6. PERANAN WANITA DALAM USAHATANI PADI SAWAH DI KECAMATAN NARMADA, LOMBOK BARAT

Roles of Women in Low Land Paddy Farming in Narmada Sub-District, West Lombok

Abstract

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Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mengetahui pola pembagian kerja wanita dan pria pada usahatani keluarga dalam bentuk curahan waktu kerja; (2) mengetahui besarnya sumbangan pendapatan  wanita  tani terhadap  pendapatan rumah tangga; dan (3) mengetahui peranan wanita tani dalam pengambilan keputusan. Metode penelitian adalah deskriptif, sedangkan pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik survei. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) pola  pembagian kerja produktif pada usahatani padi sawah didominasi  oleh tenaga kerja pria 60,06%. Jenis kegiatan yang dominan dikerjakan wanita adalah persiapan benih 81,77%, penanaman 72,54%, panen dan prosesing 55,32%; (2) kontribusi  wanita terhadap pendapatan  rumahtangga  sebesar 19,08%; dan (3) pengambilan keputusan untuk kegiatan usahatani dan kegiatan sosial  didominasi oleh pria yaitu 51,21% dan  43,81%, sedangkan sisanya terdistribusi  pada  keputusan wanita (26,06% dan 35,24%), keputusan seimbang antara  pria  dan wanita (20,96% dan 22,72%). Untuk  kegiatan rumahtangga pola pengambilan  keputusan terbanyak dilakukan oleh wanita sebesar 36,89%, sedangkan  sisanya berupa keputusan pria  24,44% dan keputusan  seimbang antara pria dan wanita 38,89%.

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         The aims of this research were to know: (1) the job alocation between male and female in running family farms, (2) the share of female farmers in family income  and, (3) the role of female farmers in making  decisions. The study used discriptive method, and the data were collected using  survey technique. The results show that: the  pattern  of allocation of productive job in rice farms was dominated by male labor, for 60.06%. The dominant activities of female were seed preparation 81,77%, planting, 72,54%, harvesting and procesing 55,32%. About 19,08% of family  income was generated from female activities. In making decision related to farms and  social activities, male dominates the role namely 51,21% and 43,81% respectively. The remain is decided by female (26,06% and 35,24 %), both sides together (20,96% and 22,72%). Decicion related to domestic affairs was domi­nated by female (36,89%), 24,44% by male and 38,89% was by both sides.