GREEN ECONOMY AND ISLAMIC SUSTAINABILITY: ASSESSING ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE MAQASID SHARIA FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This research is grounded in the gap between the ideal implementation of green economy, as formulated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and its actual application in organic vegetable farming at Women Farmers’ Group Kartini Makmur, Semarang City, which has not yet significantly improved members’ welfare. This study analyzes the implementation of the green economy concept at women farmers’ group Kartini Makmur and examines it from the maqashid syariah perspective, addressing two questions: (1) how green economy is implemented in organic vegetable farming at women farmers’ group Kartini Makmur, and (2) how this implementation is viewed from the maqashid syariah perspective. The research employs a qualitative method with a case study approach. Primary data were obtained through observation and interviews with women farmers’ group members, sub district officials, and residents, complemented by secondary data from documentation, books, and journals, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman technique with source triangulation. The findings show that green economy implementation at women farmers’ group Kartini Makmur is uneven across the three UNEP indicators: the low carbon indicator is well fulfilled through self-produced organic fertilizer and plant-based pesticides, the resource efficient indicator remains suboptimal due to simple water management and manual cultivation, while the socially inclusive indicator is uneven since economic benefits have not been distributed to members. Viewed through Yusuf al-Qardhawi’s six maqashid syariah, the practice reflects most objectives of syariah, except hifdz al-mal, which remains suboptimal because sales proceeds are not distributed to members and marketing reach remains limited.