COMMUNITY PERCEPTION OF THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTENCE OF OIL PALM PLANTATION COMPANY IN KACUNG VILLAGE KELAPA DISTRICT BANGKA BARAT REGENCY

PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP DAMPAK KEBERADAAN PERUSAHAAN PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT DI DESA KACUNG KECAMATAN KELAPA KABUPATEN BANGKA BARAT

Abstract

PT Bumi Permai Lestari (PT.BPL) which has a total area of 14,319.08 Ha is the largest
plantation company in Bangka Barat Regency where one of its branches is located in
Kacung Village, Kelapa District, Bangka Barat Regency. Several studies have shown that
the existence of oil palm plantation companies has an impact on the communities where
the companies are located. Unfortunately, there is no research that shows the impact of the
existence of a plantation company owned by PT Bumi Permai Lestari (PT.BPL) based on
community perceptions in Kacung Village, Bangka Barat Regency. The purpose of this
study was to analyze people's perceptions of social and economic changes and to
determine the factors that influence people's perceptions of social and economic changes
due to the existence of oil palm plantation companies. The research was conducted in
Kacung Village from January 2019 to July 2019 using the survey method. A total of 93
people in Kacung Village were used as samples using Simple Random Sampling. The
research data was processed using a Likert Scale and Binary Logistics Regression. The
results showed that the people of Kacung Village thought that the existence of PT Bumi
Permai Lestari (PT.BPL) had a good impact on the social and economic aspects of the
community with social and economic indexes of 62% and 66%, respectively. In addition,
from the social aspect, the results of the study indicate that the variables of the number of
family members, type of work and social status have a significant effect on public
perception in assessing the impact of the existence of PT.BPL. Meanwhile, from the
economic aspect, the variables that have a significant effect on people's perceptions in
assessing the impact of the existence of PT.BPL are the number of family members, type of
work, social status and education level