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Abstract: The role of human capital and social capital is very needed in the development of farmer
institutions. It is intended that existing farmer institutions can function optimally. This paper is a literature
study based on data and related journals. In carrying out farmer institutional management, human capital
can act as planners, organizers, implementers of activities and supervisors. In addition to human capital,
social capital is also very important and needed in the development of farmer institutions. The role of social
capital is to maintain cohesiveness, cooperation and carry out the tradition of deliberation (the element of
trust), exchange of information, the tradition of “gotong royong” and the tradition of social gathering (the
element of reciprocity), carry out common goals and have an element of volunteerism (participation in the
network and do it according to the rules. norm).
meaning or the same symbol. Understanding the 8. Every individual in his position and status has a
use of language can be concrete or abstract. strong urge to be involved in solidarity actions,
Defined of to communicate effectively often both mechanical and organic (Susanto 2009).
cited by the paradigm of Harold Lasswell, which
shows that communication includes five elements, C. Concept of Social Capital
namely communicator (communicator, the source, Social capital is the force that drives society,
the sender), the message (message), media formed through various social interactions and
(channel, media), communicant (communicant, social institutions. According to one of the initiators
communicate, receiver, recipient) and effects of social capital, Robert Putnam, social capital is
(effect, impact, influence). The following is a model part of a social organization in the form of social
of the communication process proposed by Harold relationships and mutual trust that facilitates
Lasswell (Effendi 2004). coordination and cooperation for the common good
(Putnam 1995). The social capital theory was first
B. Human Capital Concept discussed in 1916 (Lin, 2001). Contemporary social
As social beings, humans cannot fulfil their capital was first proposed by Bourdie (1986) who
needs without interacting and communicating with said that social capital is the whole source of actual
other people and many things, including here with or potential concepts, which are associated with the
nature and the environment in which they live and ownership of a durable network or more or less
develop. Individually, every person has basic rights reciprocal relationships between familiar
so that he can still exist and develop his life and life institutions. Cohen and Prusak (2001) define social
in a humane and dignified manner. Thick and strong capital as a willingness to have active relationships
human capital is marked by, among other things, a between people including trust, mutually beneficial
high level of competence and human cooperation, shared values and behaviours that bind
empowerment. Empowerment of humans or human each member of the network and society as well as
groups can only be done through the involvement the possibility of making cooperation.
of the target in a variety of quality learning Several kinds of literature identify definitions
processes. While the quality learning process can that approximate an approach to social capital.
only be done through a quality communication Porter (1998). Defining social capital is the ability
process as well. Here again the role of of a person to benefit favourably from membership
communication becomes a very central and in a social network or other social structure. Baker
strategic issue in human resource development (2000) says that social capital is the resources
efforts. available in a person's personal and work networks.
Human capital is said to be strong and of ideal Meanwhile, Coleman (1999) defines social capital
quality, if the capital is formed from various as all aspects that lead and are created to facilitate
learning processes and quality communication individual actions in the social structure. World
processes, in such a way that the position or status Bank (2003) defines social capital as institutions,
of each individual plays a role and functions social relationships, networks, honesty, the
optimally in the social system where the individual establishment of norms of quality and quantity inter
is by the position or status. which are owned. The social action within the community.
characteristics of human capital that are classified Akdere (2005) shares social capital at the
as strong and qualified are: micro-level and macro-level. At the micro-level of
1. Per their position and status, each individual has social capital, civil social capital is related to
maturity both physiologically, psychologically values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour from norms
and sociologically. (Parts 2003). Currently, civil social capital is
2. Every individual feels safe, comfortable and divided into three (3) basic dimensions, namely;
free from fear and deprivation. ties (bonds), bridges, and relationships (linkages).
3. The individual's attitude is aware of its Bonds a portrait of close family kinship ties, close
potential. friends and professional colleagues who helped
4. If the basic rights of every person can be him. Bridges describe the relationship a little
fulfilled optimally and humanely, further so that achieve. While the relationship
5. If every individual in his position and status has (linkages) is described as a vertical dimension of
a great opportunity and can achieve optimal social capital where there are parties who are not
competence. included in power. At the macro level, the social
6. If every individual in his position and status has level of government capital is attached to the rule of
a strong personality and behaves positively. law, enforcement of contracts and free from
7. Every individual has a strong drive and ability corruption and transparency in making decisions,
to value and respect the existence and basic and efficient administrative system and a reliable
rights of others. legal system. In short, countries are more capable
and credible (Meier 2002). So the social problems RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A. The
of capital are very multi-dimensional. Role of Human Capital
Robert Putnam (1993) defines social capital as in Agricultural Institutional Development in
a mutual value - trust (trust) between community Rural Area
members and the community towards their leaders.
