COMPARATIVE STUDY ON FARMER INCOME IN RELOCATED AND UNRELOCATED VILLAGES

ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN PENDAPATAN PETANI DI DESA YANG DIRELOKASI DENGAN DESA YANG TIDAK DIRELOKASI

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare farmers' income in the relocated and unrelocated villages. Data were collected from 30 samples from each relocated and unrelocated villages, using purposive sampling approach and analyzed with a compare means independent sample t-test. The result shows significant difference between the farmers’ income of relocated and unrelocated villages. This stems from the different composition of cultivated commodities, productivities and selling prices of the commodities. The formers are related to the soil condition, while the latter to the transportation and accessibility.