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Abstract

These days, urban agriculture is more than a hobby. It has expanded into a local commercial business, even to an export scale. However, urban farmers who have commercialized their products must adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which has impacted many aspects of global life. This research used a mixed-method approach. We collected quantitative data from 107 respondents on the household commercialization index, income level, and education level of export-scale-urban farmers in the Bandung metropolitan area, West Java, Indonesia. We also used qualitative data to determine how farmers were adapting to difficult situations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This information was gathered through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that the urban farmers continued to prioritize commercial agriculture during the COVID-19 pandemic. The urban farmers must adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in various ways, beginning with market access, agricultural management, and strengthening financial resources. There are some conditions where adaptation methods adopted by farmers are not environmentally friendly because the farmers are increasingly dependent on synthetic inputs and use cold storage on open land. Thus, the farmers' adaptation steps to maintain export-scale commercial farming activities in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic also affect intensive agricultural practices that are not environmentally friendly.

Keywords

urban agriculture, urban farmers, export, commercialization, COVID-19

Author Bio(s)

Kinanti Indah Safitri (Corresponding author, Graduate studies on Environmental Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a doctoral student in Environmental Science Program, Postgraduate School, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. She achieved her Master’s Degree in major Environmental Science, Postgraduate School, Universitas Padjadjaran. She has some experiences about field research in scope: community development, social empowerment, socio-agriculture, etc. Please direct correspondence to kinantiindahsafitri@gmail.com

Oekan Soekotjo Abdoellah (Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a Professor of Human Ecology at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and Post Graduate Studies, Universitas Padjadjaran. He is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Environment and Sustainability Science-Universitas Padjadjaran. He has published several books and frequently gives invited as a Visiting Professor, Research Fellows and Guest Lecturer at national and international levels.

Budhi Gunawan (Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a lecturer in Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran and in Environmental Science Study Program, Universitas Padjadjaran. As an anthropologist, he has been involving in researches related to socio-ecological and development issues since he joined the Institute of Ecology/Center for Environment and Sustainability Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, as researcher. Having involved in the research of human-nature relation issues, his interest is expanding to political ecology issues.

Parikesit Parikesit (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a Professor of Environmental Biology and Biodiversity Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran. He has contributed to research in social-ecological study on biodiversity and small scale bioproduction systems in rural landscape.

Yusep Suparman (Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a Lecturer in Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran. He has expertise in Applied Econometrics, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Data Analysis, etc.

Akhmad Zainal Mubarak (Graduate studies on Environmental Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a graduate student on Environmental Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung. He received the West Java Future Leader Scholarship by the West Java Provincial Government. He has an internship at the AKATIGA Center for Social Research on the Off-Grid Effect on Livelihoods (quantitative team) and the TFCA Kalimantan Partners Program Study (qualitative team).

Margareth Pardede (Graduate studies on Environmental Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia) is a graduate student on Environmental Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung.

Acknowledgements

The researchers would like to thank the Rector of Universitas Padjadjaran, the contributions of research participants in Bandung City, West Bandung Regency, Bandung Regency, Sumedang Regency and Cimahi City.

Publication Date

7-3-2022

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5139

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