ANALYSIS OF ROBUSTA COFFEE FARMING AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF ROBUSTA COFFEE FARMERS IN SILIMA PUNGGAPUNGGA SUB-DISTRICT, DAIRI DISTRICT

Abstract

Silima Pungga Pungga Subdistrict is the center of robusta coffee production in Dairi Regency, but the existence of robusta coffee production centers is threatened because farmers choose to convert robusta coffee farms into horticultural crops, the thing that causes conversion of agricultural land comes from the low production of robusta coffee farming and cannot meet Robusta coffee farmer household expenditure. The study was conducted in the District of Silima Pungga Pungga with 30 samples of robusta coffee farmers, the research was conducted using descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression. The results of the study found that robusta coffee farming contributed only 25% of the total household expenditure of farmers which ultimately made Robusta coffee farmers convert their coffee land to be used as horticultural agricultural land. productive age and low maintenance such as fertilizer application and others