| dc.description.abstract | An effort to increase the productivity of sugarcane is by using the method of bud
chips. Bud chip method has proven to improve the productivity of sugarcane and produce more
cost-efficient, but still a few farmers who use it. This is due to higher production risk, and
sugarcane farmers are still not technically skilled. This research aims to analyze the magnitude
of the risk of sugar cane production with bud chip and conventional method and to know the
characteristics of sugar cane farmers with bud chip and conventional method in facing
production risk. The research was conducted in the working area of PTPN X company (Kediri
Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia). The sample was taken incidentally by selecting 60
sugarcane farmers (20 farmers sugarcane with the bud chip method and 40 sugarcane farmers
with the conventional method). The results showed that sugar cane farmers with the bud chip
method have a higher risk of production than conventional methods; beside that, sugar cane
farmers with bud chip method classified as a risk-taker and sugar cane farmers with
conventional methods were risk averters. Intensive training and assistance from the sugar
factory are needed to improve the application of bud chips at PTPN X company. | en_US |
