Comparative Analysis of Rice Farming with Tabela and Tapin System in Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency, Jambi Province

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the comparison of the Tabela system rice farming with the Tapin system. The research was conducted in East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi Province. The sample villages are Lagan Ulu Village and Simbur Naik Village. The sample size was 90 farmers, 45 farmers with the Tabela system of lowland rice farming, and 45 farmers with the Tapin rice farming system. Sampling with Simple Random Sampling Method. The data analysis method used descriptive analysis, and the production function of Cobb-Douglass Stochastic frontier, the measure of farmer behavior refers to the Kumbhakar and X-square test. The results of the study explain that the use of production inputs for the two rice farming patterns of the Tabela system and the Tapin system is not significantly different except for the use of seeds. Tabela rice farming system is more responsive to the use of production inputs. Farmers’ preferences for production risk are risk takers. The allocation of the use of urea fertilizer and pesticides is a risk averter, while the use of seeds, NPK fertilizer, and labor is a risk taker. Productivity, revenue, income, RC ratio, and profit were higher in the Tabela farming system than the Tapin system and were significantly different. How to Cite: Saidin Nainggolan, Yanuar Fitri, Ardhiyan Saputra, 2023. "Comparative Analysis of Rice Farming with Tabela and Tapin System in Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency, Jambi Province." Journal of Agriculture and Crops, vol. 9, pp. 172-177.