EFISIENSI PRODUKSI KOMODITAS LADA DI PROPINSI BANGKA BELITUNG

Abstract

Most of Pepper farming in Indonesia is dominantly managed by small holders
plantation that resulted its production currently tends to be low and stagnant. This
condition has brought the producing Pepper as an export commodity to a question.
Research on the Pepper production efficiency analyses and its factors influence was
conducted to answer the question. The objective of the research is to study the
Pepper farming performance and its production function included its production
possibility frontier and which variables might influence the production function. The
result shows that the Pepper farming is still profitable for the farmers. The Technical
Efficiency (TE)) average of the sampled farmers is 0.71, means that to increase the
Pepper production is still prospective. Meanwhile, the distribution of the TE shows
that the Pepper does not have normal distribution. It means that there is still an
opportunity to enhance its managerial capability as an internal factor influencing the
Pepper production (process). In addition to the physical factors such as production
inputs that influence the Pepper production, some other uncontrollable external
factors i.e. climate and price are also involved in the Pepper production.