Self-help-group (SHG): Toward Increasing Prosperity for Tobacco Farmers in Temanggung Regency, Indonesia

摘要

The best of Indonesian tobacco produced in the district of Temanggung, Central Java. However, condition of tobacco farmers there turned out to be far from prosperous. Data from the official website YLKI (2008) mentioned that the wages of farmers and farmer workers on average only about Rp413.374/month. In the district of Temanggung existing Association of Indonesian Tobacco Farmers (APTI) that embodies the Temanggung tobacco farmers with a program of Independent Business Credit Tobacco Growers (KUMPT). KUMPT is a capital assistance program for develop of agribusiness in there. Unfortunately, the existence of APTI with KUMPT program is not be a solution to improve the welfare of farmers. Self Help Group (SHG) can be an alternative solution for tobacco farmer community in the district of Temanggung. The mechanisms of SHG can be going with three steps, there are input, process, and output (the autonomous of tobacco farmers, tobacco farmers increased bargaining power and the capacity building of tobacco farmers). The first development type of SHG model form tobacco farmers is empowerment of tobacco farmers for the provision of access and information in terms of human resources management, conducting consultation and facilitating tobacco farmers. And the second is economic empowerment through the provision of capital support to Capital Tobacco Money Single (UMT2), agribusiness plan preparation, training and mentoring farm-preneurship in developing businesses agricultural activities. The final goal of tobacco farmers out of poverty and create prosperity for tobacco farmers.