Social capital and sustainable livelihood strategies in downstream area of Bengawan Solo River East Java Indonesia

Yuliati Yayuk, . and Isaskar Riyanti, . Social capital and sustainable livelihood strategies in downstream area of Bengawan Solo River East Java Indonesia. pp. 201-209. ISSN 1823-8556

Most of the north coast areas in East Java known as Pantura (Pantai Utara) especially north Gresik and north Lamongan are very arid and have no sufficient technical irrigation in almost all of the farming areas. Despite their location which is across Bengawan Solo River most villages in this area cannot utilize the river water using gravitation system because of the hilly nature of the villages with elevation higher than the river. The dry land agriculture system in this area does not have stability like irrigation-based agriculture system and it affected the rapidly growing population badly. In order to repair the damaged environment and increase the societys welfare in addition to technical innovation enhancement of social capital is prominent considering that social capital building is an important community asset. This research aims to analyze (1) the social capital and other livelihood resources/assets of Surah and Surowiti villagers and (2) the livelihood strategies preferred by the villagers to keep their life sustainable. The research was conducted in Serah and Surowiti villages in Gresik Regency. The primary data were collected using in-depth interviews Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and observation techniques; the secondary data were collected using documentation. The findings reveals that livelihood assets conditions i.e. natural human social physical and financial resources were not sustainable in the targeted villages. Also most villagers prefer to adopt exploiting social family network (remittances) and accumulation strategy as their livelihood strategies.

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Abstract

Most of the north coast areas in East Java known as Pantura (Pantai Utara) especially north Gresik and north Lamongan are very arid and have no sufficient technical irrigation in almost all of the farming areas. Despite their location which is across Bengawan Solo River most villages in this area cannot utilize the river water using gravitation system because of the hilly nature of the villages with elevation higher than the river. The dry land agriculture system in this area does not have stability like irrigation-based agriculture system and it affected the rapidly growing population badly. In order to repair the damaged environment and increase the societys welfare in addition to technical innovation enhancement of social capital is prominent considering that social capital building is an important community asset. This research aims to analyze (1) the social capital and other livelihood resources/assets of Surah and Surowiti villagers and (2) the livelihood strategies preferred by the villagers to keep their life sustainable. The research was conducted in Serah and Surowiti villages in Gresik Regency. The primary data were collected using in-depth interviews Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and observation techniques; the secondary data were collected using documentation. The findings reveals that livelihood assets conditions i.e. natural human social physical and financial resources were not sustainable in the targeted villages. Also most villagers prefer to adopt exploiting social family network (remittances) and accumulation strategy as their livelihood strategies.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Capital
AGROVOC Term:	Sustainable livelihoods
AGROVOC Term:	Research
AGROVOC Term:	Rural communities
AGROVOC Term:	analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Watersheds
AGROVOC Term:	Farmers
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Documentation
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24174

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