Puji Hardati, FIS Geografi and R. Rijanta, - and Su Ritohardoyo, - (2015) Social and Economic Life of Itinerant Vegetable Traders in Sumowono Village. JURNAL KOMUNITAS, 7 (1). pp. 93-101. ISSN 2086-5465

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the contribution of non-farm employment opportunities to the household income. The experiment was conducted in Sumowono Village, Semarang Regency, Central Java Province. Respondents were itinerant vegetable traders and community leaders. Data collection was carried out by means of in-depth interviews. The analysis shows that non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas conducted by itinerant vegetable traders become one of the alternative employments and contributed to income generation. All itinerant vegetable vendors are male. Most of them are married, have averagely two children, and only 20 percent are unmarried. The major education of the itinerant vendors is junior high school. The range of the working area varies from the surrounding of the villages in the sub-district, outside the district, regencies and outside the province. Motorcycle becomes one of the means of transportation used. The outpouring of the working time each day is approximately 9 hours. The contribution to the household income is by 70 percent.

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