Abstract
Paddy rice production needs to be improved because rice is the staple food of the community. Batu Bara Regency is one of the rice granaries in North Sumatra so it is very important to make various efforts to increase rice production. Among the factors that can increase rice production are the availability of subsidized fertilizer and the price of subsidized fertilizer according to the Highest Retail Price (HET).The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of subsidized fertilizer availability and the price of subsidized fertilizer in accordance with the Highest Retail Price (HET) on paddy rice production in Batu Bara Regency. The research method is quantitative method with 100 respondents of rice farmers in Batu Bara Regency.Based on the results of the research, it is known that the availability and price of subsidized fertilizer simultaneously and partially have a significantly effect on the production of lowland rice in the Batubara Regency. The effect of variation in availability and price of subsidized fertilizer on rice production is 66.7%..The availability of subsidized fertilizer at Batubara Regency is 94.56%. Partially, the availability of subsidized fertilizer has a negative effect on the production of lowland rice in the Batubara Regency. The condition is caused by some farmers who get subsidized fertilizer more than needed. The price of subsidized fertilizer partially has a positive effect on paddy rice production, meaning that the price of subsidized fertilizer is still in the level of farmers' ability
Highlights
Produksi padi sawah sangat perlu ditingkatkan karena padi merupakan tanaman makanan pokok masyarakat
Paddy rice production needs to be improved because rice is the staple food of the community
increase rice production are the availability of subsidized fertilizer
Summary
Penelitian ini telah dimulai sejak Januari 2018 dan selesai pada Mei 2018. Lokasi penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Batubara yang terdiri dari 7 Kecamatan yaitu Kecamatan yaitu Sei Bilah, Kecamatan Tanjung Tiram, Kecamatan Talawi, Kecamatan Lima Puluh, Kecamatan Air Putih, Kecamatan Sei Suka dan Kecamatan Medang Deras. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh masyarakat yang ada di Kabupaten Batubara. Untuk menentukan besarnya sampel penelitian maka digunakan rumus Slovin dalam Wiratna Sujarweni (2014:16) sebagai berikut: Keterangan n : Jumlah sampel N: Jumlah populasi e : Batas toleransi kesalahan (10 %) Berdasarkan jumlah populasi penelitian, maka yang dijadikan sampel penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: Dengan demikian, yang menjadi sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 100 orang masyarakat yang berprofesi sebagai petani sawah di Kabupaten Batubara. Untuk menentukan penyebaran sampel ditetapkan berdasarkan jumlah proporsional penduduk yang berprofesi sebagai petani sawah di 7 Kecamatan di Kabupaten Baru Bara Uji Asumsi Klasik. Untuk menguji hipotesis penelitian menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda yaitu melihat pengaruh variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat.
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