Rice farming and farmer income: a case study at Kota Utara Sub District, Gorontalo Province

Yanti Saleh,Rifni Mobi,Amir Halid

doi:10.22437/ppd.v5i2.4418

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This research purpose to analyze the effect of the input use in rice farming on the income of farmers and analyze the efficiency of input in the production of rice farming to know farmers income at Kota Utara Subdistrict. The data obtained and analyzed used Cobb-Douglas analysis production function and efficiency analysis using input (allocative efficiency). The results showed that the use of production inputs together affect to the rice farming of farmers income. The results of efficiency indicate that the use of each input such as land, labor, seeds, fertilizers Phonska, urea, spontaneous drugs, score score are inefficient in the use of production input. Therefore, it is necessary to be reduced to achieve efficient use of production inputs. Keywords: Rice Farming, Production Input, Production Efficiency

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Indonesia is an agricultural country which agricultural development is a top priority, Indonesia is one country that provides a high commitment to the development of food security as a strategic component based on national development Law Number 7 of 1996 on food stated that food security is the embodiment of government liabilities with the public
Development of the agricultural sector as the primary food sector in Indonesia is very important in the development of Indonesia
That need effort to improve food security in the future, both at the national and household level should be a major concern in agriculture development by prioritized the achievement of production to meet national needs as a strategic objective to avoid the influence of world food price instability (Diantoro et al, 2009)

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Indonesia is an agricultural country which agricultural development is a top priority, Indonesia is one country that provides a high commitment to the development of food security as a strategic component based on national development Law Number 7 of 1996 on food stated that food security is the embodiment of government liabilities with the public. Development of the agricultural sector as the primary food sector in Indonesia is very important in the development of Indonesia. This is because more than 55% of Indonesia's population works and carries out its activities in agriculture and living in rural areas (Notarianto, 2011). Food security always identified with rice or paddy commodity. Because this commodity is able to change the pattern of community standards in consuming food besides this commodity. That need effort to improve food security in the future, both at the national and household level should be a major concern in agriculture development by prioritized the achievement of production to meet national needs as a strategic objective to avoid the influence of world food price instability (Diantoro et al, 2009). On the other hand can meet the needs of national food can increase the income of farmers as farming act

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