Pengambilan Keputusan Petani Terhadap Penggunaan Benih Bawang Merah Lokal dan Impor di Kabupaten Cirebon, Jawa Barat

Abstract

A deficiency of shallot seed production causes Indonesia could not meet its own local demand yet and thus imports foreign variety from other countries. However, farmer should choose between local and imported seed variety for their farming business activity. The purposes of the study was to analyze farmer decision and factors that determine farmer decision to utilize local and imported seed of shallot. Logistic regression was used to answer the research questions. Respondents were 60 persons divided into two groups, farmer who utilized local seed and that utilized the imported one. The result showed that the differences in decision making between local and imported farmers were the benefits they sought, while the factors that significantly influence the farmer's decision to use local seed are scale of land area, seed price, income and market. Scale of land area and seed price have negative influence significantly, while income and market give positive influence significantly on farmer decision to utilize conventional seed.

Pengambilan Keputusan Petani untuk Tetap Berusahatani Cabe Jamu di Kecamatan Bluto, Sumenep

“…Keputusan petani untuk mengusahakan komoditas tertentu dipengaruhi oleh faktor sosial ekonomi. Beberapa studi kasus menunjukkan bahwa pendapatan usahatani dan harga jual komoditas merupakan faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan petani untuk mengusahakan komoditas tertentu (Evayanti, Rusmadi, & Ratina, 2004); (Apriliana & Mustadjab, 2016); (Theresia, Fariyanti, & Tinaprilla, 2016). Faktor lainnya seperti luas lahan, tingkat pendidikan, keaktifan dalam kelompok tani, cenderung tidak signifikan dalam mempengaruhi keputusan dalam studi-studi kasus tersebut.…”

“…Menurut (Theresia, 2016), ciri spesifik dari seseorang seperti umur, tingkat pendidikan, pengalaman usahatani, dan luas lahan berpengaruh terhadap keterampilan petani dalam mengelola usahatani. Umur mayoritas petani di Kecamatan Bluto termasuk pada kategori umur produktif, yaitu sebanyak 99% petani berumur.…”

“…Petani di Kecamatan Bluto menganggap bahwa tinggi atau rendah pendapatan usahatani yang dimiliki petani tetap melakukan usahatani cabe jamu. Pemilihan petani atas hasil produksi berdasarkan pendapatan yang petani harapkan dan penjualan produksi yang diusahakan (Theresia, 2016). Sebelum memilih dan mengusahakan suatu komoditas, petani mempertimbangkan besar kecilnya pendapatan yang diperoleh dari pengusahaan komoditi tersebut.…”

Study of Income Comparison on Potato Farmers Between Panenmart's Partner and Non-Partner

“…As many as 26 people or 65% are sharecropper farmers, and 14 others or 35% are owner farmers. As found by Theresia, et al (2016) the main reason for farmers to rent land is because of the limited land they have so that in the end to be able to do their agricultural cultivation business, they are looking for rental land from other farmers.…”

The Effect of Farmer Characteristics on Perceptions of the Fermented Cocoa Beans Technology in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan.

“…Farmers who have narrow land (as much as 48%) tend to maintain the existing cropping pattern. This situation is caused by the thought of large risks and uncertainties in production and marketing that might occur if you choose to adopt new innovations (Theresia, Fariyanti, & Tinaprilla, 2016).…”