THE WELFARE LEVEL OF LOCAL RICE FARMING FAMILIES IN TIDAL SWAMP LAND OF BANJAR DISTRICT, KALIMANTAN SELATAN PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the income of local rice farmers on three types of tidal swamp land A, B and C both on farm (on-farm), as well as on off-farm and non-farm activities, the level of welfare of local rice farmer families and identify the problems faced local rice farmers in three tidal swamp land types A, B and C in Banjar Regency. The results of the analysis show that the income of local rice farmers from tidal swamp land types A and B is higher than rice farmers from land type C in Banjar Regency. Based on welfare level indicators according to BKKBN 100% of local rice farmers in tidal swamp land types A and B and land type C in Banjar Regency are in the prosperous level category III. Meanwhile, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics for Banjar Regency, indicators for the level of welfare show that 91% of local rice farmers in tidal swamp land types A and B and land type C are above the poverty line or prosperous, while the remaining 9% of farmers are below the poverty line or not prosperous. The problems faced by local rice farmers in the three types of tidal swamp land A, B and C in Banjar Regency are climate change and pest disturbances in the form of rats and stink bugs and tungro disease.

Keywords

• welfare
• local rice
• tidal swamp