Determinants of Farmers’ Decisions to Continue Pondoh Snake Fruit Farming in Disaster-Prone Areas of Mount Merapi, Sleman Regency

¹ Agribusiness Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 55183 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
² Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia

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Abstract

Pondoh snake fruit is one of the leading horticultural commodities in Sleman Regency, but now it has a low selling value and a threat of Merapi eruption. The objective of this study is for finding out the factors that influence farmers in making decisions to continue pondoh snake fruit farming in the disaster-prone area (DPA) of Mount Merapi. The selection of locations in this study was carried out using purposive techniques in Kapanewon Turi which is divided into three levels of DPA. The farmers who are used as samples are farmers who own pondoh snake fruit land and are or have undergone pondoh snake fruit farming. Data analysis used logistic regression. The results of the study show that the acceptance of pondoh snake fruit farming is a factor that has a significant influence on farmers’ decision to continue pondoh snake fruit farming. Assuming ceteris paribus, every increase in pondoh snake fruit farming revenue of 100 rupiah will increase the farmers’ chances of continuing pondoh snake fruit farming by 100%. The probability for farmers’ decision to continue pondoh snake fruit farming is in the low category.