Open AccessThe influence of farmer behavior and motivation in land conservation on farmers’ income in the upper Ciliwung Watershed, Bogor Regency
Author(s) -
Yunus Arifien,
Sari Anggarawati,
Dyah Budibruri Wibaningwati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/686/1/012015
Subject(s) - watershed , cropping , descriptive statistics , wet season , government (linguistics) , agroforestry , business , agricultural economics , geography , agricultural science , economics , environmental science , mathematics , agriculture , statistics , machine learning , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , cartography , archaeology
Land conservation in the upstream Ciliwung watershed is an effort to achieve sustainable development. Considering that land conservation is external, assistance from the government is needed to implement it, especially for farmers as conservation users of land resources. The purpose of this study is the influence of farmer behavior in land conservation and motivation about land conservation on farmers’ income in the Ciliwung Hulu watershed, Bogor Regency. This research is explanatory research with a descriptive method where data collection using survey techniques. This research was conducted in the Ciliwung watershed, namely Cisarua and Megamendung Districts, Bogor Regency. To find out the behavior and motivation of farmers in land conservation that affect the income level of farmers, it was identified using the Multiple Linear Regression analysis model with OLS (Ordinary Least Square) estimation. The results showed that the behavior and motivation of farmers in land conservation in the Upper Ciliwung watershed, Bogor Regency influenced efforts to increase farmers’ income. An alternative cropping pattern, it is recommended to plant leeks once in the rainy season accompanying rice and two times to plant mustard greens accompanying leeks in the dry season.