IMPLICATIONS OF SUPERIOR RICE VARIETIES PLANTING ON THE WELFARE OF FARMER HOUSEHOLDS IN TIDAL SWAMPLANDS OF BARITO KUALA REGENCY, SOUTH KALIMANTAN

Abstract

Efforts to increase rice production to maintain food security, especially rice, continue to be improved, among others by planting superior varieties of rice that can increase IP 100 to IP 200. Efforts to increase production are also carried out by utilizing the optimization of tidal swamps that are widely available in South Kalimantan, especially in Batola Regency which is known as one of the rice granaries in South Kalimantan. In Batola Regency, tidal swamp land has long been used for rice farming, but the varieties planted are local varieties that produce only once a year. With the implementation of the production increase program using superior rice varieties, it is also expected to have an impact on increasing income which in turn can improve the welfare of farmer households, especially farmers in the tidal swampland area of Batola Regency. This study aims to: 1) to analyze the cost, revenue and income of rice farmers who grow superior varieties and local variances; 2) analyzing the welfare of farmer households that grow superior and local rice varieties in tidal swamplands of Batola Regency. The research site in the Batola Regency area was selected for each village in the sub-district whose farmers grow superior varieties of rice and local varieties. Each village was randomly taken by 20 respondents so that the total respondents were 40 people. This classification of prosperous families uses indicators compiled by Euis Sunarti from the Faculty of Human Ecology IPB and commonly used by BKKBN, namely as many as 21 indicators who will be divided into prosperous family groups (KS) I, KS II, KS III and KS III Plus. The results showed that the income of local varieties rice farmers of IDR 21,187,355 was greater than the income of superior varieties rice farmers of IDR 17,039,743. Furthermore, in terms of welfare measured in terms of meeting physical needs, social needs, psychological needs and development needs, it seems that there is not much difference between farmers who farm rice with local varietals and superior varietals, which are both more in the Prosperous Family II stage, although for farmers who plant superior varietals the percentage is higher and some are even in the Prosperous Family III stage. It can be said that by carrying out better farming will be able to achieve a better business that can finally feel a more prosperous life or better living.

Keywords

• superior variety
• rice
• welfare
• tidal lands