Factor affected adoption of combine harvester in Banten province-Indonesia

Abstract

Banten Province received combine harvester (rice harvesting equipment) assistance since 2015 as many as 25 units. The purpose of this study is: 1) To find out the factors that influence the adoption of combine harvester (CH) in Banten Province, 2) Know the comparison of harvest cost efficiency with the use of CH and human labor. The sampling method used purposive sampling with 123 respondents. The analysis method uses a logistic regression function analysis. The results of this study are: 1) Factors that influence CH adoption are total land area, price of grain harvest, average human labor wage, and grain productivity. 2) The average cost of harvesting with human power is IDR 3,342,403 per ha, 177% higher than that of CH which is IDR 1,204,475 per ha. The number of harvest workers with CH averaged 5.4 work man day (WMD) while the manual method averaged 23.9 WMD (333.3% lower). Suggestions central and local governments need to provide training to improve the CH machine and the rules that prohibit CH from outside the province from participating in harvesting rice in Banten Province.