Factors Affecting Tomato Production In Kawangu Village, Pandawai District, East Sumba Regency

Abstract

Horticultural products such as tomatoes are complementary ingredients that must be fulfilled by many consumers because they are needed as a complement in the production of juices, chili sauce, and other industrial raw materials. In addition, the need for tomatoes continues to increase, marked by the increasing population of the current restaurant business population, so that tomato production needs attention. This study aims to analyze what factors influence tomato production in Kawangu Village, Pandawai District, East Sumba Regency. The location was determined purposively by taking into account the consideration that Kawangu Village is one of the tomato production centers in East Sumba Regency. This research is a quantitative research with a sample of 40 farmers. The data analysis technique refers to the Cobb-Douglas production function model in the form of natural logarithms (ln). The results of this study indicate that the use of inputs such as land area and manure has a significant effect on tomato production, while other inputs such as urea fertilizer, seeds, pesticides, and labor have no effect on tomato production in Kawangu Village.