ABSTRACT

The food estate program in Central Borneo has reaped pros and cons from various social classes of society. This situation is inseparable from the urgency and impact caused, especially in the sectors of environmental and ecosystem, economic and socio-cultural. This study discusses how the food estate program runs and its impact on the transmigrant society in Pandih Batu District, Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Borneo. The research method is qualitative. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The research subject is the transmigrant society in Blanti Siam and Gadabung. The data analysis was carried out interactively with (1) data reduction, (2) data display, and (3) conclusion. The implementation of the food barn program in these two locations was stagnant. This condition is due to the non-continuation of support and assistance programs from the relevant governments. The impact of food estate on transmigrant society is classified into: (1) positive: providing benefits in the form of assistance and infrastructure improvements, especially road access for crop distribution. (2) negative: changes in ecosystems and community agricultural patterns. People feel compelled to increase the productivity of agricultural products targeted by the government, despite the condition of the land that does not support achieving the target.