Post-Disaster Livelihood Management Strategy (Case Study of Farmers After Mount Kelud Eruption)

An eruption of Mount Kelud in 2014 that dangerous in primary and secondary have caused damage, that affect the activities of farmers, eruptions cause damage to the installation of water pipes and irrigation canals, agricultural products experienced a crop failure, farmers lose business capital, and the pile material pyroclastic and mud lava flow on the farm cause farmer changes his livelihood and social interaction in the neighborhood farmers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of the eruption of Mount Kelud in 2014 on the livelihood of farmers and analyze the post-eruption recovery strategy for the livelihoods of farmers. Based on the results of SWOT analysis, strategies that can be done to minimize a strategy ST (Strenghts-Threats). Efforts to do is plan a special regulation of the restoration for farmers livelihoods, involving all stakeholders in collaborative post-eruption management, improving farmer management and training systems through empowerment programs that are culturally appropriate, and enhancing relationships between farmers and government aid agencies (village)