期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：5
页码：441-445
DOI：10.35629/5252-0305243248
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：This research was conducted on smallholder plantation businesses in Aceh Utara District, Aceh Province with the aim of analyzing the differences in profits in coconut and betel farming and examining the obstacles and opportunities in developing these businesses that have an impact on farmers' welfare. The analysis method used is descriptive qualitative analysis method and analysis of the Independent T-test. The results of the analysis show that the obstacles in developing these businesses are the limited processing industry, unstable prices, limited cultivation technology and limited farmers in adopting cultivation technology. The development opportunities are natural conditions that are very suitable, the motivation of farmers and a promising market prospect. The results of the profit difference analysis show that there are very significant differences in profits in the two businesses. The average profit of betel nut farming is higher than coconut farming because the productivity and price of coconuts are lower than that of betel nut. In addition, generally coconut farmers in the research locations market their coconuts directly after they are harvested, and farmers rarely consider the selling price factor. while betel farmers market it in the form of dried betel nut, so the selling price tends to be more stable. If the price for betel nut is too low, farmers will generally keep the betel nut for a while until the price stabilizes.
