PRODUKTIVITAS DAN KONTRIBUSI PENGOLAHAN GULA AREN (Arenga Pinnata Merr) TERHADAP PENDAPATAN MASYARAKAT DI KECAMATAN ASTAMBUL KABUPATEN BANJAR

The purpose of this study is to analyze the productivity of palm sugar processing and the contribution of palm sugar processing income to the total income obtained by the community in Astambul District, Banjar Regency. The object of this study is the palm sugar processing community/palm sugar processing business. The data obtained are the characteristics of the respondents, the Palm Sugar Manufacturing and Marketing Process, the calculation of productivity and contribution to community income. The productivity of palm sugar processors is 9.116 kg/week with an average of 0.9116 kg/week. The contribution of palm sugar processing is 7.168% and the income of the community per capita in Astambul District is Rp. 1,226,034 converted to the price of rice. Astambul District is included in the pre-prosperous level of life, because it has an expenditure level of less than 180 kg of rice per year, namely 123 kg for the price of rice. The results of the analysis of variation (anova) the Fcount value obtained was 52.987 where the Fcount value ≥ Ftable or significance below or equal to 0.05 then together X1 and X2 have an effect on Y, income outside the palm sugar processing business and income from the palm sugar processing business has an effect on living expenses/costs