Proceedings of the International Conference on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANRes 2018)

The Impacts of Socio-Economic Factors On The Income Of Salak Nglumut (Salacca Zalacca Sp.) Farmers in Srumbung District of Magelang Regency

Authors
Tutik Nurul H, Heru Irianto, Aulia Qonita
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Tutik Nurul H
Available Online November 2018.
DOI
10.2991/fanres-18.2018.10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Age, Income, Land Area, Model, Moderating Variable
Abstract

The purpose of this study were to determine (1) the income of Salak Nglumut (Salacca Zalacca) farmers, (2) the impact of capital on income, (3) the impact of age on the correlation betwen capital and income; (4) the impact of land area on income, (5) the impact of age on the correlation between land area and income, (6) the impact of the number of family dependents on income (7) and the impact of age on the correlation between the number of family dependents and income. The method used was survey method with tiered regression analysis on a sample of 40 Salak Nglumut farmers. The results concludes that (1) the average income of Salak Nglumut farmers in Srumbung District is Rp. 1,075,392.25; (2) capital has a negative effect on income; (3) age moderates the relationship of capital to income; (4) land area has a positive impact on income; (5) age moderates the correlation between land area and income; (6) number of family dependents does not have impact on income and (7) age does not moderate the correlation between the number of family dependents and income. Based on the findings, the following suggestion are proposed: 1) Optimizing Salak Nglumut cultivation by implementing production factors according to the recommended standard operating procedures for cultivation; 2) minimizing the influence of the correlation between age and land area on income, it is necessary to educate young farmers to obtain a high level of income; 3). improving the skills of young farmers through various technical training for Salacca Zalacca cultivation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANRes 2018)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
November 2018
ISBN
978-94-6252-619-8
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/fanres-18.2018.10How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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