Rational Choice of Farmers in The Peatland Conversion the Gambut sub-district, south Kalimantan

Abstract

Peatland existence from day to day has decreased. Peatland deficit correlates with increasing development activity. From beginning until now peatlands are always faced with the need for development. The fact of peatland is one of the land that used for the interest of development activities from government and private. This research used qualitative methods with a variety of phenomenology. Data collection techniques used a thick description and data analysis used interactive model with four grooves that is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion continuously until saturated. Research result shows that farmers become an actor in the conversion process peatlands to other functions. Farmers action to sell peatlands to government and the private sector is rational choice at the time. Although selling land, farmers do not lose land because farmers have land abroad through purchase new land from money sales result peatlands previous.