scholarly journals The Role of Social Capital of Riau Women Farmer Groups in Building Collective Action for Tropical Peatland Restoration

2021 ◽  
pp. 341-351
Author(s):  
Ashaluddin Jalil ◽  
Yesi Yesi ◽  
Seger Sugiyanto ◽  
Dyah Puspitaloka ◽  
Herry Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Trust And Reciprocity ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Government ◽  
Key Informant Interview

Collective action is important when the activities and costs of restoration cannot all be internalized by the government or when urgent maintenance is required beyond the scope of the restoration project. Collective action can be influenced by social capital. In this study, we examine components of social capital and the factors that affect them. Using key informant interview, household survey, and participant observation, we also identify the extent to which social capital is related to collective action. We found that women farmer groups have high social capital, which has led to strong collective action. Social capital in Dompas’ women groups is characterized by the norms of trust and reciprocity. Strong trust and reciprocity are driven by shared culture and values and supported by kinship. Social capital arises from and is reflected in the interactions between individuals in the group. It is naturally embedded within the community, supported by strong motivation and commitment, primarily to improve the family welfare. The social capital established influenced and drove collective action, which contributes to successful management of the women farmer groups’ action arena. This paper highlights the evidence of social capital and its relation to collective action in a case from restoration in the Global South. We suggest that for a restoration action to successfully mobilize voluntary, active participation from the community, the intervention should be designed with an emphasis on establishing social capital.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KINERJA KELEMBAGAAN TANI TERHADAP EKSISTENSI MODAL SOSIAL PETANI KEDELAI DALAM MENDUKUNG KEBERHASILAN PROGRAM UPSUS PAJALE DI KABUPATEN LAMPUNG TIMUR

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SEPTIANA, YOSINI DELIANA, LUCYANA TRIMO
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Government

The role of agriculture in the economic development of this country is still very important, besides being a fuel provider, this sector also contributes significantly to the development of workforce which is expected to have an increase in the change in the level of poverty. The Ministry of Agriculture has a vision and mission in alleviating poverty by rolling out various forms of programs to increase capital for farmers. Farmers who have developed their level of education, improved changes in the economic and political structure, began to understand to form a farmer group that had the goal of obtaining and obtaining mutual assistance included in the agricultural program of the government, such as the UPSUS Pajale Program. Farmers who are members of farmer groups will strengthen the ability of their groups to manage and channel the Pajale UPSUS Program assistance that requires improving farm safety consisting of indicators; the role of members of farmer groups, suitability of group services, collectivity, and resolution of local wisdom that still requires in its farming activities. The success of farmer groups can not be separated from social capital which is the main foundation that must be owned by farmers as group members. Mangkuprawira (2010) describes the support of social capital in farmers such as social norms, mutual trust, networking, cooperation, mutual relations, participation, and commitment that will be directly connected to the success of the UPSUS Pajale (soybean) program being rolled out by the government, and seen from three indicators namely; successful output, successful results, and successful benefits. The UPSB Pajale Program in East Lampung Regency is held from February to March 2019. The data used are primary and secondary data with the Mix-method research method. The sampling technique used was the Proportional Stratified Random Sampling with a total sample of 140 farmers who were members of a farmer group receiving the 2017 UPSUS Pajale Kedelai Program in East Lampung Regency. Data processing is done qualitatively and quantitatively. Data is arranged qualitatively using descriptive analysis, while quantitative data is processed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis, which uses the LISREL 8.80 program. The results showed the value of R2 = 0.71, which means that the second variable namely Farmer Institutional Performance and the Existence of Farmer Social Capital contributed 71 percent and was significant to the Success of the UPSUS Pajale Program in East Lampung Regency.Keywords: Farming Institution, Existence of Social Capital, and UPSUS Pajale Program

scholarly journals Understanding Social Capital, Networks & Institutions: A Guide to Support Compost Entrepreneurship for Rural Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Timothy Robert Silberg ◽  
Maria Claudia Lopez ◽  
Robert B. Richardson ◽  
Theresa Pesl Murphrey ◽  
Gary Wingenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Rural Economies ◽  
Result Management

