iv ABSTRAK
YUKI VEGARINI, 2012. Analisis Kelayakan Usahatani Salak Pondoh (Salacca Zalacca) (Studi Kasus pada Petani Salak Pondoh Anggota Kelompok Salak Kencana Desa Cimara, Kecamatan Pasawahan, Kabupaten Kuningan). Dibawah bimbingan M. Gunardi Judawinata.
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh berkembangnya usahatani salak Pondoh di Kabupaten Kuningan, padahal salak pondoh bukanlah termasuk komoditas unggulan di kabupaten ini. Permasalahan yang diangkat adalah alasan-alasan apa saja yang menyebabkan para petani mengusahakan salak Pondoh serta bagaimana kelayakan usahatani yang dijalankan.
Metode dalam penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dan menggunakan teknik purposive (secara sengaja) dalam penentuan informannya. Data-data bersumber dari studi pustaka, studi lapangan melalui observasi dan wawancara.
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, sebagian besar petani informan mengusahakan usahatani salak Pondoh karena alasan aspek ekonomi yaitu keuntungan yang relatif tinggi sebesar 77,5% dari 40 informan, aspek sosial budaya karena faktor tradisi sebanyak 17,5% dan aspek teknis dalam hal kemudahan dalam perawatan dan pengelolaan sebesar 5%. Kemudian dari hasil analisis aspek finansial, pada tingkat discount factor 13%, diperoleh NPV Rp 71.825.738, net B/C 3,16, IRR 29,87, dan Payback Period 1,26 tahun. Dari hasil analisis sensitivitas terhadap kenaikan biaya 10% dan penurunan penerimaan 10% pun menunjukaan bahwa usahatani salak Pondoh masih tetap layak untuk dijalankan. Adapun saran yang dapat disampaikan adalah perlunya kegiatan penyuluhan mengenai budidaya salak Pondoh yang baik dan benar, perlunya pergantian tenaga kerja dengan generasi muda, dan pentingnya perluasan pemasaran.
v ABSTRACT
YUKI VEGARINI, 2012. The Feasibility Analysis of Salak Pondoh Farming (Salacca Zalacca) (Case Study of Salak Pondoh Farmes at Group of Salak Kencana Desa Cimara, Kecamatan Pasawahan, Kabupaten Kuningan). Under guidance M. Gunardi Judawinata.
The research is initiated by the development of salak Pondoh farming in Kabupaten Kuningan, eventhough salak pondoh is not a superior commodity in Kuningan. The issues addressed are the reasons which cause the farmers develop the farming of salak Pondoh and how the farming feasibility is.
The method of his qualitative study use descriptive research method. It is also use the purposive (intentionally) technique in the determination of its informants. The data sourced from literature and field study through observation and interview.
Based on the result of the research, most informant farmers develop the farming of salak Pondoh because of economic aspect that has relatively high benefitas as much as 77,5% of 40 informant, culture-social aspect because tradition factor as much as 17,5%, and tekhnis aspect that is easy to care and manage as much as 5%. Based on the result of the financial analysis aspect, at the 13% of discount factor, the NPV obtained is Rp 71.825.738; the net B / C is 3,16; the IRR is 29,87; and the payback period is 1,26 years. According to the sensitivity analysis towards the cost increase which value 10% and 10% of revenue decrease shows that the farming of salak Pondoh is still feasible to run. There are also some suggestions for this case. For instance, there is a need to conduct the extension activity about the right cultivation of salak Pondoh, the labor are also needed to be turned-over with the younger generations,
and the importance of market expansion.
