PERAN NILAI TUKAR PETANI DAN NILAI TUKAR KOMODITAS DALAM UPAYA PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN PETANI KEDELAI (Studi Kasus: Propinsi Jawa Timur)

Abstract

Based on the main objective of agricultural development in this case, which are to
increase the prospering of farmers and peasants life, its role are in: 1)setting and built
in the “PDB”; 2)increasing the state income; 3)providing the job opportunities,
especially for farmers and peasants. The objectives of this research were to: (a)
describe soy-bean agribusiness performance; (b) analyze soy-bean’s term of trade;
(c)influencing factors on terms of trade; (d) identifying the agricultural development
impact on farmers terms of trade and soy-bean terms of trade. The result of this study
among other things: 1) the cost for purchasing inputs was smaller compared to that
labor’s terms of trade; 2) the R/C ratio of soy-bean farming development showed
beneficial in large scale; 3) adopted soy-bean farming technology, production input
and productivity level were such of internal factors; 4) market system was such of
external, influence for farmer’s bargaining position. Therefore in order to meet that
objective and to fulfill those rules, in formulation of many policies, the terms of trade
and soy-bean terms of trade is used to be one of main considerations.