
International Journal of Engineering Business
and Social Science
Vol. 1 No. 06, July-Augusts 2023, pages: 544-552
e-ISSN: 2980-4108, p-ISSN: 2980-4272
https://ijebss.ph/index.php/ijebss
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Feasibility and Swot Analysis of Upland Rice Farming in Cingkes,
Simalungun, Indonesia
Cyprianus P.H Saragi
1
Maryanti Sitohang
2
Muhammad Reza Aulia
3
1,2
Faculty of Agriculture, Santo Thomas Catholic University
3
Faculty of Agriculture, University Teuku Umar
Cost, Feasibility, SWOT
Analysis, Upland Rice
Farming.
The purpose of this study was to determine the farmers' production costs for upland rice
farming per hectare in one year, to find out the net income earned by farmers from upland
rice farming per hectare in one year, knowing how feasible upland rice farming is, and
knowing how upland rice farming strategies are in the research area. the research location
was determined purposively (deliberately). The data analysis method used is descriptive
analysis, farming feasibility analysis, and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the
average production cost of upland rice farming in the study area was Rp.
6,786,522/ha/year, the average income of upland rice farming was Rp.
15,7985,000/ha/year, and the average net income of IDR 9,008,478/ha/year. The
feasibility of farming or the R/C ratio in the research area is 2.3, this indicates that upland
rice farming is feasible to cultivate. in Cingkes Village, Dolok Silau District, Simalungun
Regency is feasible to cultivate. The strategy for developing upland rice farming in the
research area can be done by increasing the role of farmer groups, and increasing upland
rice productivity.
© 2023 by the authors. Submitted
for possible open access publication
under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY SA)
license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
1. Introduction
Indonesia is a country where most of the population works in the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector
has an important role, which is able to make a major contribution to the nation's economy and increase national income
(Simbolon et al., 2021). This increase in national income through the agricultural sector is also able to increase the
income of rural residents who are still not prosperous (Aulia, 2021). Rice is an important commodity in Indonesia. The
Indonesian population uses rice as a staple food, 95% of the Indonesian population consumes this food. One of the rice
commodities that plays an important role in the agricultural system of the Indonesian people is upland rice (Aulia et
al., 2022). Upland rice or land rice is one type of rice cultivation, namely rice cultivation on dry land. Upland rice is
usually planted singly on open land/fields, or intercropped with food crops or young plantations (Widyanto & Subanu,
2023).
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia (2017), East Java was the province
with the highest upland rice production in 2017, reaching 627,671 tons from a harvested area of 148,820 ha. The
productivity level of upland rice in East Java was 4.21 tons/ha. North Sumatra was another province that produced