Analysis of Factors Affecting Cocoa Production in Lareh Sago Halaban District, Lima Puluh Kota Regency,West Sumatera, Indonesia

Abstract

One of the government's efforts is to implement Gernas (national movement) for cocoa in 2013. However, the area of cocoa productive land is getting smaller in Indonesia, especially in Fifty Cities District. Based on the survey to the field that most of the farmers lack of maintenance of cocoa plants. Although the price of cocoa is currently quite stable. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect the production of cocoa plants and analyze the factors that influence the production of cocoa plants in the Lareh Sago Halaban District, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The research was carried out in June-September 2021 in Nagari Tanjung Gadang and Nagari Ampalu in Lareh Sago District, Halaban. The method used is a survey with a purposive sampling of 30 respondents. The data analysis used in this study was multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS version 24. The results showed that (1) the average cocoa production of farmers in Lareh Sago Halaban District was 127.96 kg (0.12 tons) per ha per hectare. years, (2) the factors that affect cocoa production are land area, frequency of pruning, and the amount of fertilizer have a positive and no significant effect. Meanwhile, the age of the plant and the number of workers had a significant and negative effect on cocoa production.