Detecting the Strategy of Those Who Left Behind (Study on Landscape Transformation Triggered by Andesite Mining Activities in Batujajar Village, Bogor Regency)

Landscape transformation could be triggered by external or internal factors, even the orchestration of both. This article takes the setting of a village that is undergoing transformation due to the presence of mining exploitation activities. This exploitative-destructive character causes the village to experience very significant changes in various aspects of life. The social group that vulnerable to this circumstance is farmers. The focus of this writing is about how farmers survive the onslaught of these activities. The aims of the research are analyzing land-use changes in the last 40 years, identifying the condition of agriculture land, and figuring out agriculture adaptation patterns developed by farmers. The method applied were in-depth interview, conducted structured interviews with farmers, and organized FGDs with the community leaders. There were 30 respondents involved, while the FGDs was conducted once with the community. The results show that in areas with minimal agricultural support facilities, farmers adaptation patterns are shaped by their resources and ability to develop resilience. When the main household income is agriculture, the resilience is limited and recovery process is challenging. Meanwhile, when a household has many income alternatives, they will optimize the capital they possess to maximize the economic value of agricultural land.