Micropoilitics of small farming : a socio-legal analysis of farmer's rights and food piracy in indonesia

Abstract

The small farming still plays crucial role within country economic, where most of the inhabitants are depend their daily life to agriculture. National political configuration has brought some significant to the agriculture development. In domestic level policy of local autonomy has change the landscape of agricultural policy which different from one region to another region. The local advantage and local culture placed as the foundation to develop the small farming in region. Whilst in the international level,the free trade agreement has change the market landscape for local agriculture product. Coping with these two circumstances dimensions two isse were raised related to farmer rights and food piracy whereas micropolitic of small farming able to manage such issues. Socio-legal approach will be used to strip up the micropolitic of small farming due to its focus of traditional farmers and traditional agricultural system.