Assesing Sustainable Livelihood in Community Forestry: A Study of Three Communities in North Toraja, Indonesia

Human welfare is a concept of community welfare that depends on the capital that surrounds it from the benefits of natural resources, which include natural capital, financial capital, human capital, and physical capital. This study was conducted to determine livelihood with five capital approach (human capital, natural capital, social capital, financial capital, and physical capital) at Forest Farmers Group, in North Toraja Regency, and analyze community income from coffee management, using a simple random sampling method of 48 respondents. The results showed that coffee farming is the main source of income for group members. The average income received from coffee farming is IDR 12.803.562 in one growing season in August-September 2024. Farmers' income is used to meet their daily needs. The average savings owned by farmers in 2024 amounted to IDR 2.952.728. The livelihood capital that has the highest influence on the livelihood pattern strategy at the research location is human capital.