Feasibility and Risk Analysis of Red Chili Farming with Irrigation Systems on Coastal Sandy Land, Bantul

Abstract

The porous characteristics of the coastal land cause greater water requirements compared to rice fields, this creates risks in farming. Much research has been conducted on red chili farming on coastal land, but there is still little related to red chili farming using various irrigation systems on coastal land.This study aims to determine the cost, income, profit, feasibility, and risks of red chili farming with shower and mist irrigation systems on coastal sandy land. The number of respondents with shower irrigation was 60 farmers, and for mist irrigation there were 10 farmers. The total number of respondents was 70 farmers. The analysis techniques comprised income analysis, farming feasibility analysis based on the R/C ratio, labor productivity, capital productivity, and risk analysis based on the coefficient of variation. The research results show that in terms of costs, shower irrigation is greater than mist irrigation. However, the revenue, income and profits of mist irrigation are greater than shower irrigation. Based on the feasibility analysis, both irrigation systems are feasible in terms of R/C, labor productivity and capital productivity. Judging from production and price risks, mist irrigation has a lower risk compared to shower irrigation.