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    Maize Farming Analysis and Determinant Factors of Maize Price in The Upland of Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara
    (Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian, 2013) Helena da Silva; Bambang Murdolelono
    Maize farming in Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara have developed in almost village and sub-distrit. Based on NTT ststitical data 2010, upland area for maize farming was 136,870 ha. Average land ownership was 0.25-0.5 ha and maize productivity was very low (2,53 t/ha) or lower than national productivity average. Maize production mostly for household consumption (food security) and only small amount sold for the market wich make maize price in the local market is quite expensive. The objectives of the research are: (1) to describe maize farming cost structure (2) to describe production and maize farming income from the upland, (3) determinat factors of maize price in Timor Island and farmer share. The reserarch was conducted through survey method and respondents have been chosen randomly. Data collected using questionnaire for farmers and traders. Data was collected consists of production, cost, yield, price in farm gate price and income. B/C ratio, price transmission elasticity, and market integrated analysis was used for data analysis. The results shows that: (1) The cost for maize production in Timor Island ranges Rp 1,800,000-2,400,000/ha with production ranges 2-2.5 t/ha. 75% of maize production (1.5-1.875 ton) has allocated by farmer for household consumption and the rest for market, (2) Price transmission elasticity is smaller than one or not equal to 1 which means that the market is not purely competitive; the market is more dictated by trader. (3). Average farmer share was low or only 12.5% from retail price, which consists of production cost (10.96%), farmers’ profit (13.08%).