Abstract
The research aimed to analyze the role of subsidized fertilizers on rice production and income of farmers in various land typologies. The sampling used is cluster method and followed with an experimental research by using Split Plot Design. The compound fertilizer costs are one-half times higher than single fertilizer, but the rice yield difference is enhanced by the provision of fertilizer reaching more than two-times higher compared to a single fertilizer. The rice yields can be increased more than three-times higher, but the income of farmers can be increased only about one and half times. The Government needs to make a policy of the lowest rice price, then income of farmers can be automatically increased and at the same time the welfare of famer’s families will be also increased.
Highlights
Food crop farming belongs to a very important sector in the development of regional economy because rice is utilized as the staple food in tropical countries and can be processed for various food products
The compound fertilizer costs are one-half times higher than single fertilizer, but the rice yield difference is enhanced by the provision of fertilizer reaching more than two-times higher compared to a single fertilizer
The results and discussion of the research will be focused on the following items, namely characteristics of ricefields in South Sumatra; the role of subsidized fertilizers on rice growth, fertilizer costs paid by farmers and income of farmers in various land typologies
Summary
Food crop farming (especially rice) belongs to a very important sector in the development of regional economy because rice is utilized as the staple food in tropical countries and can be processed for various food products. Minerals and contain a variety of vitamins that are needed by human life. Increasing the rice production is presently constrained by the limited availability of fertile soils for the extension of rice farming because most of fertile soils are converted for nonagricultural purposes due to being pressured by the rapid population growth. The use of marginal soils are utilized for developing rice production in order to fulfill the need for increased public demand for rice. The marginal soils used for rice farming needs continuously necessary to fertilization (Ricker-Gilbert, 2014; Takeshima & Nkonya, 2014)
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