MANFAAT SERTIFIKASI RAINFOREST ALLIANCE (RA) DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN USAHATANI KOPI YANG BERKELANJUTAN DI KECAMATAN PULAU PANGGUNG KABUPATEN TANGGAMUS
Abstract: This research
purposes to study the benefits of Rainforest Alliance (RA) certificate in
developing the sustainability of coffee farming from the aspects of economy,
environmental, social and to analyze the factors that affect
farmers to adopt sustainable coffee farming.
The study was conducted in Pulau Panggung Sub Districts of Tanggamus Regency. This study compares the coffee farm management
of certified farmers and noncertified farmers.
There are 39 farmers chosen from each of coffee farming types. The benefits of RA certified for
sustainability of coffee farming based on the increasing productivity, cost
efficiency, and income of farmers were analyzed by t-test. The different test
of Mann-Whitney U test is used to analyze the assessment of coffee farming
management. The logit analysis method is
used to analyze the factors that influence the farmers’ decisions. The research results showed that from the
economy aspect, RA certification had benefits in terms of farmers management
practices to increase the quality and
cost control of coffee, but it had not yet benefit to increase the
income, productivity and cost efficiency of coffee farming. Similarly, RA certification had benefits in
terms of environmental and social, in which the results of the assessment of
sustainable coffee farm management by certified farmers were significantly
higher. Farmers' income and
participation in RA certification program had positive effect on farmers to
implement sustainable coffee farming.
Penulis: Nita Oktami,
Fembriarti Erry Prasmatiwi, Novi Rosanti
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd140802
