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FACTORS AFFECTING THE WELFARE LEVEL OF RICE FARMERS IN KLAMBIR V KEBUN VILLAGE Fadlan, Ahmad; Lubis, Rizal P.; Tarigan, Muhammad Handoko
PROCEEDING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIETY AND HUMANITY Vol 2, No 1 (2024): Second International Conference on Education, Society and Humanity
Publisher : PROCEEDING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIETY AND HUMANITY

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This study purposed to empirically prove that land area, production, prices, education, labor, capital, government policies, and technology as factors influencing farmers' welfare. The SPSS program was utilized to illustrate the Path Method Analysis in the present research. The study's participants were all Klambir V Kebun village farmers. 226 respondents who were rice farmers made up the study's sample. Data for this study were gathered by questionnaires, documentation, interviews, and observation. The findings proved that three factors—the land area factor, the capital factor, and the pricing factor—were found out of the eight variables investigated through factor analysis. Simultaneously, land area, capital, and price significantly influenced the welfare of rice farmers in Klambir V Kebun Village, Hamparan Perak Subdistrict, Deli Serdang Regency. There needs to be a market that provides agricultural needs, such as fertilizers, seeds, pesticides and others, both before the planting season and during the harvest season. There is a need for transportation of paddy buyers during the harvest process so that farmers do not have to incur transportation costs to deliver the harvest to the buyer.  Government policy that can help farmers is to prioritize farmers' crops over imported rice, so that it can make farmers' income increase
Effect of Production and Capital on The Farmers’ Welfare in Klambir V Kebun Village, North Sumatra Fadlan, Ahmad; Lubis, Rizal P; Tarigan, Muhammad Handoko
Jurnal Masyarakat Maritim Vol 8 No 1 (2024): Mei, 2024
Publisher : Program Studi Sosiologi Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji

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The analysis of the welfare of rice farming in Klambir V Kebun Village, Hamparan Perak District, Deli Serdang Regency aims to analyze the factors that affect farm welfare, namely land area, production, price, education, labor, capital, government policy and technology. The population of the research were 470 rice farmers, while tha sample were 216 rice farmers as the respondents The data were processed using factor test analysis and then analyzed using multiple linear regression. Based on the data obtained from the distribution of questionnaires, the data were processed using SPSS software Version 23.0 for Windows. Based on the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), it was found that from the 8 variables analyzed with the factor analysis model consisted of 2 factors, namely production factors and capital factors. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that production and capital have a significant effect on the welfare of farming in Klambir V Kebun Village, Hamparan Perak District, Deli Serdang Regency. Farmers need guidance from the public or private sectors regarding marketing their harvested crops and utilizing technology to enhance both the quantity and quality of their production. To become independent, farmers should also establish farmer groups or cooperatives that can assist in getting financing loans, marketing their produce, and sharing information amongst farmers.