Comparison of shallot and tobacco farm income in Selopamioro Village, Imogiri Sub District, Bantul District, Yogyakarta

Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Jl. Brawijaya, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, D.I. Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: pujasuti@umy.ac.id

Abstract

Indonesia as an agricultural country has two seasons, there are the dry season and the rainy season. In the dry season they cultivate a lot of palawija crops. Some palawija plants actually have a higher economic value, such as tobacco and shallots. The costs of these two commodities are different, will result in different income. This research objectives is to know the cost, income, and feasibility of tobacco and shallot farming. If shallot farming can be an alternative to replace tobacco, this will encourage a reduction in the cigarette industry in Indonesia. The research was conducted in Selopamioro Village, Imogiri District, Bantul Regency, using purposive sampling technique and 46 farmers as respondents. The income and feasibility analysis uses the measure NR = TR - TC and R/C. The results showed that shallot farming, with an average land area of 466 m², provided a higher income, there is IDR 24,266,482 (2 times planting) compared to tobacco farming of IDR 7,287,396. R/C of shallot farming is 7.99 and tobacco is 12.23. It can be concluded that shallot farming can be used as an alternative to tobacco farming because it is more profitable.