Social Resilience of Farmers After the Construction of the Padang-Pekanbaru Toll Road (Study of Sungai Buluah Barat Village, Padang Pariaman District)

Putra, Tommy Pratama
Dewi, Susi Fitria

Pena Justisia: Media Komunikasi dan Kajian Hukum
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2025): Pena Justisia

This study stems from shared concerns regarding the issues arising from the construction of the Padang-Pekanbaru toll road in Nagari Sungai Buluah Barat. The construction of the Padang-Pekanbaru toll road has left problems for tenant farmers in the study area. The loss of livelihoods and the conversion of agricultural land have forced tenant farmers to develop social resilience in order to overcome the shocks they faced following the toll road development. The aim of this study is to examine the social resilience efforts of tenant farmers after the construction of the Padang-Pekanbaru toll road, as well as the challenges they face in developing social resilience. This is a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach, conducted in Nagari Sungai Buluah Barat, Padang Pariaman Regency. The informants in this study include the village head (wali nagari), the village secretary, the head of community welfare affairs, the hamlet head (wali korong), community leaders, and tenant farmers. Data collection techniques used in this study include observation, interviews, and document studies. Data processing was carried out using source triangulation techniques, which enabled the researcher to obtain more accurate information.