Farmers’ Preferences on the Quality of Local Garlic Varieties from Bali Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract The objective of this research was to identify local varieties of garlic that are preferred by customers. The research was conducted in Tabanan Bali from July to October 2021. The methodology was used a combination of demonstration plots and Participatory Research. In the demonstration plot, local varieties of garlic were planted, consisting of 4 varieties of local garlics from Indonesia, namely Kesuna Kayu, Sangga Sembalun, Lumbu Putih, and Lumbu Kuning. The demonstration plot was created for an observation plot for garlics customers, including farmers, traders, and housewives. They participated in implementing Participatory Research to determine their preferences for local garlic varieties of garlic in the demonstration plot. Respondents who participated in this preference test included 28 farmers, 4 traders, and 12 housewives. Each respondent assesses the preference for the predetermined attributes. Farmers assessed garlic attributes in terms of the number of cloves per bulb, bulbs size, bulbs shape, bulbs colour, bulbs diameter, cloves size, cloves shape, bulbs colour, aroma, skin thickness outside bulbs, harvest time and production/yield. Traders assess garlic attributes in terms of the number of cloves per bulb, bulbs size, bulbs shape, bulbs colour, bulbs diameter, clove size, clove shape, clove colour, clove diameter, aroma, skin thickness outside bulbs, easy to peel and easy to grind (to make pasta). Housewives’ consumers assessed garlic attributes in terms of the number of cloves per bulb, bulbs size, bulbs shape, bulbs colour, bulbs diameter, clove size, clove shape, clove colour, aroma, easy to peel, and easy to grind (to make pasta). Rating based on the Likert scale, namely: like very much (score 5), like (score 4), normal (score 3), do not like (score 2), and really do not like (score 1). Based on the results of data analysis, the results obtained are: Kesuna Kayu, as a local Balinese variety, is the first ranked (4.19), followed by Sangga Sembalun (3.81), Lumbu Kuning (3.38), and Lumbu Putih (3.17), respectively.