Open AccessIncome analysis of seaweed agribusiness in Ma’rang District, Pangkep Regency
Author(s) -
Sitti Bulkis,
Andi Adri Arief,
Aryati Arfah
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/807/3/032079
Subject(s) - agribusiness , agriculture , agricultural science , production (economics) , agricultural economics , geography , business , economics , environmental science , archaeology , macroeconomics
South Sulawesi is the province with the largest contributor to national seaweed production with an increase in production reaching 300 thousand tons per year. Efforts to increase seaweed production are highly achievable, because the area of South Sulawesi is considered to have a large enough potential for coastal fisheries resources, cultivation and postharvest technologies are easy to implement and do not require large capital. In Ma’rang Subdistrict, Pangkep Regency, this seaweed cultivation activity has been used by farmers. However, in fact seaweed farming has problems, namely the low price of seaweed received by farmers and low production yields. This study aims to Analyze the factors that affect the income of seaweed farming in Ma’rang sub-district, Pangkep district. The analytical method used is quantitative analysis in the form of multiple linear analysis with a total of 85 respondents. The results showed that the factors affecting the income of seaweed farming in Ma’rang sub-district, Pangkep district were influenced by the selling price of IDR 21,552.94/kg, production 29,085/kg, seedlings IDR 2,063,558.82/cycle, and the number of stretches is 191.88 units.