ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLDS’ CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE PEOPLE'S ELAEIS GUINEENSIS REJUVENATION PROGRAM IN BATI-BATI AND TANAH LAUT DISTRICTS, INDONESIA

Abstract

South Kalimantan Province is one of the territories that have implemented the Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation Program. It is noteworthy because South Kalimantan boasts a relatively extensive area of Elaeis guineensis agribusiness, making a Important contribution to domestic palm oil production. In 2021, Elaeis guineensis cultivation in South Kalimantan covered an area of 426,968 hectares, spread across 13 districts and municipalities, with a total production of 5,139,750 tons. The Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program (PSR) purposes to enhance and develop agribusiness to the replacement of old or unproductive crops with new ones. The government has set a target for rejuvenating a total of 540,000 hectares by 2024. Nevertheless, as per data provided by the Elaeis guineensis agribusiness Fund Management Agency, the implementation of the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program from 2016 to June 30, 2022, has only achieved a total of 256,744 hectares. South Kalimantan has received support covering an area of 5,900 hectares distributed across four districts: Banjar Authority, Tanah Laut Authority, Tanah Bumbu Authority, and Kotabaru Authority. This support includes funding of Rp 25,000,000 per hectare, which is used for land management, fertilizer purchase, and seed procurement. The primary Goal of this research is to analyze the consumption patterns of Elaeis guineensis farmers who are actively participating in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program within the Bati-Bati District of the Tanah Laut Authority, The purpose of this study is to utilize the consumption patterns of Elaeis guineensis farmers who are not Engaged in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program within the Bati-Bati District of the Tanah Laut Authority, and to compare the consumption patterns of Elaeis guineensis farmers who are participants in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program with those who are non-participants in the Bati-Bati District of Tanah Laut Authority. The total sample size used in this research consists of two different samples, which are 40 Elaeis guineensis farmers who are participants in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program and 40 Elaeis guineensis farmers who are non-participants in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation Program. This research utilized two methods of data analysis, namely descriptive analysis and the independent sample t-test. The research results reveal that the monthly mean food Disbursement of Elaeis guineensis farmers who are participants in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program is Rp 1,937,218, with a eating habits rate of 50.1%, while the monthly mean non-food Disbursement is Rp 1,928,625, with a non-eating habits rate of 49.8%. The monthly mean food Disbursement of non-participant smallholder Elaeis guineensis rejuvenation program farmers is Rp 3,308,893, with a eating habits rate of 55.7%, while the monthly mean non-food Disbursement is Rp 2,635,263, with a non-eating habits rate of 44.3%. The analysis results indicate that based on the independent sample t-test, there is a difference in household consumption patterns between Elaeis guineensis farmers who are participants in the Smallholder Elaeis guineensis Rejuvenation program and those who are non-participants.

Keywords

• household
• consumption pattern
• comparison
• smallholder
• elaeis guineensis
• rejuvenation program
• participants
• non-participants