The meaning of working of Makassar tribe farmers (Case Study in Batulapis, Malino Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi)
Nurbaya Busthanul, Eymal B. Demmallino, Saleh S. Ali, Rahmawati A. Nadja, Masyhur Syafiuddin, Akhsan Djalaluddin, Yopie Lumoindong, A. Amrullah, A. Arfah Noor

Agribusiness Study Program, Departement of Agricultural Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar.


Abstract

Every Makassar ethnic farmer has a meaning that is relevant to the values of the Makassar Tribe in the form of instrument, social, intellectual and expressive meanings in carrying out their farming activities, both subsistence farmers who are oriented with moral choice, meaning that they carry out farming activities only to meet basic needs and commercial farmers who are oriented. Rational choice means running farming activities to get the maximum benefit. This study aims to: 1) Describe the rice farming activities of the Batulapis environment, Malino Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, 2) Describe the meaning of work of rice farmers in the Batulapis Environment, and 3) Identify Makassar values that are relevant to the meaning of farmer work. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach with the research location in Batulapis, Malino Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi. The results of the study concluded that: 1) There were 2 farms that developed in the Batulapis environment, namely rice and horticulture. Knowledge of farming activities has been obtained since he was a child, in carrying out his farming activities there are several similarities ranging from preparing tools and materials to post-harvest and using traditional tools which are still maintained. 2) Subsistence Farmers and Commercial Farmers Have four existing criteria for meaning. Starting from the meaning of the instrument, the social meaning, the intristrik meaning and the meaning of expression. In each meaning there is the same meaning and different meanings depending on the conditions experienced by farmers. 3) There are several Makassar values that are relevant to the meaning of work obtained by subsistence farmers and commercial farmers.

Keywords: Meaning of work, Farmers, Subsistence, Commercial

Topic: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

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