Organic and Conventional Rice Farming Feasibility in Central Java, Indonesia: A Resources Productivity Approach

Abstract

Organic farming for sustainable agriculture still needs proof and various efforts in achievement. The research objective was comparing the income and profits of organic rice and rice conventions and to determine the feasibility of organic rice farming and rice conventions in Karanganyar District, Kebumen Regency, Central Java. The data used are primary data of rice farming data in two season planting. Sampling in this study used the census method in which all members of the population were used as respondents, namely as many as 25 organic farmers and proportional random sampling where the respondents were equalized as many as 25 conventional farmers. The results showed that: 1) Organic rice farming has higher income and profits when compared to conventional income and profits. 2) Based on the feasibility analysis of organic rice farming, it is more feasible than conventional rice, which can be seen from the ratio of R/C, land productivity, capital productivity, labor productivity. The farmers should run the rice organic farm to increase their income and sustainable agriculture.