Research Article
The Social Forestry in Forest Farmer Group Gunung Gajah Lestari, Pemalang, Indonesia: Encouragement Hope beyond the Limited Choice
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317169, author={Dicky Rachmawan and Francisia Saveria Sika Ery Seda and Robert Siburian}, title={The Social Forestry in Forest Farmer Group Gunung Gajah Lestari, Pemalang, Indonesia: Encouragement Hope beyond the Limited Choice}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rural Socio-Economic Transformation: Agrarian, Ecology, Communication and Community Development Perspectives, RUSET 2021, 14-15 September 2021, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={RUSET}, year={2022}, month={4}, keywords={poverty social forestry forest farmer group}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317169} }- Dicky Rachmawan
Francisia Saveria Sika Ery Seda
Robert Siburian
Year: 2022
The Social Forestry in Forest Farmer Group Gunung Gajah Lestari, Pemalang, Indonesia: Encouragement Hope beyond the Limited Choice
RUSET
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.2317169
Abstract
Social forestry program is one of Indonesia’s program in preserving forest area. This study focused on Forest Farmer Group Gunung Gajah Lestari that has received a certificate of social forestry program. Using qualitative method, 35 informants were interviewed and participate in FGDs to examine Social Forestry Program implementation. The result shows the social forestry program gives serenity for members based on legal certainty at once it improves income. Members who have access to manage their forest areas lack the capital to plant corn, so many of them borrow it from Juragan. This relation between members and juragan leads to member dependency on Juragan and further limits member’s chance and options to develop because overshadowed by falling prices at harvest time. Based on that fact, it is important to understand the reasons how members still want to plant corn and what the alternative commodity by management and members.