Sustainability Group Status Analysis and the Role of Institution of Farmer Groups on the Income of Group Members

Abstract

This research was conducted to find out how good institutional management and the benefits felt by members by joining farmer groups. The method used in this research is mix method and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that (1) the group had good institutional strength based on the process of group formation; (2) The group has a high institutional sustainability status which shows that the institutional management in the group has run well; (3) There are some factors that have influence to the group sustainability, namely member motivation, group leadership, knowledge of member, access to information, role of village apparatus, and role of member. The most influencer is access to information; (4)The group has a role in helping to solve farming problems, easy access to information, markets, technology and capital as well as resource efficiency and (5) Revenues received by the group in 2019 amounting to Rp. 785,497.5/100 kg of input with an R/C ratio of 1, 85 which means the coffee processing business is profitable and can continue to run.