Farmers' lives and adaptation strategies toward the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia: Evidence from Central and South Kalimantan, Indonesia

ZUHUD ROZAKI (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Brawijaya, Bantul 55183, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
ETI DEWI NOPEMBERENI (Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Palangka Raya, Indonesia 74874)
LESTARI RAHAYU (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Brawijaya, Bantul 55183, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
NUR RAHMAWATI (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Brawijaya, Bantul 55183, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
MAHARANI LULU MURHIDAYAH (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Brawijaya, Bantul 55183, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
TRISTYA MEIRANI REJEKI (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jl. Brawijaya, Bantul 55183, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
AHMAD SHABUDIN ARIFFIN (Kolej Universiti Islam Perlis, Malaysia 02000)
SOFA NUR AZIZAH (Gifu University, Japan 501-1193)
MALOSE MOSES TJALE (Institute for Rural Development, University of Venda, South Africa 0950)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 23 No. 5 (2022)

Abstract. Rozaki Z, Nopembereni ED, Rahayu L, Rahmawati N, Murhidayah ML, Rejeki TM, Ariffin AS, Azizah SN, Tjale MM. 2022. Farmers' lives and adaptation strategies toward the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia: Evidence from Central and South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 2379-2388. The frequency of forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan is high yearly, impacting many farmers’ agricultural activities and the environment, especially in the dry season. Farmers conduct agricultural activities in this vulnerable area. This study aimed to analyze farmers’ livelihood and adaptation strategies in Central and South Kalimantan, an area prone to forest and peatland fires. The sample comprised 200 farmers as respondents while the data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and rank spearman analysis. The results showed that the willingness to adapt, community resilience, and government support play important roles in dealing with forest and peatland fires. Therefore, inter-stakeholder coordination should be conducted appropriately for effective risk management to benefit farmers and all impacted parties.