi antara lain dibidang perkreditan perbankan.Sebagian besar atau lebih dari 80% rakyat Indonesia hidup di daerah pedesaan. Dari sini jelaslah bahwa sektor pedesaan memang berperanan penting dalam kegiatan ekonomi dan produksi. Kegiatan-kegiatan ini umumnya berupa usaha pertanian serta kegiatan industri kecil dan rumah tangga serta kerajinan
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