Open AccessPENDAPATAN PETANI PADI SAWAH PENGGUNA PUPUK ORGANIK DAN ANORGANIK DI KABUPATEN OGAN KOMERING ULU (OKU) TIMUR
Author(s) -
Siti Komariah Hildayanti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jurnal agrisep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2579-9959
pISSN - 1412-8837
DOI - 10.31186/jagrisep.12.2.195-208
Subject(s) - organic fertilizer , agricultural science , agriculture , fertilizer , organic farming , mixed farming , mathematics , environmental science , toxicology , agronomy , geography , biology , archaeology
Today eco-friendly rice farming system becomes interesting agribusiness among farmers, traders and regulators. The use of organic fertilizers as one of eco-friendly components in rice farming system is still low. In some rice production center the farmers of organic rice farming system looks higher than non-organic farmers. The question is: is there any difference among farmers whom use organic, semi-organic and inorganic fertilizers statistically? This research aims to know the difference of rice farmer income (organic and inorganic fertilizer) in East Ogan Komering Ulu (East-OKU), South Sumatra. The method used in this research is comparative analysis (independent t-test). The sample farmers are classified into the three clusters. The research shows that the contribution fertilizer cost from semi-organic farming is higher than full organic and inorganic farming. On the other side, t-test result shows that there is no different income among three kinds of using fertilizer.Key words: income, farming, full organic, semi organic, inorganic fertilizer.