HUBUNGAN BESARNYA RISIKO DENGAN KEUNTUNGAN PADA USAHATANI SAYURAN HIDROPONIK DI KOTA KENDARI

Abstrak

Hydroponic vegetable farming has emerged as a form of urban agriculture because it can be practiced on limited land and does not entirely depend on soil conditions. Nevertheless, hydroponic vegetable farming continues to face various uncertainties, particularly in production, technical aspects, and marketing, which may ultimately affect farm profitability. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between risk magnitude and profitability in hydroponic vegetable farming in Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The study was conducted in 2023 and involved 18 hydroponic vegetable farmers cultivating lettuce and pakcoy who met the criteria for established farming units. All identified farmers were included as respondents using a census sampling method. Primary data were collected through interviews and observations, while secondary data were obtained from the Agriculture Office of Kendari City. Risk magnitude was measured by multiplying the frequency of occurrence score by the risk impact score. Whereas profitability was calculated as the difference between farm revenue and farming costs. The data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis, followed by Pearson’s Product Moment correlation analysis. Of the 36 commodity level observations, one pakcoy observation had incomplete risk data; therefore, the correlation analysis was conducted using 35 pairs of observations. The results showed a correlation coefficient of 0.180 with a significance value of 0.300. the positive coefficient indicates a tendency toward a positive relationship between risk magnitude and profitability. However, the relationship was very weak and statistically insignificant at the 5 percent significance level. the average annual profitability was IDR 85,084,919 for lettuce and IDR 41,738,141 for pakcoy. these findings indicate that risk magnitude alone cannot statistically explain differences in the profitability of hydroponic vegetable farming. Production conditions, farm scale, productivity, selling prices, and cost structures should therefore be considered jointly when assessing the economic performance of hydroponic vegetable farming.

Kata kunci

• Correlation Analysis
• Hydroponics
• Lettuce
• pakcoy
• urban agriculture