Problems and Challenges in Sustaining Rural Land Resources

Abstract

The discussion in this paper brings up issues on how the land resources utilization is done mainly as a respond to socioeconomic development instead of achieving sustainability. Delanggu sub-district of Klaten Regency and Kledung sub-district of Temanggung Regency were chosen as the study areas. We collected data and information by conducting Focus Group Discussion in each study area with relevant stakeholders and analysed the issues further using SWOT and problem analysis approach. The result showed that even though land use change is a common issue shared by both study areas, the drivers as well as the approaches taken by the community and stakeholders from each sub-district are different. Kledung sub-district as a rural mountain area appears more sustainable in term of land resource utilization than urbanized Delanggu sub-district which is a plain area. The findings call more challenges for future adaptive approaches to answer the notion of sustainable agriculture in rural area.