FESTIVAL LEMBUTAN : MODAL SIMBOLIK DALAM MENJAGA KEBERLANJUTAN PERTANIAN TEMBAKAU TRADISIONAL DI TEMANGGUNG

Abstrak

The Lembutan Festival is a tradition of tobacco farming communities in Bansari Village that has developed as a space for integrating the preservation of local culture with the strengthening of the traditional agricultural economy. This study aims to analyse the role of the Lembutan Festival in maintaining the sustainability of traditional tobacco farming through the reinforcement of farmers’ symbolic capital. The research employs a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation involving tobacco farmers, younger generations, community leaders, and organisers of the Lembutan Festival. The findings reveal that the Lembutan Festival functions as a symbolic arena for farmers to position tobacco as a product with both cultural and economic value. This study demonstrates that the sustainability of traditional tobacco farming is determined not only by production capacity but also by the community’s ability to build symbolic capital as an economic strength through cultural arenas such as the Lembutan Festival.

Kata kunci

• budaya lokal
• festival lembutan
• keberlanjutan pertanian
• modal simbolik
• tembakau