Hayami method application in the evaluation process of farmers who produce wet and dry corn seeds

Abstract

Corn is one of the strategic and economic value commodities, and has the opportunity to be developed because of its position as the main source of carbohydrates and protein after rice, besides that corn acts as animal feed, industrial raw materials and households. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that explain the reason farmers sell wet and dry corn seeds. The data analysis method used is the Hayami Method which includes added value, a comparison of the income of farmers who sell wet seeds by selling dry seeds. Factors that influence corn farmers that produce wet and dry corn seeds are the need for fast refunds, weather, labor wages, high selling prices and availability of storage. There is an added value of Rp136.55 / Kg obtained by dry corn seed farmers from processing wet corn seeds. The results of the Independent Sample Test analysis t Test the corn farmers who sell wet seeds with farmers who sell dry seeds that the value of Sig (0.014)