HUBUNGAN PENGUASAAN LAHAN DAN PENDAPATAN RUMAHTANGGA DI PEDESAAN (Kasus di Propinsi Jawa Tengah, Sumatera Barat dan Kalimantan Barat)

Abstract

Historically correlation between landowner and land holding structure with household
income structure in the rural area is linearity. Land owner or land holding structure inequality
main factors to cause income structure inequality. In condition, there are the opportunity
employ and economic activity to open up, why is the correlation between landowner and land
holding structure with the income structure? This paper objective to study: (1) Land owner
or land holding structure in the rural area; (2) Household income structure in the rural area;
and (3) The correlation between landowner and land holding structure with the household
income structure in the rural area. Location on this study to focused in the three district in
three provincial exes. Klaten, central Java; Pasaman, West Sumatera; and Landak, West
Kalimantan. The study to analyze by descriptive, gini index, and correlation analyze. In
general, land owner and land holding size in Klaten, central Java less than West Sumatera and
West Kalimantan. Gini index analysis relatively to indicate high equality, except in Pasaman,
West Sumatera. Inequality on land holding lower than landowner does in all location. Total
income in Klaten, Central Java to range Rp. 6,77 - 6,97 million/years; Pasaman, West
Sumatera to range Rp. 7,30 – Rp. 8,10 million/years; and in Landak, West Kalimantan to
range Rp. 5,90 – 6,65 million/years. Analyze gini index for household income to indicate
high inequality income structure rural area in Klaten. On the other hand, rural area in
Pasaman, West Sumatera and Landak, West Kalimantan gini index result reflecting low
inequality. There are deferent factors by location to cause inequality of landowner or land
holding and household income structure, in Klaten rural area caused by high proportion
income source from non-agriculture. On the other hand, in Pasaman and Landak rural area
caused by level of technology adoption and kind of commodity planting by farmers.
Statistically, correlation between landowner and land holding structure with household
agriculture income is not significant. Correlation between total income with the landowner or
land holding in Pasaman, West Java is significant, but in Klaten, Central Java and Landak,
West Java is not significant.