Employment wage and wage system (human, animal and machine) at each stage of rice farming in irrigated rice fields

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the wage system and labor costs (human, animal, and machine) used at each stage of rice farming in irrigated rice fields in Mulyasri Village, Tomoni District, East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. The sample of respondents in this study was 32 irrigated rice farmers. Data collection method used in this study was by conducting interviews and questionnaires. The data analysis method used in this research was a quantitative descriptive method. This research was conducted from October 2018 to November 2018. The results of the study used was the wage system in the village of Mulyasri namely wholesale and daily labor costs IDR 64,105,-/HOK (land processing), IDR 62,000,-/HOK (seeding), IDR107,327,-/HOK (planting), IDR 62,000,-/HOK (fertilizing), IDR 45,000,-/HOK (pest control), IDR 28,000/sack (harvest), and IDR419,749,-/HOK (post-harvest).