Strengthening Applied Rural Innovationin Rural-Urban Linkages

Abstract

Efforts to reduce the rural-urban gap are expected to be able to erode the poverty gap, grow job opportunities, and increase rural economic growth. This research aims to analyze strategies for strengthening rural innovation in reducing the rural-urban development gap. This research itself was conducted in 2022-2023 in 4 provinces, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and Jakarta. The analytical methods used are the Location Quotient and Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA). Based on the LQ analysis, the study villages are centers of superior agricultural commodities. Agribusiness activities are related to the socio-economic areas of the surrounding cities, such as upstream (production facilities) to downstream (marketing) activities. The results of the SLA analysis show several innovations supporting the development of superior commodities, for example, chili farmer auction applications, digital-based marketing, natural resource innovation through the development of agro-tourism related to salak, infrastructure resource innovation through the adoption of sprinkler and drip irrigation technology, farmer partnership network innovation with universities. tall. Identification of village potential and needs by important figures and reformers, supported by execution, is the key to accelerating the village economy. Furthermore, applied innovation answers the need for developing superior commodities so that rural-urban economic linkages are sustainable.