Anita Rinawati, Rusdarti, Etty Soesilowati
United nation in one of its big agenda which is written in Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) still focuses on the poverty prevention. Indonesia is one of agrarians nations which is based on BPS data in year of 2015 has 28.60 million destitute people, and 63.25% of its national population works as farmer or as farmer worker. The goal of this research is to analyse the role of social capital as one of strategies in the move of poverty reduction in Purworejo District. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive method with field study method and phenomenology research. The data is collected by observation, comprehensive interview and FGD The location is the class 1 "Red Zone" area which has priority in rapid solution on poverty reduction, the location is Bruno Sub-District in Purworejo District. The result of this research is the understanding of role of social capital in the form of trusts, norms and social network as a strategy to reduce poverty especially for farmer family The role of norm is as the rule to maintain the social connection in the form of social network in a family, neighborhood, farmer group and institution level. In this case, the social connection will be maintained by the support of trust among society member. This research shows that the trust roles as the main principle to survive. The trust principle is shown in the borrowing system of seeds, fertilizer, potions, and farming utilities for land owner to farmer worker. The use of social capital in form of trust, norm and social networks is used by farmers in the production and consumption process. © Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Social Studies Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Economic, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
