Open AccessThe Exchange Rate Analysis of Fish Cultivators in Bandung District, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Iwang Gumilar,
Erurhayati,
Iskandar Iskandar,
Atikah Nurhayati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of fisheries and aquatic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-3760
DOI - 10.9734/ajfar/2021/v14i130287
Subject(s) - livelihood , affect (linguistics) , fish <actinopterygii> , socioeconomics , agriculture , welfare , work (physics) , descriptive statistics , java , agricultural science , geography , business , fishery , agricultural economics , economics , psychology , mathematics , biology , engineering , statistics , market economy , mechanical engineering , programming language , communication , archaeology , computer science
Bandung Regency is one of the fisheries centers in West Java Province, some residents make freshwater fish farming their main and side livelihood, to see the welfare of fish cultivators in Bandung Regency, namely using the Fish Cultivator Exchange Rate (NTPI). This study aims to analyze the NTPI of Bandung Regency and analyze the factors that can affect the NTPI. The research method used is descriptive observation and interviews. The results showed that most of the fish cultivators in Bandung Regency were in a prosperous condition because they obtained NTPI > 100. The results of multiple linear regression show that age, education, work experience, number of dependents, income and expenses affect the NTPI of Bandung Regency. Partially the factors that have a significant effect are income and expenses. Variables that do not significantly affect are age, education, work experience, number of dependents and land area. Based on the results of the NTPI, as many as 79% of respondents are prosperous and 11% are in the less prosperous level.