Social capital is defined as social institutions that
Human capital is the main capital needed in the
involve networks, social norms and beliefs that
development of farmer institutions in rural areas.
encourage social collaboration for the common
Farmer's institutions will not function if farmers do
good. Needed a social network in society and norms
not have concern for farming institutions around
that encourage productivity, and community.
them. Farmers as managers should be able to play
their role in good management including planning,
D. Farmer's Institutional Conception organizing, implementing and supervising farmer
Institutional is the overall pattern-the pattern group institutions.
is ideal, organizations, and activities centred around In connection with the non-functioning
the basic needs of life such as family, country, optimally farmer institutions can be said that the
religion and get food, clothing and shelter as well as management is done less well in addition to the
the enjoyment. An institution is formed always aims nature of the formation of institutions that tend only
to meet various human needs so that the institution project-oriented. To minimize the problem of land,
has a function. In addition, the institution is a that with the role of human capital can play a role in
concept that blends with structure, meaning that it the institutional management of farmers so that the
does not only involve patterns of activity that are objectives of institutional farmers began targeted
born from a social perspective to meet human and achieved. The results of Oktarina et al. (2020)
needs, but also organizational patterns to implement state that the ideal farmer institution and can be
them (Roucek and Warren 1984). used as a role model is the institution of farmers, by
The farmer institutions referred to here are farmers and for farmers as a place of protection and
farmer institutions located in the locality area (local empowerment in shaping farmers to be independent
institutions), in the form of membership and prosperous in sustainable farming.
organizations (membership organizations) or The roles of human capital in the development
cooperatives, namely farmers who are members of of agricultural institutions:
cooperative groups (Uphoff 1986). This institution 1. Planning Role
includes a broad definition, which includes not only As a planner, the roles that can be played are as
the definition of farmer organization but also the follows:
'rules of the game' or rules of behaviour that a. The planner of group activities, as planners
determine patterns of action and social relations, as of group events, the community has made a
well as social units that constitute a concrete form reference or guidance for institutional
of the institution. Institutional farmers formed have peasants formed. Thus, the preparation of
several roles, namely: (a) tasks within the activity plans for each institution together
organization (interorganizational task) to mediate will make it easier for those who become
society and the state, (b) resource tasks include leaders to carry out further activities.
mobilization of local resources (labour, capital, Activity plans should be prepared to start
materials, information). and its management in from the current plan to the future.
achieving community goals, (c) service tasks may
b. Looking for information, in this case, the
include service requests that describe development
community is required to play an active role
goals or coordination of local community requests,
in seeking information related to assistance,
and (d) extra-organizational tasks require local
new technology, and price information to
requests for the bureaucracy or organizations
other farmers or institutions needed in
outside society against interference by outside
farmer institutions. This is intended so that
agents (Esman and Uphoff in Garkovich, 1989).
farmers do not appear to be waiting for the
Institutions are the total of ideal patterns, service or extension workers, but are
organizations, and activities centred around basic cosmopolitan. In addition, information
needs. An agricultural institution that is formed cooperates both between institutions and
always aims to meet the various needs of farmers so between local farmers.
that the institution has a function. Institutional is a
c. Developing a network, the existence of a
concept that is combined with structure, meaning
network will form both internal and external
that it does not only involve patterns of activity that
structures, namely the structures and
are born from a social perspective to meet human
processes that are held for the operation of
needs, but also organizational patterns to implement
the institution and its maintenance.
them.
