Persepsi Generasi Muda terhadap Minat Bertani di Kawasan Pariwisata Tanah Lot (Kasus Subak Gadon III, Tabanan)

Abstract

Perception of Young Generations’ Interest in Farming in Tanah Lot
Tourism Area (The Case of Subak Gadon III, Tabanan)

The rapid development of tourism will affect subak : that is, the transformation of
labor, the occurrence of land conversion, and the occurrence of water use
competition. Tourism will have an impact on farming interest, especially the younger
generation of farm households in Subak Gadon III, knowing that this subak is located
in the tourism area. The purpose of this study was to analyze perceptions and
differences in the perception of younger generation of non-tourism and younger
generation of tourism about the impact of tourism on farming interest of the younger
generation of farm households in Subak Gadon III, Tabanan. Data analysis method
used was descriptive-qualitative and quantitative.
The results showed that the perception of the younger generation of non-tourism
about the impact of tourism on the farming interest of the younger generation was
classified with a score of 3,32. The younger generation of non-tourism had a
perception that the existence of tourism sufficiently influenced the farming interest of
the young generation, but it did not make the non-tourism youth switch to tourism.
The younger generation of tourism showed that tourism had a high impact on the
interest of farming the younger generation with a score of 3,55. The young
generation of tourism has a perception that tourism was the most appropriate choice
because for them the tourism sector is very supportive of its life. There is a
difference in the impact of tourism on farming interest in the younger generation of
non-tourism and young generation of farm households' tourism in Subak Gadon III,
Beraban, Tabanan. This difference was seen in 3 parameters of a total of 14
parameters.
Suggestions that can be made for this research are for Subak Gadon III in the future
to be able to initiate a new breakthrough by involving the young generation in
various activities in subak life to attract farmers especially the younger generation of
farm households in Subak Gadon III, Tabanan.