Social Capital of Beef Cattle Farmers in Sumberwaru Village at Baluran National Park, Situbondo, Indonesia
- October 14, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Animal Science, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue IX, September 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
Siti Azizah, Irfan H. Djunaidi, Jaisy A. Putritamara, Kiki T.N. Siregar and Dede Aprylasari
Faculty of Animal Science, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
Abstract: The role of social capital is no less important than other economic infrastructure, so efforts to build social capital need to be prioritized for the success of economic development. The formation of social capital can contribute to economic development because of the existence of this research. This research was carried out from June 23-July 22, 2021. The method used in this study used descriptive qualitative analysis. Respondents in this study were 20 farmers and two forest rangers in the Baluran National Park conservation area. Data was collected using interviews with questionnaires and direct observation. It was concluded that the elements of participation in a network, reciprocity, trust, social norms, and values showed a fairly strong level. While Proactive action is low because farmers do not accept innovation in feed management technology because of the culture of grazing cattle into the forest. A good cooperation program with Baluran National Park is needed to preserve the forest.
Keywords: Social Capital, Farmers, Cattle, Conservation, Baluran National Park
I. INTRODUCTION
Sumberwaru Village is a buffer zone for the Baluran National Park. The village has about 4,167 cattle that more than 1,600 of them are grazed to the core zone of Baluran National Park. Group of farmers herding a big number of cattle into the conservation area. The poor forage caused this grazing management inefficient and not profitable as well as causing ecological losses.
As other business, the sustainability of the beef cattle farming requires economic or financial capital (financial capital). However, there is a capital that can be used for investment in the future, which is social capital (Suharto, 2007). The role of social capital is no less important than other economic infrastructure. The formation of social capital can contribute to economic development because of the existence of networks, norms, and trust in it which become social collaboration (coordination and cooperation) for the common interest of an institution (Inayah, 2012).
Social capital in a community, organization, or group is an accumulation of individual capital which is incorporated into collective capital that can be utilized by all community members.
