Study Data from University of Lambung Mangkurat Provide New Insights into Agriculture [Analysis of Factors Affecting The Decreasing Interest of Rainfed Rice Farmers in Rice Farming Business Insurance (Autp) Program in Banjarbaru City]: Agriculture

2022 OCT 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on agriculture have been presented. According to news originating from the University of Lambung Mangkurat by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “One of the most worrisome threats today is the threat of global warming, the ever-changing climate in the world, changes in ecosystems and disruption of the ecological balance. Therefore, there is a need for serious efforts from the government to minimize the risk of losses due to threats to the agricultural sector. Agricultural insurance is an alternative risk management instrument that is considered by the government.”

The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from University of Lambung Mangkurat: “The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of lowland rice farmers’ households and analyze the factors that influence the declining interest of rainfed lowland rice farmers in the Rice Farming Business Insurance (AUTP) program. The city of Banjarbaru is one of the implementing areas of the AUTP program in South Kalimantan so it needs to be used as a research site, which will be carried out from January 2021 to March 2022. The sampling method used is purposive sampling for two sub-districts, namely Cempaka District, and North Banjarbaru Sub-district, and then the sampling of the research was carried out in Bangkal Village and North Banjarbaru Village. The analysis used is descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression analysis. The average age of rice farmers at the time of the study was 52.42 years who participated in the AUTP program. On average, farmers who participate in the AUTP program have 4 household members. The distribution of rice farmers who participated in the AUTP program based on education level was mostly at the high school and junior high school education levels, which were 54% and 40% respectively. The average area of rice farming land for farmers participating in the AUTP program is 1.12 hectares. Farmers who participate in the AUTP program at most have experience of less than 5 years, which is 90%. For farmers who participate in the AUTP program, the highest percentage of land ownership is ownership of leased land, which is 90%. The productivity of rice farming by farmers who participate in the AUTP program is 2,475 kg/ha. The farmers’ side jobs consist on-farm of 6% off-farm, and non-farm, while 49% do not have side jobs.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Three of the five independent variables analyzed using logistic regression analysis showed a significant effect, while the other two variables had no significant effect on the participation of farmers in the AUTP program. The three influential variables are land area, land status, and ownership of side jobs.”

For more information on this research see: Analysis of Factors Affecting The Decreasing Interest of Rainfed Rice Farmers in Rice Farming Business Insurance (Autp) Program in Banjarbaru City. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2022,129(9):86-95. (Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences - http://www.rjoas.com). The publisher for Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences is Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Hardi, Master’s Study Program of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lambung Mangkurat. Additional authors for this research include Fauzi M., Ferrianta Y.

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