Compost micro-entrepreneurship has been used as strategy to increase the incomes of poor and rural farming communities. Nevertheless, several difficulties can arise to sustain these small businesses. The conversion of organic material into compost requires labor, tools and infrastructure. Many poor and rural microenterprises cannot afford all of these inputs to sustain operations. Literature suggests that social capital and collective action can address challenges related to limited resources for communities and small businesses. Little research, however, has explored how coworker characteristics and their cooperative efforts affect the financial sustainability of compost micro-enterprises. The objective of this study was to unveil whether rural compost microenterprises use social capital and/or collective action to address various challenges related to natural and financial capital, and if so, in what manner. A multisite case study framework was implemented using participant observation to identify common challenges faced by compost microenterprises in Chimaltenanago, Guatemala. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted to determine if coworker characteristics (related to social capital) addressed these challenges, and if so, how. Four characteristics related to social capital emerged from a thematic analysis, including 1) raw material access based on coworker occupation, 2) overhead savings from human capital, 3) credit/market-entry granted from social networks, and 4) consumer trust gained from social capital/gender. It appears the investigation and development of compost microenterprises should be more cognizant of opportunities related to coworker characteristics, especially those related to social capital and collective action. As a result, management training can be integrated within entrepreneurship development to sustain urban and rural economies.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Local Development Activities: A Rural Development Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-115
Author(s):  
Rajan Binayek Pasa
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Capitals ◽  
Secondary Information

This paper examined the status of social capital and local development activities in Thapagaun village of Kirtipur Municipality. The focus has been given to explore role of social capital on local development from the perspective of rural development. More so, under the mix method study design, ethnographic methodology has been applied. In so doing, I selected 28 total households of Thapa community as respondents and also selected four participants from migrated households as participants purposively. The necessary primary data was collected and generated through household survey questionnaire, in depth interview and participant observation whereas secondary information generated from municipality profile, published journal articles and books. More specifically the study revealed with three types of social relationships (i.e. bonding, bridging and linking) that have been improving socio-economic and cultural life of the villagers in the study area. This study found that socio economic, cultural and educational status of the respondents have been playing key role for forming social capital and promoting local development activities though condition of road networking and transportation facilities are still found to be unsatisfactory. However, women are thoughtfully playing socio-economic and cultural role in the community as an outcome of social capitals. Finally, the study realized that reciprocal relationship among villagers and linking relationship with politicians/bureaucrats have been affected local development activities in this community.

Agricultural Social Capital: Study of Trust and Reciprocity in Tanah Towa Village, Bulukumba Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Nur Indah Sari Basir ◽  
Andi Muh. Akbar Alamsyah ◽  
Firmayanti Muslimin
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Trust And Reciprocity ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
The Village

The purpose of this study was to determine the Agricultural Social Capital, especially the elements of trust and reciprocity in Tanah Towa Village, Bulukumba Regency. The research method used is qualitative with interviews and discussion data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that social capital in Tanah Towa villagers can be seen from the trust, cooperation and networks, collective action, reciprocal relationships (reciprocity), which occur in the community. And based on the overall results obtained by the trust of the village community quite well, cooperation such as farmer groups and farmer groups combined and reciprocal relationships with the community not only occur in close relatives but on all communities depending on the level of closeness between individuals social capital is a big thing in the development and progress of human resources for the development of a nation.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Capital in Developing Smallholders’ Beef Cattle in Bengkulu

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-204
Author(s):  
Andi Ishak ◽  
Erpan Ramon ◽  
Zul Efendi ◽  
Wahyuni Amelia Wulandari ◽  
Harwi Kusnadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Livestock Population ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Government

