Analisis Sistem Integrasi Sapi dan Kepala Sawit Dalam Meningkatkan Pendapatan Petani di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu

Abstract

Poltak Sirait: "Analysis of System Integration Cows And Oil Palm Farmers in Increasing Revenue In Labuhanbatu District". Kabupten Labuhanbatu selected for this study on the grounds that the district is an area of palm oil production centers and Sentra cattle development in North Sumatra. Samples selected districts Subdistrict Blade Upstream, Downstream and Pangkatan bar because as palm oil production centers and cattle in the District Labuhanbatu. The pattern of integration of livestock with plantation crops suitable to be developed in the district Labuhanbatu which has extensive plantation. Great potential of oil palm plantations is a potential capital to be integrated with the farm business. Great potential of oil palm plantations is a potential capital to be integrated with the cattle business. Formulation of the problem of this research is: how income level of farmers who implement and which have not implemented the system integration of cattle and palm oil in the area of research and what factors - factors that affect the level of income of farmers in the study area. This study uses field observations using a questionnaire and interview research instruments, this kind of research is descriptive quantitative. The population in this study was 78 palm oil farmers / cattle farmers were randomly selected. The sample comprised 44 oil palm growers without integration with the SAIP and 34 smallholders with integration with cows. The model used data analysis is descriptive and quantitative analysis. To examine the differences in the income of farmers used different test Analysis Average (t test) and to analyze the factors that affect farmers' income used Multiple Linear Regression Analysis with the help of software SPSS version 17. The results of the study: There is a very significant difference between the income levels of farmers and farmers who implement systems that have not implemented the integration of cattle and palm oil in the study area. Differences in income of Rp. 7.87 Million / Year. Factors education, farming experience and the number of family dependents no significant effect on farmers' income. While factors farming systems and land area are very significant effect on the income of farmers.