Analisis Risiko Pada Usahatani Kubis Di Desa Dukuhdempok Kecamatan Wuluhan Kabupaten Jember

Abstract

Cabbage is one of Dukuhdempok’s superior commodities. The drastic decline of cabbage
production in 2017 showed a production risk on cabbage farming. In addition, the selling system
by bought before harvesting showed that farmers only act as price taker and it indicated the price
risk. Based on that, this research is conducted to know: (1) The level of production risk and price
risk on cabbage farming, and (2) Farmer’s behavior in facing the price risk of cabbage farming. The
method of determining research area is done using purposive method, there was Dukuhdempok
Dukuhdempok Village Wuluhan Sub-district Jember Regency as research area. The research
method used descriptive and analytical method. The sampling method used purposive and total
sampling. The samples are cabbage farmer of ―Rukun Tani‖ group amount 33 farmer. Data
collection method is done by obeservation, interview, and documentary study. Data analysis
method of production risk and price risk is done by value of coefficient variation analysis. Farmer’s
behavior in facing the price risk of cabbage farming is analyzed by quadratic utility function that
using software of SPSS Statistics v23. The results showed that: (1) Production risk level with
value of CV was 0,44 < 0,5 and price risk with value of CV 0,35 < 0,5 so both of them were low
level. (2) Mostly 78,8% or 26 persons of cabbage farmers were risk neutral; 15,2% or 5 person
were risk averter; and 6,1% or 2 person were risk taker