The government continues developing the smallholder beef cattle through various programs to reduce beef imports and increase farmers’ income. This research aims to describe the role of social capital at the farmer group level in the development of smallholder beef cattle in Bengkulu. The research was conducted from August to December in 2020 with an in-depth interview method involving 3 farmer groups receiving beef cattle aid from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of Bengkulu Province. The identification of social capital (norms, trusts, and networks) that affects the development of livestock populations and increases the capacity of farmer groups is analyzed descriptively using an interactive model. The results show that social capital has an important role in developing the capacity of the farmer groups to manage livestock aid, namely (1) the norm of raising livestock with a profit sharing system causes an increase farmer group’s livestock population, (2) the trust of farmer groups members is influenced by social ties and the role of farmer group leader, and (3) a good network of cooperation within farmer groups increases social capital and livestock population.

scholarly journals DILEMA KOLEKTIVITAS PETANI KOPI: TINJAUAN SOSIOLOGI WEBERIAN (Kasus Petani Kopi di Nagori Sait Buttu Saribu, Kecamatan Pamatang Sidamanik Kabupaten Simalungun, Sumatera Utara)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokhani . ◽  
Titik Sumarti
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Voluntary Action ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Capital Export ◽  
Trust Networks ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
Individual Choices

<p>ABSTRACT<br />The aims of this study was to analyze the process of the emergence of collectivity dilemma and efforts to overcome and to analyze the characteristics of farmer groups to facilitate collective action to face the export market. Collective actions with regard to the moral and cultural values are in contrast to rational actions based on individual choices. Collective action is interpreted as a voluntary action taken by the group to achieve a common goal. The discussion of the collective actions is closely related to social capital. Social capital is the factor which seriously becomes the cause and result of collective action. The linkage of the theory of collective action and social capital is the elements of social capital (trust, networks and institutions) which become the frame as well as requirements for collective action. This research is a life history study. Some studies showed that the dilemma arises when individual interests are more dominant than the interests of the group. Dilemma collectivity can be tamed by the trust between individuals in the farmer groups. Collective action in the form of the institution of farmers groups can support farmers to meet the strick requirements required by the export market. Characteristics of farmer groups which can be use to facilitate the collective actions are small number of members, the group is formed on neighborhood ties, head of the group is a farmer as well as a trader and there are some incentives to individuals that involved actively in the group.<br />Keywords: collective action, moral, culture, social capital, export markets, dilemma collectivity</p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis proses munculnya dilemma kolektivitas dan upaya mengatasinya dalam kelembagaan kelompok tani serta menganalisis karakteristik kelompok tani untuk menfasilitasi tindakan kolektif dalam menghadapi pasar ekspor. Tindakan kolektif berkenaan dengan moral dan budaya, berbeda dengan tindakan rasional yang didasari oleh pilihan-pilihan individu. Tindakan kolektif dimaknai sebagai tindakan sukarela yang diambil oleh kelompok untuk mencapai tujuan bersama. Pembahasan mengenai tindakan kolektif erat kaitannya dengan modal sosial. Modal sosial menjadi faktor yang menjadi penyebab dan hasil tindakan kolektif. Keterkaitan teori tindakan kolektif dan modal sosial adalah unsur-unsurmodal sosial (kepercayaan, jaringan dan institusi) yang menjadi kerangka sekaligus syarat bagi tindakan kolektif. Penelitian ini merupakan studi riwayat hidup.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dilemma kolektivitas petani muncul apabila kepentingan individu lebih dominan dibandingkan kepentingan kelompok. Dilema kolektivitas petani dapat “dijinakkan” dengan kepercayaaan antar individu yang tergabung dalam kelompok tani. Tindakan kolektif dalam bentuk kelembagaan kelompok tani dapat membantu petani untuk memenuhi persyaratan ketat yang diajukan oleh pasar ekspor. Karakteristik kelompok tani yang dapat menfasilitasi tindakan kolektif adalah: jumlah anggota kecil , kelompok dibentuk atas iktan ketetanggaan, ketua kelompo ksekaligus menjadi pedagang dan ada pemberian insentif pada individu yang tergabung dalam kelompok.<br />Kata kunci: Tindakan kolektif, moral, budaya, modal sosial, pasar ekspor, dilemma kolektivitas</p>

scholarly journals Community social capital in community forest management in Pinang Village, Cendana District, Enrekang Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 886 (1) ◽  
pp. 012029
Author(s):  
Andi Nurindah ◽  
Syamsu Alam ◽  
Adrayanti Sabar
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village

