Analysis of UPSUS PAJALE program influence toward the decision of farmers in planting soybean commodity (case study: Sumberejo Village, Pagar Merbau Subdistrict, Deli Serdang District)

Abstract

Soybean is a strategic commodity in Indonesia since it is one of the important foods after rice and corn. Soybean gets more attention in national food policy because most of the Indonesian use soybeans in various processed food products, such as tofu, tempeh, soy sauce, tauco and milk. This study aimed to analyze the decision of farmers if the government program (UPSUS PAJALE) does not exist, whether the farmers still plant soybeans or not and to analyse the factors that influence the decision of farmers in planting soybeans. The samples were 89 farmers who planted soybean commodities. The sampling method used was the simple random sampling method. The analysis methods used were the descriptive method and the logistic regression method. Results showed that from 89 samples, 67 farmers would still decide to plant soybean. Moreover, the dependent variables such as land area, farmer revenue, and government assistance had a significant influence on the decision of farmers to do soybean farming. On the other hand, the independent variables such as age, level of education, experience in farming, number of dependents and selling prices did not have a significant influence to the decision of farmers in conducting the soybean farming.