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Farmers' Willingness To Continue Corporate Farming Programs in Jetis
Farmers' Willingness To Continue Corporate Farming Programs in Jetis
AGRO EKONOMI,
Vol. 31/Issue.
Vol 1,
31,June
Issue
2020
1, June 2020, Page.16-29
DOI : http://doi.org/10.22146/ae.52815
ISSN 0215-8787 (print), ISSN 2541-1616 (online)
Available at https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jae/
ABSTRACT
Corporate Farming (CF) program is one of the innovations in the field of agricultural institution in
realizing more effective and efficient farming through consolidation of paddy field. This program
was carried out in Trimulyo Village, Jetis Sub-district, Bantul Regency with Barokah Farmer
Group as a pilot project. This study aims to (1) determine farmers’ willingness to continue the
CF program and (2) determine the factors that affect farmers’ willingness to continue the CF
program. The study was conducted by surveying 52 smallholder farmers, members of Barokah
Farmer Group who joined the CF program. The data were analyzed by using proportion test and
Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model. The results show that the farmers’ willingness to continue
the CF program was 66.54%. Attitudes towards private property rights, interaction among the
members of farmer group, family member support, age and education were the factors affecting
farmers’ willingness to continue the CF programs. Farmers’ willingness to continue the CF
program was categorized as high. Socialization and a more intense mentoring on the objectives
of the CF program can increase farmers’ willingness to continue the program.
Keywords: Barokah Farmer Group; Consolidation; Corporate farming; Paddy fields; Willingness
to continue
How to cite: Perdana, P, Jamhari, & Irham. 2020. Farmers’ Willingness to Continue Corporate
Farming programs in Jetis Subdistrict, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta. Agro Ekonomi, 31(1), 16-29
(2018). The novelty of this research The respondents were the members
is that the measurement of farmers’ of Barokah Farmer Group applying CF
willingness to continue the CF program program since 2016 until now in the
has never been done before. This study paddy field pilot namely Bulak Ancak
is important because having farmers’ Block. The research was conducted on
willingness to continue the CF program August until September 2019.
will open more possibility that this Farmers’ willingness to continue
program has been success and can the CF program was measured through
continue even though the cooperation social and attitude dimension. The social
contract with stakeholders has been dimension consists of statements of
completed. interaction variable between farmers’
group members and relationships
METHODS with family members. The attitude
The research location was dimension consists of the attitude
determined by purposive sampling based statement variable towards private
on the availability of CF institusional ownership and trust. Those willingness
facilitation by Bank Indonesia (BI). construct indicators were adopted from
The research location was in Trimulyo Perwitasari et al. (2018) research (Table
Village, Jetis Subdistrict, Bantul Regency, 1). The validity and reliability of all
Special Region of Yogyakarta. The the variables in this study were tested.
respondents consisted of 52 smallholder And then, the responses to the answers
farmers who were selected by census. from the statement items in the form
of ordinal data were transformed into Y= β0 + β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4 + β5X5 +
interval data by means of the Summed β6X6 + β7X7 + β8X8 + β9X9 + e
Rating Method. Description:
Y= Willingness to continue the CF
Method of Analysis Program (scale)
To see the willingness of the β0 = constant
members of Barokah Farmer Group in β1 - β2 = regression coefficient
continuing CF program, a proportion X1= attitudes towards private ownership
test was carried out using the following (scale)
formula (Simanjuntak et al., 2016): X2= interaction among the members of
farmer group (scale)
P= x 100%
X3= support of family members (scale)
Description:
X4= trust to stakeholders (scale)
P = Proportion of farmers’ level of
X 5 = farming performance with CF
willingness
program (tonnes/hectare)
X = The number of farmers who are
X6= age (years old)
willing to accept and continue the
X 7 = number of family dependents
CF program (inhabitant)
(inhibitant)
Y = To t a l F a r m e r R e s p o n d e n t s
X8= education (years)
(inhabitant)
X9= CF land area (hectare)
These scores were interpreted by the
e = error
following criteria (Anwar, 2015):
Very low = 0 – 20%
In this study, the dependent variable
Low = 21 – 40%
(farmers’ willingness to continue the CF
High enough = 41 – 60%
Program) used was response answers
High = 61 – 80%
from 12 statement items. Therefore,
Very high = 81 – 100%
the data obtained were ordinal which
should be transformed into interval data
The factors of farmers’ willingness
employing Summed Rating Method. The
to continue the CF program were analyzed
formula used in Summed Rating Method
by using Ordinary Least Square (OLS).
according to Azwar (1999) is as follows:
The model used based on Perwitasari et
pk-middle = 1 / 2p + pkb
al., (2018) is as follows:
Description:
pk-middle = midpoint of the cumulative
proportion
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The highest reason is following the for only a side job so that they wantede
group’s decision (32.26%). If the group to work jointly.
