INCOME ANALYSIS OF WOMEN FARMERS IN THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD YARD PROGRAM (P2L) IN WEST KOTAWARINGIN DISTRICT OF INDONESIA

Abstract

West Kotawaringin Regency is one of the areas that has implemented the Sustainable Food Yard Program (P2L) since 2020 until now. This study aims to: (1) examine the role of women farmer groups, (2) analyze women farmer's income, (3) analyze the relationship between the role of women farmer groups on women farmer's income and (4) analyze the influence of factors (land rent, seed prices, fertilizer prices, pesticide prices, product prices, number of products and labor wages) on women farmer's income in West Kotawaringin Regency. Sampling was done by proportional purposive sampling as many as 103 women farmer with the criteria of members of the Women Farmers Group (KWT) and implementing horticultural crop cultivation farms. The method used in this research is survey method. The data in this study were analyzed using quantitative analysis, Spearman Rank correlation and multiple linear regression. Women Farmers Group (KWT) as a learning class, a vehicle for cooperation and a production unit is very instrumental to the income of women farmer. The results showed that the average income of women farmer in West Kotawaringin Regency was Rp 3,287,073.39 in one growing season. There is a real (significant) relationship between KWT as a learning class, a vehicle for cooperation and a production unit to the income of women farmer. Based on the results of multiple linear regression, factors that significantly affect women farmer's income include land rent, seed price and product quantity, while fertilizer price, pesticide price, product price and labor wage do not significantly affect women farmer's income in West Kotawaringin District.

Keywords

• sustainable food yard
• women farmer groups
• women farmer income
• group role
• spearman rank
• multiple linear regression