Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (Jun 2024)

INCOME ANALYSIS OF SWALLOW NEST PRODUCER IN MAKARTI JAYA SUBDISTRICT OF BANYUASIN REGENCY, SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA

  • Saputra D.,
  • Bidarti A.,
  • Oktarina S.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 150, no. 6
pp. 56 – 62

Abstract

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Swallow's Nest (SN) has become one of Indonesia's leading export products and has a high selling value. One of the strategic areas for swallow cultivation in South Sumatra is Makarti Jaya Subdistrict. This study aims to analyze the income of swallow nest producers in Makarti Jaya Subdistrict. The research was conducted in Makarti Jaya Subdistrict, Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. The research was quantitative and used the cluster sampling method. This study used a survey method for 90 respondents. The research sample was divided into three classes based on the size of the swallow building owned, namely business scale 1 (300 m2). The types of data used in this study are primary and secondary data. The results showed that swallow nest producers in Makarti Jaya Subdistrict on business scale 1 suffered losses of up to Rp 1,863,351 per year. In addition, the highest income of producers was at scale 3, amounting to Rp32,913,756 per year, while the producers' income on scale 2 was Rp11,244,755 per year.

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