– in this case is the CF management and This program is considered to
several members of Barokah Farmer provide a lot of new knowledge and
Group – agreed to continue the program, techniques related to rice cultivation
then other members would follow. using machines. For example, farmers
The effort of group management as CF could learn how to breed using a seedling
management in improving farmers’ machine and operate transplanters also
willingness to continue the CF program tractors accompanied by experts and CF
was facilitated by guidance and assist at managements. Farmers also learned how
the beginning of each planting season to apply jajar legowo planting system
and at harvest time. They also assisted (2:1). CF implementation begin with
farmers in the operation of the machines consolidating the rice fields belonging to
used and always provided rice seedlings each member of the farmer so that land
to be utilized by farmers. They conducted could be managed technically using a
training in making organic pesticides and tractor so its effective and efficient because
provided them in paddy fields for direct it did not require much time and labor
use by farmers. Basically, they wanted involved. Using the transplanter during
to facilitate the farmers in the process planting rice also reduces labor costs and
of implementation of the CF program. In number of planting workers. The cost
fact, the CF management had a significant of using a machine is cheaper than the
influence on the farmers’ willingness to cost of labor. The cost for labor in once
continue the program because they were planting usually is between IDR 100,000
used as a role model in implementing to IDR 300,000 while the cost of leasing a
the CF program. Another reason for the transplanter is only IDR 2,700 per 10 m2.
farmers who were willing to continue the The use of these machines can save time
CF program was to maintain harmony and costs incurred by farmers members of
and togetherness among the members the Barokah Farmer Group. The increase
of the farmer group (29.03%). Barokah of rice productivity in the Barokah Farmer
Farmer Group members preferred all Group occured when farming with the CF
the activities to be carried out together. program was fully organic. Currently the
This is considered to be able to improve rice farming activities carried out was
connection among members because as conversion from non organic to organic
much as 62.79 percent of the members farming thus input costs can also be
of Barokah Farmer Group chose farming reduced and it is more efficient.
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are influential tangible to farmers’ object that they have (Pierce et al., 2001
willingness to continue the CF program. & Pickford et al., 2016). When they
The adjusted R-squared value of 0.67 thought they had more resources, they
indicates that 67 percent of the variable would unconsciously form an attitude
willingness to continue the CF program to protect and try their best to improve
can be explained by those variables while the resources that they had. CF program
the remaining 33 percent is explained can provide various benefits for farmers
by other variables not contained in the (Wahyuni & Pranadji, 2015; Musthofa &
model. Kurnia, 2018){“id”:”ITEM-5”,”itemData”
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had a positive and significant effect. ”,”ISSN”:”2321-0249”,”abstract”:”It has
Feelings of belonging to the resources been brought to the publisher’s attention
owned by members of Barokah Farmer that the article “Issues of Landlessness,
Group differ. The more members of the Contract and Corporate Farming,” by
Barokah Farmer Group feel they have Amit Kumar Bose, published in the
the resources, the more careful they Journal of Land and Rural Studies
will be in managing their resources. (Volume 1, Issue 1. The existence of
The CF program gradually changed rice these benefits affects the willingness of
farming to semi organic because of the farmers to continue the program. The
reduction in the use of chemical inputs. It more benefits they acquire from this
affected farmers’ willingness to continue program, the more willing they are to
the CF program because at the moment continue the program.
farmers in the Barokah Farmer Group Support from family members had
started to be aware of a sustainable a positive effect on farmers’ willingness
agricultural environment. The theory to continue the CF program. In its
of psychological ownership (PO), which application, CF program activities were
can be described as a condition where carried out by the farmers together with
individuals feel that they have an object the groups that had been established
and become part of the object so that previously. If a group member was
a strong psychological and behavioral unable to attend the joint activity, the
effect arises will be a foundation of farmer would do it individually or
farmers’ attitude towards private together with their family members.
ownership. Psychological and behavioral Family members participated in the
effects that are formed can be explained implementation of the CF program would
as a possessive attitude towards the increase the farmers’ motivation. When
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family members also participated and to conform to the existing social norms.
supported, farmers felt more motivated One of factors that affect conformity is
to follow all the procedures of the CF group cohesiveness. The more cohesive
program implementation. the group is, the stronger the influence
Interaction among the members in forming the thought patterns and
of the farmers’ group had a positive and behavior of group members. (Brown,
significant effect on farmers’ willingness 2006).
to continue the CF program. There were Age had a positive effect on
two interactions occured in the Barokah farmers’ willingness to continue the
Farmer Group. The interaction among CF program. Jan & Akram (2018) state
members of the farmers’ group took that age variables negatively affect the
place during meetings, rice cultivation adoption of a program, the older the
activities in the field, irrigation activities farmers the more they do not want to
and other activities that discussed accept and implement new innovations
technical matters in the field and the as they have been comfortable with the
difficulties faced by the group. More routine performed. In this research, age
frequent of interactions could minimize had a positive and significant effect on
the difficulties faced by the farmers farmers’ willingness to continue the
and affects the willingness of the CF program. This is because members
farmers to continue the CF program. of the Barokah Farmer Group liked
Besides, the interaction among the and learned new things even though
members of farmer group with the CF their age was included in the category
management through input regarding of unproductive age. Farmers with
the application of CF in farming activities productive age found it easier and faster
occured. Since the CF management had to accept innovation. They also had a
a high level of educational background mindset that could be improved to be
(undergraduate) so that a given input wiser in facing innovations that were
would be listened by members. When introduced and applied. It would ease
the CF managements were willing to the implementation of the CF program
continue the program, other members conducted in groups (Wongkar et al.,
of the farmer group were also willing 2016; Perwitasari et al., 2018). Barokah
to continue the program. This is related Farmer Group members were included
to the conformity theory, i.e. a type of in the productive age category, meaning
social influence in which individuals that they were able to work with physical
will change their attitude and behavior strength as an effort to meet the needs.
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