The relationships of risks and incomes in farming in wetland and dryland of North Lombok, Indonesia
Taslim Sjah1,2,3, Iketut Budastra1,2,3, Halil1,2,3, I Gusti Lanang Parta Tanaya1,2,3, Wuryantoro2,3, Ni Luh Sri Supartiningsih2,3, and Sri Maryati2,3

Study Program of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mataram, Indonesia

Abstract

Risk is a constant threat to businesses, including to farms in North Lombok, Indonesia. This paper examines the relationships between risks of farming and incomes generated by the selected farms. Data related to farm risks and incomes were collected from samples of farmers in wetland and dryland in North Lombok Indonesia, through series of face-to-face interviews on the farms or farmers houses, guided by a semi-structured questionnaire. Quantitative analyses were carried out on farm risk levels and income, followed by descriptive comparative on examination of the relationships between the two main variables of this paper. Results of analyses revealed that incomes from farming crops in North Lombok were not obviously related to the risks associated the crop production and market. However, agricultural producers have selected crops for their suitability to the land (soil) and local climate, by which farming risks were reduced or eliminated, for sustaining farming activities. It is from sustainable farming, agricultural production and income are generated for the farmer livings and the regional economy, including the improvement of food security in the household and the region.

Keywords: Farm business, Farm Income, Farm Risk, North Lombok

Topic: Agricultural Socio-Economics