The Factors that Affect Collective Action of Farmers Organizations in Rural Areas (Study Location: Karawang)
Selfa Septiani Aulia1 Tubagus Furqon Sofhani2
1 Urban and Regional Planning Program, Indonesia Computer University, Bandung, West Java 40132, Corresponding author, email: selfa[at]email.unikom.ac.id
2 Research Group of Regional and Rural Planning, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institute of Technology Bandung, Bandung, West Java 40132,
email:tbfurqon[at]pl.itb.ac
Abstract
Much research has been conducted on Gabungan Kelompok Tani (Gapoktan) or Farmers Organizations (FOs) as farmers institutions that perform collective action in the agribusiness from the input process to the processing process. However, previous research has not much explored the factors influencing the emergence of agribusiness collective action in FOs. The limitation of previous research leads to the failure to understand the emerging issues of processes and mechanisms of collective action within FOs. This study aims to uncover the factors that influence the emergence and sustainability of collective action of FOs. Furthermore, this study analyzes the effect of collective action on the increasing economies of scale and efficiency of FOs members. Content analysis method was applied in this research. The case study involved Farmers Organizations located in Kalangsuria Village, Rengasdengklok Sub-district, Karawang Regency.
Keywords: farmers organizations, gapoktan, agribusiness collective action, rural area
Topic: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Civil Engineering