ANALISIS PENYIMPANAN GABAH DI TINGKAT PETANI PADI SAWAH TADAH HUJAN DI PROVINSI LAMPUNG

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to (1) analyze the income over cash costs from rainfed rice farming during the rainy season, (2) analyze the paddy stocks held by rainfed rice farmers, and (3) analyze the factors influencing paddy stocks among rainfed rice farmers in Lampung Province. The study involved 35 respondents from Goras Jaya Village, Central Lampung Regency, and Purbosembodo Village, East Lampung Regency. The respondents were selected using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected from November to December 2023. Objectives (1) and (2) were analyzed using quantitative descriptive methods, while objective (3) was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that (1) income over cash costs from rainfed rice farming during the rainy season amounted to IDR 12,320,025.35 per hectare, with an R/C ratio based on cash costs of 2.09; (2) Rainfed lowland rice farmers stored 70.52% of their harvest after accounting for all grain inputs and outputs during a one-year storage period, farmers retained 599.99 kg of paddy stocks at the end of the period, before the subsequent harvest; and (3) the factors influencing paddy stocks among rainfed rice farmers included production volume, the number of household members, and ownership of storage facilities.

Key words:  Paddy Storage, Rainfed Lowland, Regression Analysis.