FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PRODUKSI PADI SRI

Abstrak

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) offers a number of advantages relative to theconventional system, the adoption of SRI among farmers in Indonesia is still very low. The objectives of this study are to analyze factors impact of SRI production. This study surveyed some 360 paddy farmer-respondents in the largest rice producer area in West Java - ??Subang and Karawang.  Respondents were classified into SRI and non-SRI farmers. The survey was conducted during October 2012 to March 2013.  The study found that the production function analysis found that dummy SRI has significant roles in augmenting production for SRI farmers, but all of SRI production factors are not significant. Both SRI and non SRI exhibit decreasing returns to scale in production technology. This implies that both systems demonstrate decreasing average cost in the long-run. The findings from the study are used as a basis for the formulation of policies and agricultural development of SRI in Indonesia.