Abstract
The business sustainability of rice seed breeding in the breeder groups is very important to provide qualified rice seeds, improve the farmer's income and welfare, and become the indicator of the success of the program. The study aimed to analyze the level of sustainability of the rice seed breeding business and the influence of the level of support from the government, private sectors and community leaders on the level of sustainability of the business. Data were collected from 112 farmers in Majalengka from December 2020 to January 2021. The data were analyzed by Partial Least Square (PLS-Path Modeling) using SmartPLS3. The results showed that the sustainability level of the rice seed breeding business in the aspect of production and business profits was included in the high category. Production and profits of rice seed breeding business are higher than consumption rice farming. The level of private support and community leaders have a significant effect on the sustainability level of the rice seed breeding business. The government provides farmer protection programs, but the farmers have not used them optimally. The involvement of community leaders can increase the sustainability of the breeding business in terms of production, market guarantee and business profits.
Highlights
Excellent quality rice seeds can increase farmers' productivity and income [1] but their availability and application is still limited
The Ministry of Agriculture has produced more than 150 high-yielding varieties of rice but only a small number have grown by farmers [2]
The first purpose of the research was to analyze the sustainability level of the rice seed breeding business which was measured through three sub-variables was answered through descriptive statistical analysis
Summary
Excellent quality rice seeds can increase farmers' productivity and income [1] but their availability and application is still limited. In 2019, the use of certified seeds only reached 52,84% [3]. This is the impact of the limited number of seed breeders who produced certified seeds in the field. The production of certified rice seeds in West Java has only reached 31,345.65 tons of all 51,263 tons demanded seeds [4][5]. The availability of certified rice seeds can be performed through the development of rice seed breeding. The rice seed breeding business deserves to be developed because it produces more profits than the rice business [6][7]. The process of producing certified rice seeds takes additional activities such as seed certification process, rouging and post-harvest handling
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