The government’s appeal to reduce activities outside as an effort to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 has disrupted various sectors. However, to some ornamental plant agribusiness actors in Surakarta, this condition actually has a good impact on their business. This study aims to describe the ornamental plant agribusiness actors and analyze their independence as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in Surakarta. Informants in this study were determined by snowball sampling technique. The data collection was done by in-depth interviews and observation. The results showed that there were ornamental plant agribusiness actors who were able to survive in the midst of the pandemic and some even developed well, because their sales turnover increased.
Myth does not always receive a negative stigma in life, because some myths are built as effective communication media from generation to generation in environmental conservation. This research describes how myths and local wisdom synergize to build ecological balance in adapting to climate change. The research method is qualitative with an ethnographic approach. The research was carried out on the slopes of Mount Lawu, precisely in Genilangit Village, Poncol Sub-district, Magetan Regency, a region where many myths and local wisdom exist in environmental conservation. The results show that the synergy between myths and local wisdom has contributed to ecological balance. The synergy is shown in the form of values, norms, and customs that are applied to the daily lives of local people in adapting to climate change.
Climate change has led to changes in various sectors, one of those is the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector is a sector that is very vulnerable towards climate change because it affects on planting patterns, planting time, harvest quality and quantity output impact. Climate change’s phenomenon causes adaptive strategy from farmers in order to maintain the results of their own.This research aimed to find out the strategy taken by the dry land farmers to adapt to climate change. The subjects of research were rain-fed farmers in Gondangrejo Sub District, Karanganyar Research. The research design used was descriptive qualitative one with purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques. Data collection was conducted using observation, in-depth interview, focus groups discussion, and documentation. The result of research shows that the adapting strategy taken by the farmers in dealing with climate change includes: changing planting pattern, changing plant variety used, changing fertilizer pesticide, and herbicide doses, developing irrigation technology, and changing post-harvest activities.
Climate change is a challenge in realizing food self-sufficiency. Facing these challenges requires the readiness of farmer groups as an independent self-empowered group. This study aims to determine the empowerment of farmer groups towards food self- sufficiency in a special effort program to increase rice, corn and soybean production in Juwangi District, Boyolali Regency. The participants in this study were all farmers who received the program meant to increase rice, corn and soybean production in Juwangi Subdistrict, with 18 groups in total. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method. Data collection techniques are carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation. Questionnaire is used as an instrument for data collection. The results of this study are the majority of farmer groups have been empowered from organizational elements, and business elements. It is hoped that this special effort program will be able to assist farmer groups to be empowered, by providing farming technology that is able to be applied in the face of the challenges of climate change, expanding business orientation and collaboration.
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