The role of a planner is unidirectional with out permanent activities based on local
the results of research by Masithoh and values, norms and wisdom that apply in the
Yoesdiarty (2014), that the engineering of social community.
institutions is done by way of strengthening b. Conducting deliberation, should be open and
institutions, the activities of extension and conduct deliberations on the existence of
development of human resources. government development programs for
2. Organizer Role members of the local community to
a. Leaders, being a leader in an institution, is a participate or play a role in the
mandate and a separate achievement in a implementation of activities.
social system. Therefore, when he becomes 4. Supervisory Role
a leader, he should be able to communicate a. Conduct evaluations, conduct joint
and manage the managed institution and evaluations of group performance and find
have the ability to communicate with his alternative solutions for future
subordinates. improvements. This is so that problems that
b. Coordinating people in institutions will occur can be addressed immediately.
facilitate people in job specifications, values, b. In solving problems, it is very necessary to
goals, and operational methods that underlie find solutions to the problems faced by the
activities. institution to find a way out.
c. Reorganizing the institutional structure, As a form of evaluation in the institutional
reorganizing the existing institutional change of breeders, Zainal (2017) states that
structure should be carried out periodically, there is a need for encouragement and guidance
i.e. every few years (2 years) so that there is for breeders to be able to work together. In
a change of management and good addition, carry out joint groups as associations
performance. In addition, knowing the for system development and agribusiness
existence of reliable resources, so that a job efforts. In line with the opinion of Oktarina et
rotation can be carried out in terms of al. (2012), things like well done on the
finance, technology and information. empowerment of farmers swamp lowland where
Role as an organizer can increase the the need for the establishment of a group of
change of the capacity of the community in farmers in a collective based on the activity of
which according to the results of research farming and increase access to the cooperation
Cahyono and Adhiatma (2012) states that the with the institutions associated.
optimization of capital social must be supported In summary, the institutional capacity of
their leadership transformational can influence farmers, according to Anantanyu (2009), can be
and motivate people. achieved by looking at four indicators, namely:
Unidirectional research results of Oktarina and 1. The institutional goals of the farmer group are
Sarwoprasodjo (2018) that the development of achieved, which means: the existence of clarity
institutions in rural areas also can be made by of purpose, the suitability of the goals with the
opinion leaders to implement strategies that do needs of members, and the level of fulfilment of
campaigns, build and touchups the image of the the needs of members by high institutions.
institution, maintain harmony between the body 2. Functions and roles of ongoing institutions,
and improve the performance of agents of including the ability to obtain, regulate,
development. According to Harris (2019), the maintain, and mobilize information, labour,
social capital leader role is important in the capital, and materials, as well as the ability to
process of sharing knowledge where more and manage conflicts.
better social capital leaders of an impact on the 3. The existence of institutional innovation,
further opening of the farmers in sharing including the role of leadership in the
knowledge and sharing information. institution, the function of leadership in the
3. Implementing Role running institution, the values that underlie
a. Participate in activities and carry out cooperation, the division of member roles, the
activities that have been planned together so pattern of authority in the institution, the
that the goals according to the group's vision commitment of member’s to the institution,
and mission can be achieved. The available funding sources, available physical
implementation of this activity is a form of facilities, quality of resources. The members are
community participation in various activities adequate and have the appropriate technology.
of existing institutions. In carrying out 4. Institutional sustainability, including good
activities, they must comply with the norms member sentiment, high member awareness,
that exist in the community so that they can member cohesiveness occurs, large member
be an example for other members in carrying trust, external assistance available, two-way
communication patterns between members, and combination of short-term and long-term in the
cooperation with other parties. nuances of altruism (the spirit to help and
prioritize the interests of others). The existence
B. The Role of Social Capital of trust allows the realization of reciprocal
in Agricultural Institutional Development in relationships and collective action that is
Rural Areas genuine in nature, driven based on community
needs, and able to mobilize all the hidden
Social capital in the development of farmer potential of social capital. Empowerment
institutions in rural areas can be seen in community activities can be seen in the form of
participation in institutions. If the community is all cooperative and productive institutions at the
incorporated in farmer groups and always community level.
participates in activities, there will be many active a. Information exchange, is part of helping the
farmer groups and function optimally. Social capital interests of others. The exchange of
is defined as a set of norms related to reciprocity information between farmers and
and trust (Putnam 2000). The social capital consists institutions will enrich the knowledge
of trust, reciprocity, network and norms. (cognitive) of farmers.
Several roles of social capital in developing b. The tradition of “Gotong Royong”, is the
institutional farmer is : social capital that must be preserved in the
1) The existence of a trust, the existence of public community. Where, the cooperation system
trust in the role and function of farmer is still often used in the life of farmers,
institutions, will make farmers aware of the especially in rice farming. At the time,
benefits of farmer institutions ranging from clearing agricultural land in South Sumatra
farmer groups to other supporting institutions. had a habit of burning land, which was
According to Fukuyama (2000), trust is one of carried out in cooperation by relatives. In
the most important social capital which acts as addition, the tradition of “gotong royong” is
a glue for lasting cooperation both within also carried out at the time of planting rice
groups and between groups. Carry out and harvesting. This is an event that is
community-based development and a carried out from generation to generation
“bottomup development process”. This is and takes turns and is institutionalized in
based on the belief of the people in rural areas. the cultivation of rice farming.
