Factors That Influence the Interests of Households in Medicinal Plants Farming in the Covid-19 Pandemic Situation

Abstract

—Utilization of available yards is one effort that can be done to cultivate the plants, especially medicinal plants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Various kinds of medicinal plants can be planted in the available yard, such as ginger, temulawak, turmeric, piper betle, lemongrass, and others. The products of medicinal plants can be used for self-consumption or sold to the market. The objective of this study was to analyze interest and factors that influence the interest of households in medicinal plants farming and analyze the responses from each factor to the interest of households in medicinal plants farming during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in Medan City purposively. The research sample was households using purposive sampling as a sampling method. Data collection techniques using structured questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Data were analyzed using the binomial logit model. The results of the omnibus test showed that the availability of yard, availability of time, knowledge, and gender influenced the interest of household in medicinal plant farming simultaneously. While the availability of time, knowledge, and gender influenced the interest of household in medicinal plant farming partially.