Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: August | Volume: 7 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 434-438
Impact of Use of Certified Seeds on Rice Paddy Farming; Case Study: Kolam Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency
Shinta Dewi Sitorus1, Diana Chalil2, Rulianda Purnomo Wibowo2
1Postgraduate Students Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
2Postgraduate Lecturer Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Shinta Dewi Sitorus
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the impact of using certified seeds on rice paddy farming (case study: Kolam Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency). This research was conducted in the Kolam Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency. The sample technique used in this study was purposive sampling. The population in this study were 1,238 farmers. With the slovin formula, and the error tolerance limit of 10%, the sample size for Kolam Village is 93 farmers. To determine the impact of using certified seeds, a difference test between two different populations was carried out using an independent sample t test. The results showed that there were significant differences in productivity, revenue, and income between lowland rice farming using jabal seeds and those using certificate seeds. As for the total cost, there is no significant difference between lowland rice farming using jabal seeds and those using certified seeds.
Keywords: Certified Seeds, Jabal Seeds, Productivity, Revenue, Total Cost, Income.
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