Modal Sosial Kelompok Tani Hutan Rakyat (Studi Kasus di Desa Damarwulan, Kecamatan Keling, Kabupaten Jepara)

Abstract

Community-based forest management has been proved to be able to prevent forest degradation at some locations. So that, to sustain community forest it is important to consider social capital of community in forest management. The purpose of this study is to find out the farmer group activity and the management organization also to identify and assess individual characteristics and social capital of farmer group. This study was conducted at the Damarwulan Village, Keling District, Jepara Regency on April 2014 using survey methods from 30 farmers. Data collected using observation, interview, documentation, and technics analyzed descriptively. Based on the assessment, the individual characteristics of farmers was in the medium category, while the social capital was at the high level. Individual characteristics that significantly correlated to the elements of social capital based on Spearman correlation were non-formal education, formal education, land area, and period of residential. Individual characteristics that significantly correlated to the social capital level were formal and non-formal education, period of residential.