Performance of environmentally sound cassava farming as an effort to increase income after covid 19 in the Bengawan Solo Wonogiri Watershed

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 1180; no. 1; pp. 12007 - 12016
• Main Authors: Rahayu, ES, Widadie, F, Setyowati
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Cassava; COVID-19; Environmental management; Farming; Income; Input output analysis; Sound; Watersheds
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1180/1/012007

Abstract The limited sources of income in the Wonogiri Regency will impact the tendency of repressive community actions towards empowering surrounding resources, including cassava farmers. After Covid 19, the cassava economy was used as leverage for changes in the rural economy. The objectives of this study are (1) to determine the influence of environmental management on the inputs and outputs of cassava farming, (2) to diagnose fluctuations in the vulnerability of cassava farming, and (3) to analyze cassava problems in production and farming sub-systems. The research locations were in 2 subwatershed of Bengawan Solo areas, namely the Keduang Sub-Watershed (Ngadirojo District and Jatiroto District) and the Wiroko Sub-Watershed (Tirtomoyo District), with 120 respondents. The analysis used is the input-output analysis of farming, descriptive analysis, and t-test analysis. The results showed a difference between an environmentally sound cassava farming business and one that does not, with an error rate of 1% and a coefficient of 1,802% in terms of income (output) and cost (input). The vulnerability occurs when cassava cultivation is processed on a sharp slope of the soil, making it highly costly. The performance of environmentally sound cassava farming positively impacts production and income, but there are limited funds and technology.