Evaluationof Maize Production Technology Component to Increase Farmer’s Income in Rainfed Low Land
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2013
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Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian
Abstract
Agricultural development successfully assessment not only in production increased but prosperity
increase also. Therefore farm must be more productive and management efficient in production process. There
were several on farm technology for maize have been created to increase farmer production andoptimum benefit.
Research of maize technology component in rain fed low land was conducted in Pangkep Regency South Sulawesi
on Mei-September 2011. The research planted Hybrid Bisi-2 and Bima-3 Bantimurung by 11 treatments of technology
components and furthermore economic efficiency of technology component evaluated. Results showed that cost
production of Bisi-2 is Rp 6,872,500-7,123,000/ha range, mean while Bima-3 Bantimurung is Rp 6,589,000-7,005,500/
ha. The highest maize production achieved by BIsi-2 is 10.21-10.75 t/ha, and Bima-3 Bantimurung is 8.02-8.92 t/ha.
Economic evaluated of technology component which tested showed that whole treatments were efficient caused
beneficial by RCR value >1.The highest benefit of Bisi-2 achieved Rp. 16,750,500.- by 75 cm x20 cm plant distance
(66,666 plant/ha) with RCR value 3.43 and cost of production Rp 642/kggrain.Meanwhile highestbenefit of Bima-3
Bantimurung 12,651,000/ha is achieved on 70 cm x20 cm (71,428 plant/ha)+ LCC by RCR value 2.81 and cost
production Rp 782/kg grain. Benefit achieved of another technology components is high enough, so that they
necessary flexible in choose maize technology production, suitability stakeholder need, capital ability and laborer
availability