Farmers' decision analysis to select certified palm oil seedlings in Lampung, Indonesia

2nd International Conference on Biomass: Toward Sustainable Biomass Utilization for Industrial and Energy Applications

生物科学;工业技术;能源学

Utoyo, Bambang^1 ; Yolandika, Clara^1

State Polytechnic of Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia^1

关键词: certified;    decison;    Farmers' perceptions;    Land areas;    Logistic Regression modeling;    Making process;    Purchasing decisions;    seedling;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/141/1/012034/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/141/1/012034

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This research aimed to analyse (1) decission making process of certified and uncertified palm oil seedlings and (2) factors that influence farmer decision to select certified and uncertified palm oil seedlings. This research was conducted in some districts in Lampung, such as Mesuji, Central Lampung, Tulang Bawang, North Lampung, Way Kanan and South Lampung. The respondents consisted of 30 farmers using certified seeds and 30 farmers using uncertified seeds. The study was conducted from January to May 2017. In addition, factors that influence farmer decision was analysed by logistic regression model. The results showed that decision making on the use of certified or uncertified palm seeds by farmers through the stages: introduction of problems or needs, searching of information, alternative evaluation, purchasing decisions, and post-purchase behaviour. Factors that significantly influence farmer's decision to use certified seeds were land area, seeds price, external influenced, and farmers' perception.