Open AccessIncome and feasibility analysis of rice farming in Sub Watershed Keduang, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java
Author(s) -
Agung Setyarini,
E S Rahayu,
Joko Sutrisno,
Sri Marwanti
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/905/1/012055
Subject(s) - agriculture , net income , livelihood , respondent , agricultural science , nonprobability sampling , revenue , watershed , dry season , geography , data collection , java , agricultural economics , socioeconomics , business , mathematics , environmental science , statistics , economics , population , cartography , computer science , law , archaeology , sociology , accounting , machine learning , political science , demography , finance , programming language
Wonogiri Regency has a topography of different areas; some areas are flat, wavy, steep, and very steep, making the condition of natural resources various. The livelihoods of most of the people who live around the Keduang Subwatershed are farmers, who cultivate agriculture in wetland, dry fields/gardens, and dry land. This study aimed to determine the income and feasibility of lowland rice farming in the Keduang subwatershed Wonogiri. The location and respondents’ determination method used in this research was purposive sampling. The number of respondent farmers taken in this study was 90 respondents from 3 districts in the Keduang subwatershed, Sidoharjo, Jatisrono, and Jatipurno districts. Data collection techniques were observation, interviews, and recording. The total cost of farming is IDR 20,773,581/Ha/Year with the average variable cost of IDR 19,807,381/Ha/year and the average fixed cost of IDR 966,200/Ha/year. The average revenue is IDR 29,464,858/Ha/year, and the average income is IDR 8,691,277/Ha/year. R/C ratio of 1.42 indicates that lowland rice farming is profitable and feasible to develop.