Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan petani memilih umur panen usahatani nilam di Kecamatan Kabawo

Abstrak

This study aims to analyze the factors influencing farmers’ decisions in choosing the harvesting time of patchouli farming and to examine income differences between farmers harvesting at the age of 4–5 months and those harvesting at the age of 6–7 months in Kabawo District, Muna Regency. The study was conducted from December 2024 to January 2026 using a descriptive-quantitative approach. The data used consisted of primary and secondary numerical data. The income analysis indicates that patchouli farming income from harvesting at 6–7 months amounts to IDR 52.16 million per hectare per planting season, which is higher than harvesting at 4–5 months, amounting to IDR 49.06 million per hectare per planting season, with an income difference of IDR 3.10 million. The decision on harvesting time was analyzed using binary logistic regression with two decision categories, namely harvesting at 4–5 months and harvesting at 6–7 months. The independent variables analyzed included farming experience, land size, education level, number of family dependents, production, income, and climate. The results of the logistic regression analysis show that at the 90 percent confidence level, production (p = 0.069 < 0.10; OR = 0.949), income (p = 0.042 < 0.10; OR = 1.000), and climate (p = 0.000 < 0.10; OR = 62.506) have a significant effect on farmers’ decisions in choosing the harvesting time of patchouli. Meanwhile, farming experience (p = 0.168 > 0.10; OR = 0.740), land size (p = 0.892 > 0.10; OR = 0.950), education level (p = 0.790 > 0.10; OR = 0.974), and number of family dependents (p = 0.946 > 0.10; OR = 0.983) do not significantly affect harvesting time decisions.

Kata kunci

• Income
• Logistic Regression
• Patchouli
• harvesting time