COST ANALYSIS OF RATS CONTROL IN SUPERIOR RICE CROPS IN BABIRIK DISTRICT, HULU SUNGAI UTARA REGENCY

Budiman Budiman (Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University of Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Ilhamiyah Ilhamiyah (Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University of Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Fuzi Maulana Ash’ari (Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University of Kalimantan, Indonesia)

AL-ULUM: JURNAL SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI
Vol 12 No 2 (2026)

This study aims to find out the method of controlling rat pests on rice plants, compare costs between methods, and identify problems faced by farmers in the Asa Tamara Farmers Group, Babirik District, North Hulu Sungai Regency. The study used the purposive sampling method on 8 respondents who met certain criteria. The results of the study showed that the rat pest control methods used included Petrokum-type rodenticides, rat traps, and gropyokan. The most widely used method is the Petrokum rodenticide, while the least used is rat trap. The gropyokan method is known as the method that requires the highest cost. The total cost of control for an area of 13.5 hectares is IDR 16,975,000,- with implicit cost details of IDR 11,220,000 and explicit costs of IDR 5,755,000,-. The problems faced by farmers are lack of synchronization of control and planting time, low coordination between farmers, flooded and uneven land conditions, rat resistance to toxins, and lack of monitoring and delays in the implementation of control.