Rational farm plans for land settlement in Indonesia : a study using programming technique

Abstract

In this study of linear programming and Monte Carlo simulation are employed in complementary fashion to investigate efficient resource allocation in land settlement at the micro-level of the family farm. The Second Five Year Development Plan (1974-78) emphasises land settlement as an integral part of enhancing the economic development of Indonesia. The thesis argues that it is crucially important to design the family farm - the core form of agricultural organisation in land settlement schemes - as a viable unit capable of providing the settlers with a reasonable income and of contributing surpluses in the context of regional development. This double-pronged approach differs from the previous policy (in operation since 1905) which laid more stress on the 'social-humanitarian' aspects with the result that the settlers tend to 'bring their poverty with them' to the new areas. Show more