scholarly journals Changes in Social Capital

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Anh Tuan ◽  
Alison Cottrell ◽  
David King
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Labor Exchange ◽  
Collective Farming ◽  
The Social

This paper describes how the social capital of rice farmers of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, as manifested in the tradition of collective farming practice, has changed. Collective rice farming persisted for decades, irrespective of critical events that challenged its continuation, due to two key factors: the high need for collective farming to ensure subsistence, and the availability of a closely knit social network that facilitated the exchange of labor. Despite its longevity, the practice of collective farming, particularly in terms of labor exchange and mutual aid in farming activities, has not been maintained under current agrarian reforms. Land reform, increased mechanization, and shortened crop cycles leading to labor shortages have all resulted in individualized rice farming, making mobilization for spontaneous collective action at the community level challenging.

scholarly journals Social Capital as a Local Wisdom of Farmer in Managing Agricultural Resources in Lubuk Pakam Sub-district, Deli Serdang District

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-476
Author(s):  
Sihar Pandapotan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Paddy Rice ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Agricultural Resources ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Holistic Description

This study will relate to the concept of sustainable development where the emphasis is not only on economic growth alone, but on socio-cultural factors that lead to the wise use of the environment. This research traces various forms of local wisdom as social capital for paddy rice farmers in Deli SerdangDistrict. Besides as a form of preserving the environment wisely. But also as one of the solutions in solving human and environmental problems. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. This method and approach was chosen because in carrying out the documentation it is necessary to have a holistic description of a study. The results showed that paddy rice farmers in Deli SerdangDistrict had combined forms of local wisdom with technological advancements as social capital in managing agricultural resources. This is shown in the process of farming that still uses traditional methods but is also supported by modern farming tools. In general, the form of local wisdom is demonstrated through the revitalization of mutual cooperation values, growing the collectivity of farmers, and the implementation of simple rituals as a form of gratitude. Therefore, the preservation of various forms of local wisdom with a global perspective is one of the social capital and references in improving the quality of farmer’slife in particular, and the development of Indonesian agriculture in general. 

scholarly journals KONDISI SOSIAL DAN KEBIASAAN PETANI PADI MENGGUNAKAN INPUT PRODUKSI PADI (Oryza sativa, L.) DI KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-29
Author(s):  
Wiwik Ambarsari
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Lowland Rice ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizers ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Survey Approach

This study aims to determine the social conditions and habits of rice farmers in the use of input production of lowland rice farming in Indramayu Regency. The research location is in 3 Districts of Indramayu Regency, namely Sliyeg, Lelea, and Gabuswetan Districts. This research was conducted with a survey approach, descriptive quantitative and qualitative. Sampling of rice farmers was carried out by multistage purposive sampling totaling 120 people. The results of this study are the social conditions of the farmers, 70% of the productive age, 60% are uneducated, 65% are very experienced, and 60% of the land area is under 1 hectare. The habit of using production inputs, 85% already use certified and superior varieties of rice seeds, 71% use inorganic fertilizers, and 93% use inorganic pesticides.

scholarly journals Changes in social capital of rice farmers: An antropological study for buginese farmers

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-120
Author(s):  
Thamrin Pawalluri ◽  
Darmawan Salman ◽  
Imam Mujahidin Fahmid ◽  
Hidayat Marmin ◽  
Arfenti Amir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
The Government

Local institutions that encourage self-organization to achieve shared goals are a characteristic of social capital. In Indonesia, social capital in farming communities is tudangsipulung or sitting one another in deciding various matters related to farming. However, tudangsipulung has been transformed. This study aims to determine the causes, processes, and consequences of social change in a tudangsipulung tradition. This research used a case study with a case unit in a village and collected data through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document reviews. The results showed that the cause of the change was an abandonment of traditional rituals in farming because farmers considered such rituals to delay activities and require cost to reduce the effectiveness and efficiency. In addition, there is also a shift in the position of actors, where the schedule of the planting, which indigenous knowledge possessed by traditional leaders previously determined, changed to the role of climatologists and officials from the government. The process of social change takes a long time and slowly, along with the social dynamics of the rice farming community, which makes tudangsipulung tradition a place to work together to achieve a shared goal for farmers. The process of social change has consequences for eliminating a need to give each other kindness and lack of trust among farmers.

scholarly journals Strengthening Rice Farmers' Social Capital in Increasing Agricultural Productivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Ambo Upe ◽  
Mohamad To’at ◽  
Shingirai Stanley Mugambiwa ◽  
Hertly Huma ◽  
Ahmed Samad Akenbi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Agricultural Irrigation ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Agricultural Business

