Pengaruh Penggunaan Pupuk Organik Cair Dan Dinamika Kelompok Terhadap Keberhasilan Usahatani Kedele (Glycine max) Di Kecamatan Cibitung Kabupaten Sukabumi

Abstract

This study aims to determine how much influence the use of liquid organic fertilizers and group dynamics has on the success of soybean farming. This research was conducted in Cibitung Subdistrict, Sukabumi Regency with the consideration that the soybean plantation area is quite large and is part of a farmer group. The research was started in August 2017 until October 2017. The method used in this research is quantitative method by interviewing and distributing questionnaires. As the research object, namely soybean farmers who use liquid organic fertilizers who are in a farmer group in Cibitung District. The results of the research were analyzed by means of validation tests and reabilitation tests which were further analyzed using path analysis techniques. Partially the results showed that there was a significant effect of using liquid organic fertilizers by 25.2% and group dynamics by 26.5% on the success of soybean farming. While simultaneously the effect of both of them on the success of soybean farming was 51.7%, and the remaining 48.3% came from other variables that were not studied