ANALISIS EFISIENSI PRODUKSI KOMODITAS KAPAS DI SULAWESI SELATAN

Abstract

The end target of development policy on plantation is to increase its product export rate as
well as to supply sufficiently its domestic industry needs. It could be achieved by increasing
its productivity and enhancing its production efficiency. The objective of this research is to
study cotton-farming performance in order to collect its input-output data, the function of the
cotton production data including its production possibility frontier, and too see which
variable might influence the production function. The result shows that the TE (Technical
Efficiency) average for sampled cotton farmers is 0.70 in normal distribution. The application
of the new technology on the transgenic molecular cotton and cooperation with operating
company are likely able to give the farmers prospective alternative in the future as it gives a
greater benefit than that one they earned previously by planting local variety cotton. This
reason is supported by sensitivity analyses in which if the cottonseeds price is reduced then
the farmers are still benefited. The transgenic cottonseed has better germination rate and
viability as well as higher quality and quality of its harvested production. These results could
be achieved only if all the physical agronomic requirements such as favorable agro-climate
during vegetative stage are met adequately in addition to proper recommended fertilizing.