Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia

Encouraging smallholders to diversify their livelihoods has been a long-held policy objective of many governments to create resilient rural communities that can cope with seasonal variations in food production and price fluctuations in commercial markets. Due to the dynamic nature of smallholders’ l...

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Main Authors: Race, Digby, Suka, Aneka Prawesti, Oktalina, Silvi Nur, Bisjoe, Achmad Rizal, Muin, Nurhaedah, Arianti, Novita
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Published: Springer 2022
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Online Access:https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283224/1/s11842-021-09495-4.pdf
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author Race, Digby
Suka, Aneka Prawesti
Oktalina, Silvi Nur
Bisjoe, Achmad Rizal
Muin, Nurhaedah
Arianti, Novita
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Suka, Aneka Prawesti
Oktalina, Silvi Nur
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Arianti, Novita
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description Encouraging smallholders to diversify their livelihoods has been a long-held policy objective of many governments to create resilient rural communities that can cope with seasonal variations in food production and price fluctuations in commercial markets. Due to the dynamic nature of smallholders’ livelihoods, the relative contribution of different sources to household income often remains unclear. Recent research in Indonesia used a household survey of a stratified sample of smallholders (n = 240) in eight villages (five districts) to obtain data of smallholders’ income and the relative importance of agroforestry. The research analysed income data from the same households (80) collected in 2013, 2017 and 2020, providing longitudinal data of livelihoods and household income. Results revealed important information about the nature of Indonesia’s rural economy, whereby many smallholders received most of their income from off-farm sources (56 of income). While most smallholders still reported farming as their primary occupation, their families’ livelihoods are diverse and mainly supported by non-farm enterprises. Even the mix of farming enterprises is evolving, with agroforestry a prominent land-use and source of household income in Indonesia (29 of income), indicating that smallholders are intentionally diversifying their land-use and livelihoods. Our research found that conventional agricultural enterprises generated just 14 of household income, yet remains vital for household food security. The high proportion of off-farm income for smallholders has important implications for land management and rural development across Indonesia, as smallholders forgo intensification of their farming systems and instead opt for diversification—and at scale, creating resilient landscapes and livelihoods. © 2021, Steve Harrison, John Herbohn.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:2832242023-11-22T06:20:59Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283224/ Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia Race, Digby Suka, Aneka Prawesti Oktalina, Silvi Nur Bisjoe, Achmad Rizal Muin, Nurhaedah Arianti, Novita Landscape Ecology Conservation and Biodiversity Forestry Sciences Encouraging smallholders to diversify their livelihoods has been a long-held policy objective of many governments to create resilient rural communities that can cope with seasonal variations in food production and price fluctuations in commercial markets. Due to the dynamic nature of smallholders’ livelihoods, the relative contribution of different sources to household income often remains unclear. Recent research in Indonesia used a household survey of a stratified sample of smallholders (n = 240) in eight villages (five districts) to obtain data of smallholders’ income and the relative importance of agroforestry. The research analysed income data from the same households (80) collected in 2013, 2017 and 2020, providing longitudinal data of livelihoods and household income. Results revealed important information about the nature of Indonesia’s rural economy, whereby many smallholders received most of their income from off-farm sources (56 of income). While most smallholders still reported farming as their primary occupation, their families’ livelihoods are diverse and mainly supported by non-farm enterprises. Even the mix of farming enterprises is evolving, with agroforestry a prominent land-use and source of household income in Indonesia (29 of income), indicating that smallholders are intentionally diversifying their land-use and livelihoods. Our research found that conventional agricultural enterprises generated just 14 of household income, yet remains vital for household food security. The high proportion of off-farm income for smallholders has important implications for land management and rural development across Indonesia, as smallholders forgo intensification of their farming systems and instead opt for diversification—and at scale, creating resilient landscapes and livelihoods. © 2021, Steve Harrison, John Herbohn. Springer 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283224/1/s11842-021-09495-4.pdf Race, Digby and Suka, Aneka Prawesti and Oktalina, Silvi Nur and Bisjoe, Achmad Rizal and Muin, Nurhaedah and Arianti, Novita (2022) Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia. Small-scale Forestry, 21 (2). 203 – 227. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-021-09495-4
spellingShingle Landscape Ecology
Conservation and Biodiversity
Forestry Sciences
Race, Digby
Suka, Aneka Prawesti
Oktalina, Silvi Nur
Bisjoe, Achmad Rizal
Muin, Nurhaedah
Arianti, Novita
Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title_full Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title_fullStr Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title_short Modern Smallholders: Creating Diversified Livelihoods and Landscapes in Indonesia
title_sort modern smallholders creating diversified livelihoods and landscapes in indonesia
topic Landscape Ecology
Conservation and Biodiversity
Forestry Sciences
url https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283224/1/s11842-021-09495-4.pdf
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