Abstract

Alfayanti A, Wilda M, Taupik R. 2020. Feasibility of swamp paddy farming with new superior varieties and different planting system. Jurnal Lahan Suboptimal: Journal of Suboptimal Lands 9(1): 50-56.Efforts to fulfil the community food demands could be achieved by swamp land optimization. One technology that can be developed on swamp land is utilization of new superior variety and planting system. Economic feasibility is one of considerations for farmers to adopt a technology innovation. The study aimed to determine the combination of the most economically viable new superior variety and planting system to be developed in swamp rice farming. The study was conducted from May-August 2016 in Karang Anyar Village Semidang Alas Maras district, Seluma Regency. There are 7 New Superior Varieties of swamp paddy cultivated; Inpara 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and Dendang and 1 existing variety as benchmark variety, Cigeulis. The planting system applied were legowo planting system (2:1) with insertion and without insertion. The data used to achieve the research objectives is primary data in the form of farming data to calculate economic benefits and feasibility. Farm profit is calculated using partial analysis whereas economic feasibility is calculated by evaluating the break even point and R/C ratio. The results showed that Inpara 6 with legowo planting system with insertion yield the largest profit Rp 15.096.600,-/ha with R/C ratio of 2.92.

Highlights

  • Rice demands fulfilled from paddy field from regional production centre

  • Cultivation technique applied, price level, crop yields and input efficiency will contribute to revenue and profit farming system (Rachman and Saryoko, 2008; Makarim and Suhartatik, 2006)

  • Technology component applied based on swamp paddy integrated farming management such as; 1) Utilization of new superior variety, 2) healthy and good quality seed, 3) N, P and K fertilization based on soil evalution analysis in Soil Laboratory of Assessment Institute of Agriculture Technology (AIAT) Bengkulu which is 92 N (200 kg Urea), 36 P2O5 (100 kg SP 36) and 60 K2O (100 KCl), 4) Integrated pest control based on targeted plant pest

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Introduction

Application of new superior variety and planting system could be alternative technology in swamp paddy utilization. According to Saidah et al (2015), application of suitable and adaptive new superior variety is technology component that has significant contribution to paddy productivity improvement. Legowo planting system is a technology hoped to increase plant production and profit for farmers.

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