COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR TOBACCO FARMERS IN LENGKONG DISTRICT OF NGANJUK REGENCY, INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the potential of the tobacco field in Lengkong District Nganjuk Regency; Analyzing factors related to the empowerment of Tobacco Farmers in Lengkong District in Nganjuk Regency; Find a model of community empowerment for Tobacco Farmers in the Lengkong District in Nganjuk District. This research was conducted on 10th of June 2019 to 11th of March 2020 in Lengkong District, Nganjuk Regency. The types of research are case study and explanatory research. The results showed that the location of the potential research in the field of tobacco was seen from the characteristics of farmers consisting of age, education level, farming experience, family participation, and land ownership. Factors that related to farmer empowerment consist of human resources, natural availability, financial availability, physical capital, and social capital, while in the community empowerment model of tobacco farmers in the district of Bengkong in Nganjuk Regency the results use the Parameter Estimation Model with hypothesis testing.

Keywords

• tobacco potentials
• empowerment models
• tobacco farmers