Bugisese Migration and Cocoa Farming Globalization in East Kolaka

This research aimed to find out how the Bugisese Migration culture is in cultivating cocoa farming as one of local powers in responding to farming globalization in East Kolaka. Bugise Migration coming from various areas in South Sulawesi Province region aiming to massapadale or earn living. Their arrival in East Kolaka of course brought rice farming culture as livelihood in their original area that was then developed into cocoa farming until today. This research was conducted in East Kolaka Regency, using ethnographic method to represent Bugisese migration and cocoa farming globalization. Techniques of collecting data used were observation and in-depth interview. The result of research showed that cocoa or chocolate farmers in East Kolaka are one of local strengths in affecting transnational power as global power. Similarly, transnational powers affect local culture or cultural locality is created through the relationship between farmers and cocoa industry in East Kolaka. Conflict between local interest and global interest leads to friction resulting in the rules that should be implemented by local powers against transnational or global power. It is because Bugisese migrants as local power have knowledge, belief, and value, in organizing cocoa production system to pursue maximization in various aspects of social-cultural life.