Profit Analysis of Garlic Seed Farming in Jangkat Subdistrict Merangin Regency

Abstract

Garlic is an important commodity controlling inflation besides chilies, shallots, and CPO or cooking oil. In the last ten years, the import condition of horticultural products, especially garlic, has tended to increase by up to 95 percent. This study aims to examine whether the development of a garlic farming within the framework of national garlic self-sufficiency in Jangkat Subdistrict, Merangin Regency, is feasible, especially from a financial and social aspect, so that it can become a recommendation material for the sustainability of garlic development in the research area. The research was conducted on 150 respondents. The results showed that from the short-term financial aspect, the R / C value is less than 1, as well as in the medium term, the NPV value is minus and the IRR is smaller than the social interest rate with B/C less than one so that the garlic seed breeding business in the research area is not feasible. From the physical condition, the appearance of onions is smaller and dirty causing marketing problems. most of the respondents did not understand the cultivation of garlic, the varieties of garlic planted in the study area were still less uniform and presumably not suitable with local agro-climatic conditions. So, Garlic self-sufficiency can only be realized if in a potential area such as this research area, a variety trial has been carried out to select the most suitable variety so that the maximum results.