FARMERS BEHAVIOR TOWARD RISKS OF POTATO FARMING FORGRANOLA AND ATLANTIC VARIETIES IN BANJARNEGARA REGENCY

Pujiharto, Pujiharto (2013) FARMERS BEHAVIOR TOWARD RISKS OF POTATO FARMING FORGRANOLA AND ATLANTIC VARIETIES IN BANJARNEGARA REGENCY. ARTIKEL PROSIDING.

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Abstract

The research aims to determine farmers behavior toward risks of potato farming of Granola and Atlantic varieties and factors influencing farmers behavior towards risk.This research was conducted in the three districts of Banjarnegara Regency, those are Batur, Pejawaran and Wanayasa. From a sampling frame of 270 farmers, it was taken 151 farmers as sample by applying purposive sampling method. statistical t-test, test of variance and ordinary least square. (OLS) were applied in analysis. The result of the research showed that, most farmers in these area are risk averter who were mostly planting Atlantic variety and the risk loving or neutral farmers chosed to plant Granola variety. The factors to induce their risk aversion are the level of pest disease attack and productivity risk. Meanwhile farm size, farmer education and offfarm income influence the preference of farmers toward risk.

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