<![CDATA[This study aimed to describe the decline of buffalo population in the era of modernization of rice agriculture between 1975 and 1985, which was capital-intensive and technology. This period was characterized by mechanized tillage with tractors, the use of an-organic fertilizers, the application of poison contacts and herbicide. Research was carried out using a survey method involving 20 buffalo farmers as respondents. They were deeply interviewed using a quisioner prepared before hand. Farmers were invited to recall the events experienced during that period. The results showed that the declined rate of buffalo population was about 7.35% per year. Factors contributed to that decrease were selling (52.06%), slaughtering (22.67), mortality (19.33%), and theft (6.44%). The selling itself was caused by several such factors as needs (40.15%), tractor-substitution (20.00%), disease (10.25%), contact poison (11.23%), and lack of forage (8.27%). Similarly, slaughtering was affected by needs (67.64%), contact poison (17.21%) and  diseases (15.15%), while mortality was mainly due to disease (72.56%) and contact poison (27.44%). In conclusion,  the modernization  era of rice agriculture in the year 1975-1985 has significantly reduced the population of buffalo and caused lack of motivation of buffalo farmers.]]>
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