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Human Capital Performance in the Agriculture Sector During the Era of Covid-19

Authors
Tri Bastuti Purwantini1, *
1Indonesian Center for Agricultural Socio-Economic and Policy Studies, Ministry of Agricultural, Bogor, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: tribastuti_p@yahoo.co.id
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Tri Bastuti Purwantini
Available Online 13 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-022-0_68How to use a DOI?
Keywords
human capital; agriculture; young workers; Covid-19 pandemic
Abstract

The research aims to analyze human capital performance in the agricultural sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses secondary data, mainly from BPS, the data is analyzed using simple statistics and descriptive analysis with literature studies. The results show that agricultural development still relies on labor and capital. The Covid-19 impact on various economic sectors is varied, the agricultural sector is the least affected compared to other sectors. In the period of August 2019, BPS data shows that the agricultural sector absorbs 27.53%, over the last five years (2015–2019) has tended to decrease, however, in August 2020 data, it increased to 29.7%, there was an increase of 2.17% points. This condition presents a new additional workforce in rural. While agricultural labor absorption decreases, policies are needed to empower workers affected by Covid-19. Young workers perspective who want to work in the agricultural sector to participate in agricultural technology development. The modern agricultural development transformation lies in its human capital quality and affects the comparative advantage of being competitive. Therefore, how to apply human capital to be more productive, effective, and efficient in the agricultural sector.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st UMSurabaya Multidisciplinary International Conference 2021 (MICon 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 May 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-022-0
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-022-0_68How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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