Abstract
This study aims to analyzethe influence of the rice organic farmers’ entrepreneurship on the farming performance and identify the influence of farming technique or activities on the farming performance. This study used a survey method. The study was conducted in Manonjaya and Salawu sub-districts, Tasikmalaya regency, August until November 2019 which was chosen using purposive sampling technique applied to 50 samples. The respondents who were organic rice farmers were recruited using multistage purposive sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with WarpPLS 2.0. The result show that the entrepreneurship significantly and positively affects farming techniques. Entrepreneurship has significant and positive influence on the organic rice farming performance. In addition, farming technique is significantly and positively influential on the organic rice farming performance.
Highlights
There are two types of farmers: farmers who have restricted diversification and farmers who have entrepreneurship with the following characteristics: overwhelmed with opportunities in agriculture, orientation in entrepreneurship, decisions made practically, risk-taker in nature and competition with other ventures [1]
The fulfilled criteria of model fit and quality indices describing the goodness of fit are Average path coeficient (APC), Average R squared (ARS), paradox ratio, R-squared contribution ratio and Statistical suppression ratio
The latent variables, entrepreneurship (X1), farming techniques or activities (X2), were the measurement models implementing reflective indicators; the evaluation of the measurement model representing outer model was attained by examining the convergent and discriminant validity of the indicators as well as the composite reliability
Summary
There are two types of farmers: farmers who have restricted diversification and farmers who have entrepreneurship with the following characteristics: overwhelmed with opportunities in agriculture, orientation in entrepreneurship, decisions made practically, risk-taker in nature and competition with other ventures [1]. Successful entrepreneurs possess orientation in entrepreneur- ship are marketing and realize that it is important to utilize technology in agriculture. Organic rice farming is an implementation of sustainable farming technology. It requires a conversion or transition period from conventional to organic system. The initial stage of the organic farming implementation has become a challenge for farmers to continue and sustain the farming. [4] Farming is often characterized by high variability of production results or great risks. Farming products are dependent on climates, pests, weather, diseases, as well as the volatility of input and output prices. All of these contribute to the market risk.
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