Agronomy Performance and Increasing of Rice Income by Integrated Crops Management (ICM) Assistance to Support Sustainable Agriculture in Bali Province

Abstract

Research aimed to understand the agronomy performance, rice productivity, financial feasibility and increasing of farmer's income through program of Integrated Crops Management (ICM) assistance. Research was conducted at Tabanan Regency in 2016. Research utilized Inpari 40, Inpari 30, Inpari 16, Inpari 20, Inpari 24, Inpari 28 and Ciherang as superior rice varieties and involved 38 of farmers respondent in participating. Data of agronomy component was observed and analyzed by ANOVA. Economic feasibility of rice field farming was analyzed by using the analysis of income and R/C Ratio. Result showed that the agronomy performance of superior rice varieties cultivated with ICM technology were tend to equal to each other. Utilization of superior rice varieties with ICM technology implementation can increase rice productivity up to 1.80 ton/ha compared to farmer's habits mainly the habit of Ciherang uses. Generally, rice field farming by ICM applications has financial feasibility supported by increasing of income average was IDR 5.640.831/ha and R/C ratio became 2.43. Implementation of ICM technology able to increase rice productivity and farmer's income to support sustainable agriculture in Bali Province. ICM technology requires to disseminate to the farmers through assistance programs by government related that can be adopted well by farmers.