Farm Business Analysis of Crops in Tidal Land (Case Study in Rantau Makmur Village, Rantau Rasau District)

Abstract

Tidal land is generally planted with rice once a year, followed by soybean cultivation. The study to determine the feasibility of cultivating food crops on tidal land was carried out in Rantau Makmur Village, Rantau Rasau District, Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency, Jambi Province from June to July 2020. The research method used a survey of 20 farmers who are members of the Bambu Kuning farmer group. The research objective was to analyze rice and soybean farming in tidal fields. The results showed that the respondent farmers were at the productive age, namely 32-61 years. The highest level of education is Elementary School (SD), namely 65%. The average land ownership is 1.3 ha. Rice farming and soybean farming in tidal land are feasible to be cultivated. The total revenue from rice farming is IDR 15,065,000 / ha / planting season (PS) with an income of IDR 8,325,000 / ha / PS. Meanwhile, revenue from soybean farming is Rp. 7,260,000 / ha / PS, with an income of Rp. 1,800,000, - / ha / PS. The ratio of revenue to costs (R / C) of rice farming is 2.2, the breakeven point of production is 1.465.2 kg / ha, the break-even point price is IDR 2,058 / kg. Meanwhile, R / C for soybean farming was 1.3 with a brekeven point of production of 910 kg / ha and a brekeven point of price of IDR 4,512.4 / kg.