Tobacco Farmers and Local Economic Development

DOI

10.2991/sores-18.2019.117How to use a DOI?

Keywords

tobacco farmers; local economic development; Padarek Village

Abstract

Rural development should not be longer following the old approach model, because the era of disruption provides an opportunity for spatial and trade arrangements that can provide direct access to a wider market. Padarek Village is one of tobacco producer that is well accepted by leading cigarette companies in Indonesia. The quality of tobacco produced not provided yet to increase the welfare of rural communities, because the marketing is still traditionally. Tobacco products have the opportunity to grow into a wider market, especially by utilizing technologies and communications. This study will examine Padarek Village's (as a case study in Indonesia) agricultural product development opportunities, especially tobacco in utilizing business opportunities in this disruption era. This study used LQ, shift-share, projection, surplus deficit, land suitability, and Analytical Hierarchy Process. To get information about the perceptions and aspirations of farmers, this study used the questionnaires and interviews. The result is a model of rural development in Padarek Village to improve the welfare of tobacco farmers and their rural communities.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Saraswati Saraswati
AU  - Fakhri Muhammad
PY  - 2019/03
DA  - 2019/03
TI  - Tobacco Farmers and Local Economic Development
BT  - Proceedings of the Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 508
EP  - 511
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/sores-18.2019.117
DO  - 10.2991/sores-18.2019.117
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