Factors that Influence Farmer’s Behavior Towards Risk

The research was carried out with the aim to find out the behavior of farmers towards risk and the factors that influence it. The research sample was 100 paddy farmers in flood-prone area paddy fields in Pangandaran District, West Java Province, Indonesia. Farmer’s behavior towards risk was analyzed...

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Published inE3S Web of Conferences Vol. 226; p. 30
Main Authors Nurdin Yusuf, Muhamad, Yuniawan Isyanto, Agus, Sudradjat, Sudradjat
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2021
Subjects
Farmers
Income
land area
logistic regression
quadratic utility
Regression analysis
Rice fields
Risk analysis
Risk factors
risk taker
Risk taking
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Summary:The research was carried out with the aim to find out the behavior of farmers towards risk and the factors that influence it. The research sample was 100 paddy farmers in flood-prone area paddy fields in Pangandaran District, West Java Province, Indonesia. Farmer’s behavior towards risk was analyzed using quadratic utility functions, while the factors that influence farmer’s behavior towards risk were analyzed using logistic regression. The results showed farmers 87 was risk neutral, while 13 farmer risk takers were farmers. Education, familys size and income significantly influence farmer’s behavior towards risk; while age, experience, land area, production risk, price risk, income risk and group did not significantly influence farmer’s behavior towards risk.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202122600030