COMPARISON OF FARMERS' INCOME BEFORE AND AFTER THE HORTICULTURE FOOD ESTATE PROGRAM IN BANSARI DISTRICT OF TEMANGGUNG REGENCY, CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Abstract

Agricultural commodities play a significant role in the national economy, yet farmers face challenges with still limited income. The purpose of this research is to analyze the income of farmers before and after the Horticulture Food Estate program in Bansari District, Temanggung Regency, Central Java Province. This research employs a quantitative method with a survey approach. Bansari District, Temanggung Regency, Central Java Province, was chosen as the research location as it is a pioneering area for the food estate program with the largest planting area for shallots, garlic, and chili. The study respondents totaled 247, selected using proportional sampling from a total population of 649, consisting of 164 shallot farmers, 46 chili farmers, and 37 garlic farmers. The data analysis used is the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results showed that there was a difference in farmers' income before and after the food estate program. Shallot farmers' income increased from IDR 22,054,939 to IDR 45,514,433, an increase of 106.37%, garlic farmers' income increased from IDR 28,404,730 to IDR 29,343,919, an increase of 3.31%, and chili farmers' income increased from IDR 20,123,696 to IDR 26,195,524, an increase of 30.17%. The overall income of farmers before the Food Estate program was IDR 22,646,458, which increased to IDR 39,494,276 after the program. Overall, there was an increase in farmers' income by 74.39% with a farming scale of 1 hectare.

Keywords

• food estate
• income
• horticultural commodities