Faktor - Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Alih Fungsi Lahan Karet Rakyat Di Kecamatan Singingi Hilir Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi

Wulanasa, Fitria (2020) Faktor - Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Alih Fungsi Lahan Karet Rakyat Di Kecamatan Singingi Hilir Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi. Other thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

The decline in the area of rubber land in Singingi Hilir District, one of the causes is the conversion of rubber land to oil palm land. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of farmers who change land functions, analyze the factors that affect the conversion of public rubber land to oil palm land and identify the impact of land use change from technical aspects, environ mental aspects, economic aspects and cultural aspects. This study used a survey method conducted in Singingi Hilir District. The sample consisted of 40 public rubber farmers who had switched functions to become oil palm farmers. The data analysis used was descriptive qualitative and multiple linear regression with the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method. The results showed that the average age of the farmers was 49.67 years, the last average education was 9.80 years, the average length of farming was 27.45 y ears and the average number of dependents was 3.55 people. The coefficient of determination (R 2 ) is 0.721, which means that the variable age of the farmer, level of education, length of farming, number of family dependents, land area of rubber, age of ru bber, and income of rubber farmers can explain the area of smallholder rubber land that has been converted into oil palm by 72% and the remaining 28% is explained by other variables such as rubber price, rubber production, labor and pest and disease atta cks which are not included in the model (equation) which is represented by the error term variable. In addition, there are 3 independent variables that have a significant effect on the area of rubber land that has been converted into oil palm land, namel y the variable age of the farmers, the area of rubber land and the income of the rubber farmers. The impact of the conversion of land use from rubber to oil palm can be seen from several aspects, namely: Technical aspects, rubber farmers think that the c ultivation and maintenance of oil palm trees is easier than rubber. Environmental aspects, during the rainy season, oil palm farmers tend not to experience problems with their production compared to when they become rubber farmers. In the economic aspect, the income earned from farming oil palm is more than being a rubber farmer. From the cultural aspect, the conversion of rubber land to oil palm in an area has caused other rubber farmers to also convert their land.

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