| Summary: | This study aims to determine : 1 ) social and economic changes that
occurred at farming household in dealing with dry season , 2 ) the livelihood
efforts of farm community in facing dry season, 3 ) the factors that affect the
farming household in making livelihood efforts in Tepus Sub-District,
Gunungkidul Regency to change livelihoods in facing dry season.
The method that is used in this study was a descriptive analysis method
with qualitative approach that endeavours to reveal the facts of an event, object,
activity, and processes \"in reality\" at the current time or at the possible period
time as remembered by the informants. The obtainedfacts then were analyzed and
clarified with various techniques such as surveys, interviews, observations, and
case studies. Informants in this study were 15 farmers, Head ofSureng I Hamlet,
Head of Social SectionTepus Sub-District and Staffs of Tourism
DepartmentTepus Sub-District. Selection of interviewed informantswas done with
purposive method.
The results showed there were some changes occurred in social and
economic life of farmers inTepus Sub-District,Gunungkidul Regency during dry
season in the form of changes in livelihood, livelihood system, consumption
resource and livelihood strategies. The efforts made by farmers in facing dry
season were doing diversification of livelihood, use of savings such as money and
livestock, food diversification and to reduce the quality and quantity of food
consumed. Factors that affect farmers in diversifying livelihoods were age,
gender, education level, number of family members, relations ( networks ) and
work experience.
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