Does Social Forestry Contribute to Farmers’ Income?: A Case Study of Two Mountainous Villages on Java Island, Indonesia

Hitomi Nakayama; Ernan Rustiadi; Akhmad Fauzi

doi:10.29244/jp2wd.2024.8.1.1-10

Hitomi Nakayama Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8224, Japan
Ernan Rustiadi Center for Regional System Analysis, Planning and Development (CrestPent), IPB University, IPB Baranang Siang Campus, Bogor 16127, Indonesia; Division of Regional Development Planning, Department of Soil and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
Akhmad Fauzi Department of Environmental Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, IPB University, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/jp2wd.2024.8.1.1-10

Keywords: Farm income, Forestry Partnership, Land tenure, Social Forestry

Abstract

Social Forestry has been implemented in Indonesia to address environmental conservation and poverty alleviation. However, the effectiveness of this initiative in increasing household income is often subject to scrutiny. This study examines the impact of Social Forestry on household income by comparing Social Forestry members and non-members in two mountainous villages on Java Island. Specifically, the analysis focuses on household surveys conducted in Tombo village in Central Java and Cibulao sub-village in West Java. A negative correlation between membership and household income is observed in Tombo, whereas a positive correlation between membership and farm income is observed in Cibulao. Considering these findings, we posit that pre-implementation land tenure and accessibility may affect the economic outcomes of the program.

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