Maksimalisasi Pendapatan Usahatani Lidah Buaya (Aloe Vera) di Kecamatan Pontianak Utara

Abstract

This Research was conducted to determine : (1) to find out the income level of aloe vera farming system in Pontianak Utara, (2) to find out the optimal allocation resources that provide maximum profit in aloe vera farming system in Pontianak Utara, (3) to find out the best optimal farming system that the most giving maximum profit of aloe vera farming system in Pontianak Utara, (4) to determine factors affected of production of aloe vera farming system in Pontianak Utara. Research area was determined purposively in Pontianak. Analysis used in this research is the analysis of income, Linear Programming (LP) analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis.

Results of research show that farmers' income of aloe vera farming system with monoculture pattern smaller than multiculture pattern. Based on LP test, known that activity which appear on the optimal planting pattern is aloe vera farming system with multiculture pattern B area of 0.31 ha, pattern C area of 0.50 ha, and the pattern of monoculture D area of 0.23 ha. Aloe vera farming system with multiculture pattern Ais not recommended as the optimal solution.Optimal farming system pattern that selected is the highest giving maximum profit is patternC with area 0.50 ha. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the factors that affect to increase the production of aloe vera farming system is area, labor, planting patterns A, B, and D,