Kemandirian Petani dalam Mengelola Usahatani Sayuran di Kota Denpasar

Abstract

Self-Reliance of Farmers in Managing Vegetable Farming in Denpasar City
 The development of urban agriculture has many challenges such as the difficulty ofobtaining production inputs, the difficulty of obtaining credit, the limited ofresources, the limited time, and the agricultural sector which is not a priority sector.Difficulties in farming in urban areas can be minimized with the self-sufficiency ofeach farmer. The purpose of the study was to investigate how the performance ofvegetable farming management and how the level of self-sufficiency of vegetablefarmers in Denpasar, as well as what factors influence the self-sufficiency ofvegetable farmers in the city of Denpasar in terms of capital, production andmarketing that are categorized in three classes of measurement i.e. less selfsufficiency,moderate self-sufficiency or full self-sufficiency analyzed by qualitativedescriptive method. The results showed that vegetables farming conducted byfarmers in the city of Denpasar was still classified as a traditional that rely on habits.The self-sufficiency seen from the aspects of capital, production and marketing canbe categorized as medium category. Factors that affect the self-sufficiency in thecapital aspect was age. The self-sufficiency in the aspects of production wasinfluenced by the source of information, and the self-sufficiency in the marketingaspect was influenced by the partnership relationship. Based on the results of theresearch, it is recommended to increase the extension to increase knowledge offarmers related to vegetable agribusiness.

The Dynamics of the Social Network of Urban Farmers in Subak Sembung Denpasar

“…Emery (2015) research results that independence had the effect of covering the structural dependency faced by farmers (such as dependence on creditors). Further strengthened by the results of research by Sucitayasa et al, (2018) the management of vegetable cultivation that performed by farmers in Denpasar City was still traditional. The independence level of farmers in managing vegetable farming in Denpasar City on the capital/ finance, production, and marketing aspects was evenly in the medium category.…”

Farmers’ Independence Level in the Urban Area of Subak Sembung Denpasar City, Bali Province, Indonesia

“…This empowerment directs the farmer to be independent and capable of managing the agribusiness without any subsidies or protection provided by the government. Sucitayasa et al, (2018) in their study on the vegetable farmer population in Denpasar City, had reported a moderate level of independence in the aspect of financial, production, and marketing. Furthermore, Ruhimat (2014) in his study, identified a low level of independence among the farmer population.…”