This study aims to determine the pattern of strengthening social capital in increasing agricultural productivity in Tridana Mulya Village. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach with data collection techniques including interviews, observation, and documentation. In this study, 19 rice farmers were used as informants. The results showed that the strategy of strengthening the social capital of rice farmers in increasing agricultural productivity in Tridhana Mulya Village included mutual trust and cooperation. The mutual trust of rice farmers in Tridhana Mulya Village is in the form of providing agricultural business capital, increasing the work ethic of rice farmers, increasing farmers' tenacity in farming, and allocation of working hours by farmers. While strengthening social capital through cooperation, namely cooperation in maintaining facilities and infrastructure, cooperation in working on rice fields and the use of livestock manure for fertilizer, cooperation in maintaining agricultural hygiene, and cooperation in maintaining the cleanliness of agricultural irrigation.

scholarly journals VITALISASI SEKOLAH BERBASIS MODAL SOSIAL (Studi Kasus Penguatan Sekolah melalui Integrasi Modal Sosial dalam Kepemimpinan Sekolah di SMP Diponegoro Depok Sleman)

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-139
Author(s):  
Suwadi Suwadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
School Vitality ◽  
School Social Capital ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims at finding the potential and the actuality of social capital in school leadership to improve the school vitality. This study was conducted by means of naturalistic qualitative approach. Thesetting was Diponegoro the private junior high schools in Sleman Regency. The subjects consisted of case of school established through purposive sampling techniques. The research procedure consisted of four steps by means of data collection methods in the form of observation, in-depth interviews, and document study. The data were using by inductive models, while the validity of the result met the criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability. The research findings are as follows. First,(a) the school social capital was using for improving the school vitality in the network elements, reciprocal relationship, mutual aid and trust. (b) The using of school social capital indicated the models of bridging and bonding the network elements, reciprocal relationship, mutual aid and trust. (c) The integration of social capital in school leadership could be seen from the school integrity in the academicdevelopment, human resources, funding system and the local contents. (d) The reason of utilizing the social capital was based on such values as silaturahim and syafaat in school leadership.

Did They Jump?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Corsino
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Labor Organizing ◽  
Ethnic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City ◽  
Italian Community

For the greater part of the last century, Chicago Heights Italians found themselves on the wrong end of the cultural, political, and economic hierarchy in the city. This position made it extremely difficult for Italians to make recognizable gains in social mobility for themselves or their families. This chapter examines the collective mobilization strategies—labor organizing, mutual-aid societies, and ethnic entrepreneurship—that Chicago Heights Italians pursued in response to the diminished opportunities for mobility. Each collective mobilization was fueled by the social capital in the community. Each generated success stories. But each also came up against obstacles that limited their appeal in the Italian community.

scholarly journals How Much Do Rice Farmers Earn from Their Crops? Evidence from a Rice-Exporting Country

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Tran Quoc Nhan ◽  
Le Thi Van Ly ◽  
Le Van Tan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Production Scale ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Land Size ◽  
Farming Households

This study aims to investigate the earning capability of rice-farming households in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The Delta is recognized as the largest rice-producing region in Vietnam that is known as the world’s third rice exporter. We used data collected from a farm-household survey with 110 rice farmers and applied descriptive statistics and correlation model for data analysis. We found that although the production scale of rice farmers is relatively small, their rice cultivation is profitable. The findings illustrated that the rice-farming household’s income was significantly associated with rice income and rice land size. This suggests that the rice households’ income is likely to rely on their farm size. Evidence from the study showed that rice households, particularly small-scale farms earn low income and they are likely to remain poor and in a state of poverty. The implication of the study may be that the Vietnamese government should amend the policy on rice land use and pay more considerable attention to small-farm households.

The politics of creditor–debtor relations and mortgage payment strikes: The case of the Uruguayan Federation of Mutual-Aid Housing Cooperatives

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1189-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Mirror Image ◽  
Power Imbalance ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Power Struggle ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Commodity Fetishism ◽  
Mortgage Debt ◽  
Housing Cooperatives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mortgage Payment

Mortgage debt and concomitant forms of financial expropriation continue their largely uncontested expansion across the social terrain. The atomisation of debtors and commodity fetishism are two key factors that underpin this process. The collective and partially de-commodified character of mutual-aid housing cooperatives in Uruguay and their conflict-ridden mortgage debt relations provide a contrasting, reverse mirror image. This paper analyses how in the case of a collective debtor, the spatial fixity and temporal uncertainties that result from the establishment of mortgage debt relations can work against the creditor. Housing cooperatives make up a geography of spaces that are opaque to the creditor, in the sense that mortgage debtors cannot be individually identified and pursued. Once homes are constructed and inhabited, the creditor’s debt claims can be collectively challenged. In the context of the most recent mortgage payment strike (2001–2011) carried out by the Uruguayan Federation of Mutual-Aid Housing Cooperatives, what is presumed a voluntary contract between equal parties is revealed as a power struggle between owners and non-owners of capital. This atypical case provides an opportunity to empirically attest to the political nature of creditor–debtor relations, often rendered socially invisible due to the extreme power imbalance between counterparties.

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