PRODUCTION FACTORS AFFECTING OF RICE FARMING IP 400 IN SUKOHARJO DISTRICT, INDONESIA

Abstract

Ministry of Agriculture has initiated the IP 400 program, which aims to ensure adequate rice supplies in the country. This program promotes the idea of planting rice repeatedly throughout the year using short-term rice varieties, especially on land that is irrigated throughout the year. Sukoharjo District, with a land area of 10,000 hectares, is one of the priority areas in this program. This study pursues to investigate the factors affecting from rice production with IP 400 cropping system in Sukoharjo District. In addition, this study will also discuss land management and irrigation techniques that can improve production efficiency. The purposive sampling method was used to select 90 farmers as samples in this research. The collected data was then analyzed using stochastic frontier analysis utilizing the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) method via Frontier 4.1 software. The results of the analysis indicate that land area with coefficient values 4,160; pesticide use with coefficient values 0,004; and labour with coefficient values 0,069 are significant factors influencing the results of rice production in the IP 400. Then, seed use with coefficient value 0,010 and inorganic fertlizers with coefficient values 0,002 havent significant effect on production yields.

Keywords

• technical efficiency
• crop index 400 (ip 400)
• rice production