Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Local Rice Production in Bangka Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Rice is the main staple food for Indonesian people and produced in every Island in Indonesia. Rice production are consisting of several activities such as: cultivation by farmers, processed in milling factory, post-harvest, and selling to the customers. Cost calculation for overall production process are important for cost evaluation in every rice production. The aim of this research was to use life cycle cost analysis for rice production scenario for two cultivars (Mapan 05 and Inpari 32) in Bangka Regency, Indonesia. Life cycle cost scenario was used in this research was 240 scenarios with three main production scenario such as: production with mechanization, production with semi-mechanization, and production with manual (local technology). Rice Production stages was set as system boundary that consist of (1) land preparation, (2) cultivation, and (3) post-harvest to produce white rice. The result of this study was the lowest LCC was IDR 5,765.72 kg-1 and IDR 6,237.97 kg-1 for Mapan 05 and Inpari 32 cultivars.