Abstract

This article aims to identify the roles of female farmers in all stages of production and harvesting of the sugarcane agriculture and determine the opportunities, constraints, and factors of women's participation in the Madurese community. It also examines the role and degree of involvement of female farmers in terms of economic and social aspects as well as local wisdom in the sugarcane agriculture by comparing the roles of female and male smallholder farmers in terms of the allocation of time, labour, and the wage system. In addition, the article also discusses the influence of female farmers in the household decision-making for improving the productivity and family income in the Madurese community. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study as its approach. Qualitative research seeks to describe in-depth how the roles of female farmers in the sugarcane agriculture in Madura operate. The results show that they want to have an active participation and involvement in sugarcane farming activities. They want to contribute actively to the welfare of their families by offering some alternatives for their economy so that economic welfare and more empowerment for themselves as women in particular can be achieved.

Keywords:

female farmers, Madurese community, sugarcane, agriculture

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