Abstract This study aims to examine 3 elements of social capital, namely mutual trust (trust), network (network), and reciprocal relationships (reciprocal) in the development of Community Forests (HKm). The qualitative descriptive method was carried out as a research approach. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analysis used is qualitative, data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed that the level of public trust in general, both supported by cooperation between communities, trust between members of farmer groups, farmer groups with other farmer groups, and farmer groups with the government was well established because they always believed in each other that all parties, both the community, government, and other agencies work together to bring about the development of HKm in their villages. The social network that is intertwined in the village community is well established. In addition to being motivated by kinship, communication and mutual understanding are also strong factors in social networks in the village, namely social networks in community economic activities have reaped an increase in marketing. Social networks in environmental activities are proven by the willingness of farmer groups to receive information related to forest management. Social networking in community activities is proven by the enthusiasm of the village community in participating in training held by the government. The mutual benefits that exist between the parties can be seen in the benefits received by each party, both the community, government and NGOs, and other supporting institutions.

Economic Significance of Social Capital

2011 ◽  
pp. 46-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Polishchuk ◽  
R. Menyashev
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Transmission Channels ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with economics of social capital which is defined as the capacity of society for collective action in pursuit of common good. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between social capital and formal institutions, and the impact of social capital on government efficiency. Structure of social capital and the dichotomy between its bonding and bridging forms are analyzed. Social capital measurement, its economic payoff, and transmission channels between social capital and economic outcomes are discussed. In the concluding section of the paper we summarize the results of our analysis of the role of social capital in economic conditions and welfare of Russian cities.

Manifesting Ecofeminism in Peatland Restoration: Policies, Actions, and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Myrna Asnawati Safitri
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Resource Tenure ◽  
Peatland Restoration ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

<p>Degradation of peatland ecosystems occurs as a result of excessive exploitation leading to peat drainage and fires. This was influenced by a masculinity perspective in resource tenure and utilization. Ecofeminism presents a different perspective on narratives and inter-relationships of human with nature, including the place of women in them. Injustice that befalls women occur due to unequal power relations in the control and utilization of resources in the peatland ecosystem. This paper discusses the Government of Indonesia’s efforts to reduce gender injustice through Peatland Restoration’s policy. Two policies are discussed here, namely the Social Safety Safeguard and Peat Cares Village Program. It is concluded that women's participation must be able to resolve the imbalance of power relations among women as well as between gender. This requires sufficient time and everlasting education.</p><p> </p>

Ghost Dancing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kélina Gotman
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
State Of Exception ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Ghost Dance ◽  
The Government ◽  
Wasted Energy ◽  
The U.S

Native American dancers in the 1890s rebelling against the U.S. government’s failure to uphold treaties protecting land rights and rations were accused of fomenting a dancing ‘craze’. Their dancing—which hoped for a renewal of Native life—was subject to intense government scrutiny and panic. The government anthropologist James Mooney, in participant observation and fieldwork, described it as a religious ecstasy like St. Vitus’s dance. The Ghost Dance movement escalated with the proliferation of reports, telegraphs, and letters circulating via Washington, DC. Although romantically described as ‘geognosic’—nearly mineral—ancestors of the whites, Native rebels in the Plains were told to stop dancing so they could work and thus modernize; their dancing was deemed excessive, wasteful, and unproductive. The government’s belligerently declared state of exception—effectively cultural war—was countered by one that they performed ecstatically. ‘Wasted’ energy, dancers maintained, trumped dollarization—the hollow ‘use value’ of capitalist biopower.

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