AGRICULTURAL LOSS CAUSED BY 2007 FLOOD AND ITS HOUSEHOLD IMPACT A Case Study In Sidoharjo Village, Sragen Regency, Indonesia

Flood is one of the factors inhibiting the development and economic growth in the Sragen Regency, since agriculture is the leading sector is which has the potential to be disturbed by the flood. The information about the flood and its impacts specifically related to agriculture are thus needed to determine the precise policies. The research focuses on 2007-flood mapping, agricultural production loss assessment, and farmer resilience expressed in their ability to continue the next cropping after hit by the 2007-flood. The flood map was built by integrating the local knowledge and the Digital Terrain Model (DTM). As the result of the integration, the depth of the flood immersing the paddy fields reaches approximately 3 meters. The production loss of paddy of the research area was counted based on the vulnerabilities of paddy at three growth stages i.e. vegetative, generative, and graining phases. Further, the losses influence the farmer ability to continue the cultivation in the next season, which in this study is defined as farmer resilience. The study results that most of the farmers in the area (56.3%) are categorized in moderate level