Analisis Usahatani Jagung (Zeamays L.) Dan Efisiensi Pemasaran di Kecamatan Pangkatan Kabupaten LabuhanBatu Terhadap Peningkatan Pendapatan Masyarakat

Abstract

This research entitled Analysis Of Corn (Zea mays L.) Farming and Marketing Efficiency in District Pangkatan, Regencyof Labuhanbatu on Improving Community Revenues. Analyzing about the influence of production factors used in corn farming such as land area, seed, fertilizer, pesticide and labor to the production of corn, marketing efficiency analysis done by community, income analysis and feasibility of corn farming. The form of this research is descriptive analysis with quantitative approach method by forming a model of Cobb-Douglas production function using multiple regression result obtained from statistical data processing using Eviews program series 7. The results showed that the factors of production included as independent variables include land area, seed and fertilizer have a positive and significant effect on corn production. The variable of pesticide has negative and insignificant effect and labor has positive but not significant effect on corn production. For the analysis of marketing efficiency, it is obtained that the marketing efficiency is efficient. Revenue analysis resulted that the income received by farmers is big and profitable, and corn farming is efficient and feasible to be developed.