Hubungan antara Karakteristik Petani dengan Motivasinya dalam Membudidayakan Tanaman Tebu (Kasus Kelompok Tani Dewi Ratih 1, Desa Maospati, Kecamatan Maospati, Kabupaten Magetan)

Abstract

Correlation Between Farmer Characteristic With Their Motivation In Cultivate
A Sugar Cane (In Case Of Dewi Ratih 1 Farmer Group At Maospati Village,
Subdistrict Of Maospati, Magetan Regency)

Sugar cane plant plays an important role in meeting the sugar consumtion needs of
society and industrial sector. In order to support the improvement of sugar cane plant
production, the government should provide an input or direction that is needed by
sugar cane farmers as a motivation for farmers to increase the production of sugar
cane as a raw material for sugar. The characteristics of the farmers have become one
of important factors that affect the farmer motivation in cultivation of sugar cane
plant in farmer’s group of Dewi Ratih 1, Maospati Village, Maospati Districts,
Magetan Regency. Which is expected to be a reference for the government and the
farmers in determine the policies and development strategies in order to make sugar
cane farming can improve revenue and the welfare of the farmers. The purpose of
this research is to identify the characteristics of the farmer, motivation of the farmers
in cultivating sugar cane plant and determine the correlation between the farmers
characteristics and the farmer motivation in cultivating sugar cane plant in farmer’s
group of Dewi Ratih 1, Maospati village, Maospati districts, Magetan regency. This
sampling by using simple random method. Data analysis method that is used is
descriptive analysis and spearman rank correlation coefficient test. The result of
descriptive analysis shows that the farmers characteristics included in the low
category, while the farmer motivation in cultivation of sugar cane plant included in
the medium category. The result of spearman rank correlation analysis shows that the
characteristics of the farmers who have a significant correlation with the motivation
of the farmers is age, household income, vast of arable land, the number of
household members, and farming experience.