Relevance of Socio-Economic Conditions and Household Income of Corn Farmers Towards Sustainable Agriculture in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone D Septiadi (a*), A Hidayati (a), I F Danasari (a), P K Suparyana (a)
a) Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mataram.
Jalan Majapahit 62, Mataram City, Indonesia.
*dudi[at]unram.ac.id
Abstract
This study aims to 1) analyze the socio-economic conditions of corn farmers in the buffer zone of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone- 2) analyze the effect of socio-economic variables on the income of corn farmers in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone. The research method used in this research uses a quantitative analysis approach. The research location is in the buffer area of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone. The respondents used in this study were 40 respondents. The analytical tools used in this study used correlation, multiple regression, and descriptive analysis. The results showed that the average farmers owned 1.09 hectares of arable land. Farmers in addition to farming corn also do animal husbandry as an alternative income. The average respondent farmer has 9 years of education with 5 years of corn farming experience. The results of the income analysis show that in one planting season, farmers generate a total income is Rp. 11,043,433/hectare. Based on the regression analysis, it shows that the variables of the amount of production, the cost of renting agricultural land, the use of seeds, the cost of using fertilizer, and the selling price of corn are stated to have a significant influence on farmers^ income.
Keywords: corn- mandalika- socio-economic- special economic zone
