STRUKTUR PENGUASAAN LAHAN DAN PENDAPATAN RUMAH TANGGA TANI (Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Kapuas dan Barito Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah)

Abstract

Agricultural sector in Central Kalimantan is expected to be a leading sector, especially to
provide food and export. Therefore, improvement of technology is badly needed. The
establishment of Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIAT) is aimed to do
packaging and dissemination of mature and appropriate technology to meet the local
stakeholders and beneficiaries needs. The appropriate technology should be based on the
characteristics of local bio-physical and socio-economic environment. This article is aimed to
present the baseline condition of land holding and income distribution of farmers in tidal
swampy area of Kapuas and dry land in South Barito districts of Central Kalimantan. The
results of the study showed that the average land holding in South Barito is larger than that of
in Kapuas. Land holding is equally distributed among farmers, shown by Gini Index of 0.28
and 0.27, respectively, for ownership and operated. In Kapuas, land holding is relatively
unequal, shown by gini index of 0.42 and 0.49, respectively, for ownership and operated. The
annual household income in Kapuas was Rp 6.5 million or Rp 1,3 million/capita/year, with
relatively unequal distribution among households, shown by Gini Index of 0.44. In South
Barito, it was Rp 6.9 million or Rp 2,1 million/capita/year and has relatively equal
distribution, reflected by Gini Index of 0.36. Most of household income is spent for food
expenditure accounting for 67-69 percent in both districts. This performance indicating that
the farmers still unable to improve their life quality, especially to meet their secondary needs.
This implicitly shows that farmer’s capability to form capital accumulation for their farming
is still very low. Therefore, the least cost new technology is required.