Analisis Perbandingan Usahatani Cabai Keriting Sebelum dan Sesudah Kenaikan Harga Input Produksi di Kota Pekanbaru

Curly chili is a horticultural crop that is very much needed by residents in Pekanbaru City. The success of curly chili farming is highly dependent on the use of production inputs. This study aims to compare the income, productivity, and production costs of curly chili farmers before and after the price of production inputs is increased. The survey was conducted using a purposive sampling strategy involving 30 farmers who farm curly chili. This study used the Paired Sample t-test to compare the production costs, productivity, and income of curly chili cultivation before and after the increase in input prices. The results of this study indicate that the characteristics of farmers include productive age, high school graduates as the most formal education, and have more than ten years of high category agricultural experience. The average area of respondents' land is 0.5 hectares. The use of production elements such as labor, NPK fertilizer, and the amount of manure are the only variations in implementation. Farmers' production costs before and after the increase in production input prices are very different. Curly chili productivity has decreased along with the increase in production input costs. The reduction in production factors is the cause. Farmers' income increased in the period following the increase in production input prices because their income exceeded the amount of production costs incurred. The overall productivity of curly chili plants was significantly different before and after the increase in production input prices.