RATIONAL CHOICE OF FARMERS IN THE PEAT LAND CONVERSION THE GAMBUT SUB-DISTRICT, SOUTH KALIMANTAN

摘要

Peat land existence from day to day has decreased. Peat land deficit is correlated with increasing development activity. From beginning until now peat lands are always faced with the need for development. Peat land fact be one of the land used for the interest of development activities from government and private. Research method used a qualitative approach with a variant of phenomenology. Data collection techniques used a thick description while data analysis a used interactive model with four grooves that is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion continuously until saturated. Research result show that farmers become actor in conversion process peat lands to other functions. Farmers action to sell peat lands to government and private sector is rational choice at the time. Although selling land, farmers do not lose land because farmers have land a broad through purchase new land from money sales result peat lands previous.