Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the level of risk of shallot farming income, investigate the behavior of farmers on the risk of shallot farming, and find out the factors which could influence the farmers’ Behaviors on the risk of shallot farming. This research was conducted by surveying interviews with farmers and related parties as well as field observations. The results showed that shallot farming had a fairly high variation or risk of income. The majority of farmers have adverse behavior towards the risk of shallot farming. The wider the area of land was, the older the farmer was, and the more often they failed so that as a result, the greater the farmer's aversion to risk was faced. Meanwhile, the higher the education level, the more experienced shallot farming, the greater the number of family members, and the higher the income from farming, the smaller the risk aversion of farmers was faced as well. The research results showed that the risk of shallot farming income was greater because of variations in production process. The difference of production variation due to the planting of shallots not simultaneously, so it was recommended that farmers should plant the shallots on time and simultaneously.

Highlights

  • Shallots come as the most widely cultivated vegetable horticulture sub-sector cultivated by farmers

  • The research results showed that shallot farming had a fairly high variation or risk of income

  • The risk of shallot farming income which might be cultivated by farmers was greater due to variations in production

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Introduction

Shallots come as the most widely cultivated vegetable horticulture sub-sector cultivated by farmers. The yield of shallots varies from region to region both in terms of quality and amount of production. Each region has different varieties of shallots because the farmers have to adapt to the climatic conditions, soil, and topography of each region [2]. The national shallot productivity in 2015 reached 10.06 tons/ha [3]. It is still relatively low compared to the shallot productivity of other producing countries such as China, which has reached 38.43 tons per ha. The potential productivity of shallots in Indonesia can reach 17 – 20 tons per ha through the application of standard operating procedures [4]

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