The influence of socio-entropy factors on agricultural involution, agricultural revolution and poverty

Yanti, Fetri and Aryani, Desi and Sari, Dwi Wulan and Malini, Henny and Syafutri, Merynda Indriyani (2023) The influence of socio-entropy factors on agricultural involution, agricultural revolution and poverty. The influence of socio-entropy factors on agricultural involution, agricultural revolution and poverty, 7 (3). pp. 503-514. ISSN 2580-0566

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Abstract

Rubber prices in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic decreased in March, April, and May. The decline in rubber prices in the domestic market was caused by a decline in world rubber demand, this affected the selling price of rubber at the farmers’ level. The impact of the decline in rubber prices also affects the income of rubber farmers who depend on rubber farming for their lives. This condition affects in the decreasing of farmers' purchasing power for primary and secondary products. This study aimed to analyze the differences between income and household consumption expenditure of rubber farmers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tanding Marga Village. The study used survey method. Data collection was carried out in March 2021. Sampling was done using the simple random sampling method. The total sample for the analysis tool was 41 rubber farmers from 474 total rubber farmers. The data processing method used a paired two-sample t-test analysis tools. The results showed that there were differences in the income and household consumption expenditure of rubber farmers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Farmers income decreased -12.61% during the Covid-19 pandemic. Income also affects consumption expenditures of farmer households. The household consumption expenditure decreased as much as -14.76% during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on the results of the t-test, there are significant differences between farmer household consumption expenditures before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Farmers should implement adaptation strategies to overcome the decline in income, which is by finding other income sources. Keywords: decreased, household consumption expenditure, income, rubber price

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	#3 Repository of Lecturer Academic Credit Systems (TPAK) > Articles Access for TPAK (Not Open Sources)
Divisions:	05-Faculty of Agriculture > 54201-Agribusiness (S1)
Depositing User:	Dwi Wulan Sari
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2023 08:17
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2023 08:17
URI:	http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/136480

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