Agripreneur : Jurnal Pertanian Agribisnis
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020): Desember: Ilmu Pertanian

COMMUNITY BEHAVIOR IN THE UTILIZATION OF MANGROVE FOREST (Case: Belawan Sicanang Village, Medan Belawan District, Medan City)

Lia Kristin Saragih (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2020

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the behavior of the community in the use of mangrove forests, to determine the value of the community's WTP (Willingness to Pay) on the existence of mangrove forests, and to analyze the influence of community behavior on the willingness to pay (Willingness to Pay) of the community. Determining the research area by purposive sampling and to take samples using the non-probability sampling method. In analyzing the data, the researcher used descriptive analysis and logistic regression methods. The results showed that the behavior of the community in Sicanang Village towards the existence of mangrove forests, in terms of the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of the people carried out was classified in the good category. The value of the community's WTP (Willingness to Pay) for the existence of mangrove forests varies in the range of Rp. 2,000 – Rp. 10,000, with the average value of WTP (Willingness to Pay) of the community of Rp. 3,375. Overall, the behavior of the community on the existence of mangrove forests has a significant effect on willingness to pay (Willingness to Pay), but partially the knowledge and attitudes of the community have no significant effect.

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Agripreneur

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

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his journal is a medium for disseminating information on the results of thoughts and research from lecturers, researchers, and practitioners who are interested in the advancement of agribusiness and agricultural economics. The scope of the articles in this journal focuses on agribusiness studies ...