Trust is the main foundation, well as a binder c. The tradition of “Arisan”, is one of the local
for the establishment of cooperation and wisdom that exists in the agricultural sector
coordination. as well, the community lends each other
a. Cultivate cohesiveness. The farmer machine tools if there are difficulties and is
institutions that are formed show the returned in the form of loaned goods. This
similarity of goals and interests. The strengthens the sense of kinship in the
existence of group dynamics in carrying farming environment.
out activities illustrates the cohesiveness d. Tradition auctions in the sale of rubber,
of farmers in an institution. where their dependence with to “toke”
b. Foster collaboration. The existence of a (boss) of rubber which capitalized farming
sense of trust and cohesiveness indicates a rubber, buy rubber and cooperate for life
desire to cooperate both between groups that much better (Syofian et al. 2020). The
and with other institutions. research results of Rumagit et al. (2019)
c. There is a tradition of deliberation. state in the run social life both within the
Deliberation activities are a tradition that group and outside the group, the level of
must be developed in terms of a social capital that is high impact to tighten
development program. To participate in a the rope of brotherhood, tolerance and
program together, deliberation is needed. farming becomes better.
The results of the Nasution research 3). There is community participation in the
(2016) showed that the presence of trust network. The success of farmer institutions
between groups in the activities of productive cannot be separated from the participation of
can increase revenue and decrease poverty in the community, both in terms of the
Indonesia. development and implementation of activities.
2). There is a reciprocal relationship. In farming The high level of participation shows
institutions, it is often characterized by a community cohesiveness in an institution and
tendency to exchange favours between as a benchmark in determining whether the
individuals within a group or between groups social capital of a group is strong. Needed to be
themselves. This exchange pattern is a built relationships with various stakeholders to
facilitate the activities of the empowerment society. These collective rules are usually not
process. The network development strategy can written but are understood by every member of
be seen from inter-institutional collaboration the community and determine the expected
based on trust so that an institutional behaviour patterns in the context of social
relationship or network is formed. An relations. Some results of the study stated that
Institution network is seen as a social capital the formation of social capital either through
that identity should be maintained, despite trust, a network social, responsibility social,
experiencing a process of interaction with other norms, customs and traditions in working
institutions and the process of development. together then it will affect the level of income
Similarly, the pattern of interinstitutional in the business together (Wuysang 2014). In
relations of horizontal and vertical is seen as a addition to the social capital also influential to
strategy for the development of social capital the success of the program, extension farm in a
based on their : group of farmers beginner, intermediate and
a. The common goal is the basis for the advanced (Munier et al. 2018).
community to participate in a program.
The existence of similarity is something
that makes it easier for people to carry out CONCLUSION
an activity. In farmer institutions, the The existence of farmer institutions can function
common goal will unite them in an optimally if the community have high human
institution so that many farmer groups will capital and social capital. Therefore, in carrying out
be formed. the institutional management of farmers, human
b. Volunteerism is one of the characteristics capital can act as planners, organizers,
that must be instilled when in an implementers of activities and supervisors. In
institution, especially a farmer group. addition to human capital, social capital is also very
Because the nature of volunteerism is one important and needed in the development of farmer
way of trying to put the public interest institutions. The role of social capital is to maintain
above personal interests, so we must be cohesiveness, cooperation and carry out the
willing to put personal interests above the tradition of deliberation (the element of trust),
common interest. exchange of information, the tradition of “gotong
c. Increasing the capacity of institutions of royong” (work together) and the tradition of social
farmers through the participation of the gathering (the element of reciprocity), carry out
people in the group and the activities of common goals and have an element of volunteerism
counselling needs to strengthen charge (participation in the network) and do it according to
capacity of farmers by way of approach to the rules. To realize the optimal function of farmer
participatory are oriented on the needs of institutions, it is necessary to create communication
farmers. In addition, strengthening is also convergence. This can be done by optimizing the
carried out on agricultural extension role of companions in the development of human
workers and extension institutions capital and social capital.
(Anantayu 2011). In addition, the
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