An Analysis of the producers surplus of tofu agro-industrial to measure the welfare of industrialists and employees in the Central Lombok Regency
Tajidan Tajidan, Halil Halil, Efendy Efendy, Sharfina Nabilah, Sri Mulyawati, Taslim Sjah, Siti Nur Amirah

Mataram University

Abstract

One of the secondary crops that is widely cultivated in the Central Lombok Regency is soybeans. Soybeans are the main raw material in the tofu production process. Because the potential for soybeans is quite large in the Central Lombok Regency, it is very appropriate to develop the tofu agro-industry. The famous tofu agro-industry centers in the Central Lombok Regency are Puyung village in Jonggat District and Aikmual village in Praya District. Researchers are interested in knowing the welfare of industrialists and employees. The analytical tool used is producer surplus compared with the provincial minimum wage. To achieve this goal, data was collected using descriptive methods and carried out by applying observation, survey and in-depth interview techniques. The respondents were managers and employees of the tofu agro-industry in each village, namely 26 business units in Puyung village and 4 business units in Aikmual village. The number of business units is allocated proportionally according to their respective populations. The results of the research show that industrialists and employees of the tofu agro-industry business in Puyung village are classified as very prosperous and quite prosperous, while the welfare of industrialists and employees of the tofu agro-industry in Aikmual village is classified as quite prosperous and not yet prosperous, respectively.

Keywords: employess, industrialists, prosperous, provincial minimum wage, tofu

Topic: Agricultural Socio-economics