Source of Farmers Income in the Sustainable Palm Oil Replanting in Riau Province

Abstract

Riau Province is very identical with oil palm because almost all Regencies and Cities grow oil palm both owned by large companies, national companies and smallholder plantations. Oil palm plantations need to be sustainable because they can be a source of foreign exchange and a source of income for farmers. Oil palm production is a product raw material for other products such as cooking oil, butter and others. This study aims to find sources of income for farmers in the replanting period of oil palm for business and production sustainability. This study uses a survey method, sampling by purposive sampling, the sample is farmers who carry out integrated farming during replanting palm oil. the data obtained is used to calculate integrated farming income. Primary data obtained directly from farmers and secondary data obtained from agencies and agencies related to this study. Analysis is done by calculating the source of farmers' income. Integrated agriculture can provide solutions to farmers' income sources during the replanting period of oil palm for business sustainability.