Studi Aspek Teknis dan Ekonomi Penggunaan Alsintan yang Dikelola UPJA di Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu

Zulhanafiah, Zulhanafiah and Ismail, Ujang Paman and Bahri, Saipul (2023) Studi Aspek Teknis dan Ekonomi Penggunaan Alsintan yang Dikelola UPJA di Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu. Masters thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

Most of farm machines in Indragiri Hulu Region are managed by farm machinery hire services especially machines aided by government. Such management system is expected to increase technical and economic performances of farm machines operated. This research attempts to evaluate the technical and economic performances of farm machinery hire service in Indragiri Hulu Region, Riau Province. The field surveys were conducted in 2022 in 11 farm machinery hire service providers from 11 districts in the province. A total of 33 managers and operators (11 managers and 22 operators) were selected purposively and interviewed using questionnaires to field collect data. The collected data were analysis by using descriptive and quantitative approaches. The results showed that machinery hire services manage and operate 3 to 6 types of machines like hand tractors, mini tractors, water pumps, rice transplanters, combine harvesters, and power threshers. Most farm machines worked under capacity due to unskilled operators and poor field conditions, so seasonal working became low. However, the farm machinery hire services was profitable businesses on farm level in the region. The result suggests that field machine capacity must be increased to reach maximum seasonal working in order to get more profit.

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