Economic analysis to optimize food plant patterns in Paloh Sub-district, Sambas District

Abstract

The potential of land in The Paloh sub-district for the development of rice-mung beans is quite large. The rice and mung bean cropping patterns have been cultivated by farmers. The problems faced by farmers are the use of fertilizers that are not optimal, the use of superior seeds is still low. This study aims to (1) study the use of farm inputs, costs, and income, (2) analyze the optimal cropping patterns in food crop farming in The Paloh Sub-District. Sambas District. The analytical method used is farm analysis and optimization of cropping patterns using linear programming. The results showed that the rainy season rice cropping patterns and the dry season rice cropping patterns resulted in an income of IDR 87,071,580 per year. Based on the optimization results, it was found that the rainy season rice was 0.61 ha and dry season rice was 0.88 ha.