SOCA: Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian
Vol 16 No 3 (2022): Vol 16 No 3 (2022)

Farmers’ Willingness to Pay Bio-Activators to Maintain Soil Fertility

Rahayu Relawati (Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jl. Raya Tlogomas 246 Malang, Indonesia)
Aniek Iriany (Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jl. Raya Tlogomas 246 Malang, Indonesia)
Indah Prihartini (Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jl. Raya Tlogomas 246 Malang, Indonesia)
Mona Fairuz Ramli (Faculty of Business and Science Management, Kolej University Islam Perlis, Kuala Perlis, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Nov 2022

Abstract

How farmers are willing to pay bio-activators needs to bestudied. The purposes of this study are to analyze theknowledge and use of bio-activators, as well as thewillingness to pay for bio-activators in rice farming. Theresearch was conducted in Malang Regency, with a sampleof 82 farmers from Ngajum and Gondanglegi Districts. Datawere analyzed by descriptive and multiple linear regression.The results showed that the farmers are aware of one tofour brands of bio-activators, and three of the brands areused by the rice farmers. The benefits of using bioactivators that are mostly perceived by rice farmers arefertilizing the soil and plants, thereby increasing theproduction of rice farming. Willingness to pay for bioactivators is based on the prevailing market price, there isno willingness to pay a premium price. Factors that have apositive effect on willingness to pay are land area andbenefits of bio-activators. The wider the agricultural landowned by the farmer and the greater the perceived benefits,the greater the value of willingness to pay will be. Thisinformation can be taken into consideration formanufacturers of bio-activators as a new introductionbefore being released in the market.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

soca

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

SOCA merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang diterbitkan berkala di bidang social-ekonomi pertanian dan agribisnis, diterbitkan dua kali setahun (Januari-Juni & Juli-Desember). Jurnal SOCA merupakan media untuk penyebarluasan hasil penelitian bagi dosen, peneliti, praktisi maupun masyarakat umum yang yang ...