The Role Of Women In Maintaining The Environment Through Vegetable Development In Rural Agriculture Systems.

This research aims to determine the role of peasant women in maintaining the environment for vegetable farming (kale and spinach unplug) at the Kalampangan sub-district Palangka Raya City. The study was conducted from August 2019 to October 2019. The determination location of this method used purposive and the respondents were 30 female peasant who joined the peasant women group. Descriptive statistical analysis is used to analyze data by describing or describing the collected data as it is without intending to make generalized conclusions or generalizations. Based on the field results of this research, the peasant women have been trying to carry out farming activities by observing environmental aspects, the role could be seen by directly activities through farming activities that are on soil processing activities, planting, harvesting, sorting and packing of production results. And also their role in providing information and understanding also encouragement to the peasant (husband) on the dangers of using anorganic materials on land clearing activities, weed handling, fertilization, and pest control for health and the environment. It supports the ecofeminism theories states that women are closely related to ecology. Women have a special instinct of the environment through the daily activities that have not been realised that it demonstrates the faithful nature of future generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]