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Farmers' Economic Dynamics: Challenges, Dependency, and the Role of Middlemen in the Agricultural System of Serdang Bedagai Faiz Afza Ihsan; Anita Syamsinar; Ismail Ismail
Proceeding International Conference on Islamic Economics Community Services (ICIECS) Vol 1 (2023): Proceeding International Conference on Islamic Economics Community Services
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara

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This study investigates the economic dynamics of farmers and the role of middlemen within the agricultural system of Serdang Bedagai, Indonesia. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through unstructured in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis to explore the structural, economic, and institutional conditions shaping farmer livelihoods. The findings reveal that farmers experience multidimensional constraints, including dependency on middlemen for credit and market access, significant price asymmetry along the value chain, rising production costs due to limited access to subsidized inputs, unequal adoption of modern agricultural technologies, and persistent challenges in irrigation and local governance. These interconnected factors reinforce a cycle of vulnerability that limits farmers' bargaining power and economic mobility. The study highlights that farmers' dependency is not merely relational but structurally embedded within an environment of market failures and weak institutional support. The results contribute to agrarian political economy studies by demonstrating how market structure, infrastructure, and credit systems jointly reproduce dependency. Practically, the study offers insights for policymakers to strengthen agricultural infrastructure, expand access to formal credit, improve subsidy distribution, and promote inclusive technological transformation. The research concludes that comprehensive, multi-sectoral interventions are required to enhance farmer welfare and reduce structural dependency within rural agricultural systems
Strategi Kelembagaan Dalam Pemulihan Korban Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan Berbasis Nilai-Nilai Keagamaan Faiz Afza Ihsan; Mesiono
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora Vol. 4 No. 4 (2026): Oktober
Publisher : CV Putra Publisher

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Kekerasan terhadap perempuan merupakan persoalan sosial yang berdampak terhadap kondisi psikologis, hubungan sosial, keamanan, dan keberfungsian korban. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis strategi lembaga pendamping perempuan dalam menangani konflik sosial korban kekerasan berbasis nilai-nilai keagamaan di Kota Medan, dengan fokus pada kesiapan lembaga, koordinasi antarlembaga, kesadaran masyarakat, dan kendala pendampingan. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi pustaka (library research). Data diperoleh dari artikel jurnal ilmiah, buku, peraturan perundang-undangan, laporan pemerintah, serta dokumen dan publikasi yang relevan dengan kekerasan terhadap perempuan, pendampingan korban, konflik sosial, kelembagaan, dan nilai keagamaan. Analisis dilakukan secara deskriptif-kualitatif melalui proses seleksi, pengelompokan, interpretasi, dan sintesis berbagai sumber. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa strategi pendampingan bersifat multidimensional, meliputi pengaduan, asesmen, perlindungan, pendampingan hukum dan psikologis, pemulihan, serta reintegrasi sosial. Efektivitasnya dipengaruhi kesiapan sumber daya, koordinasi lintas lembaga, dukungan masyarakat, dan keterbatasan akses layanan. Nilai keagamaan dapat memperkuat pemulihan melalui penguatan spiritual, solidaritas, keadilan, dan penghormatan terhadap martabat korban. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan penguatan kapasitas lembaga dan integrasi layanan yang berorientasi pada perlindungan serta pemberdayaan korban.