期刊名称：Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
印刷版ISSN：2288-4637
电子版ISSN：2288-4645
出版年度：2019
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：281-286
DOI：10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no4.281
语种：English
出版社：Korean Distribution Science Association
摘要：The study aims to analyze the adaptation strategies and resilience of tobacco farmers to face unfavorable trading system.The research method refers to a qualitative approach with phenomenological models and case studies.The findings revealed tobacco farmers in Jember developed various adaptation strategies and resilience through farmer group organizations,partnerships,self-capacity building and access to financial institutions based on economic,social,cultural,and experience values from various sources and interactions among fellow tobacco farmers.The tobacco trading system,which is left to the market mechanism,results in low bargaining power of farmers,this encourages tobacco farmers to develop various adaptation and survival strategies,namely through collective activities of farmer groups,partnerships and self-development and access to financial institutions.Dealing with the unfavorable tobacco trading system,tobacco farmers do not switch to other commodity farming but adapt and make Jember a center for tobacco production in East Java and Indonesia.From this findings,it suggests to the government as the regulator does not only provide subsidies for tobacco farmers,but also must provide various technical assistance to increase the ability of tobacco farmers.More importantly,regulations must be made benefit tobacco farmers other than corporations so that equality can be enjoyed by tobacco economy players.
