Configuration of resource access explaining the performance of community forest farmer groups in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta

Abstract

After more than 10 years managing state forestland under a social forestry program, community forestry’s farmer groups in Gunungkidul have shown differences in terms of their performance quality. The resource accesses (defined as the ability to benefit from certain resources) as stated by the theory of access (Ribot and Peluso, 2003) could affect their performance and subsequently their overall benefits from the social forestry program. This study aims to understand which configurations of resource access affecting the performance quality of forest farmer groups. In-depth interview and observation were carried out on the six forest farmer groups, covering the different degrees of success. The data were collected to measure the level of conditional variables (resource access) and outcome variable (the performance). The level of performances are indicated by forest conditions, institutional and business aspects. This paper applied Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) with a four-value fuzzy set methodology to conduct a systematic cross-case comparison using fsQCA software to analyze the relationship between the condition and outcome variables. The results showed that two configurations of resource access profoundly explained the successful performance of the farmer groups. The first combination consists of access to knowledge, technology, financial, market, and social capital which can be found in Sedyo Rukun and Sido Maju II. Each of the access in the first combination contributes 30% towards the performance. The second combination consists of access to knowledge, technology, financial, labor, and social capital which explained the condition of Sedyo Lestari, Sedyo Makmur, dan Sido Dadi. Each of the access contributes 56% towards the performance. The prime implicant for successful quality performance is found in access to knowledge, indicating that farmer-to-farmer learning and extension services from third parties are required to be encouraged in social forestry programs.

Management of the Lati Petangis grand forest park (TAHURA): roles and perceptions of forest farmer groups

“…The perception of forest farmer groups in the management of Tahura Lati Petangis, measured using three indicators, namely the perception of the main activity of planting forest plants, the perception of the activity of planting intercrops, and the perception of guidance from Tahura Lati Petangis managers to forest farmer groups, shows that this partnership is very beneficial for forest farmer groups. The main implication of the social forestry program is the success of performance quality, namely access to knowledge, which indicates that farmer-to-farmer learning and extension from third parties should be encouraged [8].…”

Hubungan Sikap, Norma Subyektif Dan Persepsi Kendali Perilaku Terhadap Niat KTH Dalam Budidaya Tanaman Energi Di Yogyakarta

“…Biomassa dari hutan tersebut dapat dikembangkan menjadi sumber EBT, yaitu berupa pelet kayu dan briket (Amirta, 2018;Mahdie et al, 2016;Hendra, 2012;Radam et al, 2018;) Meskipun demikian, para peneliti dari berbagai negara sepakat bahwa pengembangan energi alternatif yang berhasil tidak hanya ditentukan oleh ketersediaan sumberdaya bahan baku EBT, tetapi juga dukungan dan penerimaan (acceptance) masyarakat sekitar (i.e., Ball et al, 2021;Djurisic et al, 2020;Johansen, 2019;Soeiro & Ferreira Dias, 2020). Dari aspek bahan baku, dengan luas Hutan Rakyat 78.400 ha (DLHK, 2019) dan organisasi Kelompok Tani Hutan yang matang (Hardianti, Permadi, and Rohman 2020), tanaman pendukung sumber EBT potensial untuk dikembangkan di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). Memang, selain dibudidayakan pada Hutan Tanaman Industri, tanaman energi juga berpotensi dibudidayakan pada hutan rakyat (Dwiprabowo 2010).…”

Evaluating the ‘Texting, Sharing and Mentoring’ Method Applied in Community Empowerment Program Based On Trigona Laeviceps Stingless Beekeeping Adoption in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta

“…Dalam teori akses, kemampuan seseorang atau sekelompok orang untuk mendapatkan manfaat dari suatu sumber daya bergantung pada beberapa mekanisme akses, seperti pengetahuan, teknologi, ketrampilan, relasi pasar, tenaga kerja, dan lain sebagainya (Ribbot & Peluso, 2003;Myers & Hansen, 2020). Menurut Hardianti et al (2020) akses terhadap pengetahuan merupakan prasyarat kunci yang dapat mempengaruhi kinerja kelembagaan kelompok dalam program pemberdayaan masyarakat, seperti pada program Hutan Kemasyarakatan (HKm) di Yogyakarta. Dengan demikian proses transfer pengetahuan dalam suatu program pemberdayaan masyarakat menjadi sangat penting dikaji lebih lanjut.…”