STRATEGI INOVASI BURUH TANI DALAM PEMENUHAN KEBUTUHAN HIDUP DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19 : STUDI DESA SATREYAN KABUPATEN BLITAR

INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR FARMER LABOR IN FULFILLMENT OF LIFE NEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC : STUDY OF SATREYAN VILLAGE, BLITAR REGENCY

Penelitian ini menganalisis strategi inovasi buruh tani dalam upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup di tengah pandemi. Substansi ini dicermati dari teori Strategi Adaptasi John W. Bennett bahwa adaptasi adalah upaya membangun pola hubungan sosial dan membebaskan diri dari masalah yang dihadapi. Adaptasi disini terbagi menjadi tiga, yakni adaptasi perilaku, siasat, dan proses. Fokus penelitian ini di tengah pandemi Covid-19 banyak buruh tani yang kehilangan pekerjaannya sehingga dalam mencukupi kebutuhan hidup masih sangat minim. Maka dari itu, munculnya kekhasan karakteristik yang mengharuskan buruh tani hidup berdampingan dengan virus dan menimbulkan aktivitas baru demi memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Metode yang digunakan adalah studi kasus, mengacu pada pendapat Stake. Lokasi penelitian di Desa Satreyan, Kecamatan Kanigoro, Kabupaten Blitar. Subjek penelitian adalah tiga orang buruh tani di Desa Satreyan yakni YN, NG, SG. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam dan observasi. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan mengacu pendapat Miles dan Huberman dengan mensandingkan perspektif teori strategi adaptif John W. Bennett. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat tiga strategi inovasi buruh tani dalam upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup di tengah pandemi Covid-19 yaitu strategi dengan pengimplementasian potensi pribadi, strategi pengimplementasian penghematan kebutuhan hidup dalam proses adaptasi, implementasi sosial kemasyararakatan sebagai strategi perilaku, dan strategi dengan pengimplementasian menjaga kesehatan ditengah pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini memperkuat teori Strategi Adaptasi John W. Bennett terutama pada bagian strategi adaptasi siasat, perilaku, dan proses.  

Kata Kunci: John W. Bennett, Covid-19, Buruh Tani, Inovasi

This study analyzes the innovation strategy of farm workers in an effort to meet the needs of life in the midst of a pandemic. This substance is observed from John W. Bennett's Adaptation Strategy theory that adaptation is an effort to build patterns of social relations and free oneself from the problems faced. Adaptation here is divided into three, namely behavioral adaptation, strategy, and process. The focus of this research is in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many farm workers have lost their jobs so that they are still very minimal in making ends meet. Therefore, the emergence of unique characteristics that require farm workers to coexist with the virus and create new activities to meet the needs of life. The method used is a case study, referring to the opinion of Stake. The research location is in Satreyan Village, Kanigoro District, Blitar Regency. The research subjects were three farm workers in Satreyan Village, namely YN, NG, SG. Data collection techniques used are in-depth interviews and observation. The data collected was analyzed by referring to the opinions of Miles and Huberman by juxtaposing the perspective of John W. Bennett's adaptive strategy theory. The results show that there are three innovation strategies for farm workers in an effort to meet the needs of life in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, namely strategies by implementing personal potential, implementing strategies for saving life necessities in the adaptation process, implementing social community as a behavioral strategy, and implementing strategies for maintaining health in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic. This research strengthens the theory of John W. Bennett's Adaptation Strategy, especially in the section on strategy, behavior, and process adaptation strategies.

Keywords: John W. Bennett, Covid-19, Farmworkers, Innovation