Lowland Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Farming Performance in the Rice Production Center of Central Java Province

Abstract

Central Java is a province on Java Island between the two largest rice-producing provinces: East Java and West Java. Central Java is one of the national food buffer provinces. This study used the survey method with interview measuring devices using a structured questionnaire. The research location was determined using a purposive method so that it was possible to determine the regency with the largest average harvested area and rice production over the last five years in Central Java, namely Grobogan, with 125 farmers as respondents. This research aims to analyze the performance of lowland rice farming in rice production centers in Central Java by analyzing the revenue and profit of rice farming. The study’s results in 2023 show that with an average paddy rice planting area of 0.64 Ha, farmers will obtain 53.21 hectares of rice production and an average income of IDR 30,906,670.40. Paddy farmers allocate the cost of paddy rice farming for IDR 13,370,892.8 so that farmers get a profit of IDR 17,535,778.40. The analysis results show that the value of the benefit-cost ratio of farmers’ lowland rice farming in Grobogan, Central Java, is 1.31, which means that lowland rice farming is feasible to cultivate.