Sustainability Analysis Of Organic Rice Farming In Tarakan City

Abstract

Rice is the most widely cultivated food crop in Indonesia. This is not surprising because rice is the staple food for most of Indonesia's population. Rice has very promising agribusiness prospects where market demand is increasing along with the growth of Indonesia's population. At this time many people consume organic food, including organic rice. Organic rice is a rice plant that does not use chemicals and chemical fertilizers that are toxic to the environment. Organic rice is an important plant because it produces organic rice that is delicious and healthy for consumption, although in terms of price it is more expensive than ordinary rice. This is comparable to the content of organic rice which has a low glycemic index, which means organic rice is highly recommended for diabetics. With the increasing trend of organic rice consumption, in Tarakan City also developed organic rice plants. Based on what has been explained, this study aimed to analyze the sustainability of organic rice farming in Tarakan City. The location of this research was in Mapan Sejahtera farmer group, Mamburungan Village, East Tarakan District. The number of samples used as respondents as many as 15 people with the census method. Data analysis was carried out by calculating the sustainability index of organic rice farmers' household farming with three sustainability indicators, namely biophysics such as; soil fertility, soil loss, biodiversity, use of organic fertilizers. Economic indicators such as; diversification of income sources, management and decision-making practices, land tenure, distance to credit sources, post-harvest technology facilities, number of farmers using post-harvest, post-harvest location distance. While social indicators such as; education, home ownership status, health status, participation in counseling, presence/no technology for fertilizer production/waste treatment, and attitudes towards the negative impact of chemical fertilizers. The results showed that the analysis of the sustainability of organic rice farming in Mapan Sejahtera farmer group from the three indicators, namely biophysical indicators of 83.03, economic indicators of 82.86 and social indicators of 94.45. The average Sustainability index value was 86.87, this means that the sustainability of organic rice farming in Mapan Sejahtera farmer group, Tarakan City was good and very sustainable.