Production analysis of Carrot Farming in Batu City

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of the use of production factors (seed, fertilizers, pesticides, and labor) and analyze the scale of carrot farming. The research method for determining the location was carried out deliberately in Bumiaji District, Batu City, East Java Province. The interview was conducted with a questionnaire. Data analysis techniques to analyze factors affecting the production of carrot farming as well as economies of scale with the Cobb-Douglas production function using the RStudio software program. From the results of the analysis for production factors that have a real influence on the production of carrot farming including seeds, pesticides, and labor. If the three factors' productions are increasingly used for carrot farming, the production produced will be even greater. The value of production elasticity (EP) in carrot production in Batu City is at a condition of increasing returns to scale which shows that an increase in production inputs can increase carrot production yields.