Abstract:
The focus of this study was to study the social capital possessed by the Marind Tribe in conducting a social
relationship with facilitators as the source of information about paddyfield rice cultivation. This is to develop
paddyfield rice based on the social capitals possessed by the Marind Tribe. This study was done in Merauke
Regency which is a paddyfield rice production center in Papua Province. The respondents in this study were 120
Marind Tribe farmers who cultivate paddyfield rice in six districts in Merauke Regency. The data were collected
through surveys and observations and were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analyses.
The results of the study showed that the social relationship built between the Marind Tribe and the facilitators as
the source of information about paddyfield rice cultivation has not yet been able to maximize the potential in the
social capital possessed by the Marind Tribe. The social relationship built was not fully based on mutual trust
and the network of social interaction between the Marind Tribe and the facilitators even though the sago norm
provided an opportunity for the Marind Tribe to learn about paddyfield rice. The output of the social relationship
between the Marind Tribe and the facilitators as a source of information about paddyfield rice cultivation has not
