TINGKAT KESEJAHTERAAN RUMAH TANGGA PETANI PEDESAAN DI KA- BUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH UTARA

The purpose of this research is to determine the pattern of income, spending patterns and level welfare of rural farmer’s households. The research has been conducted in North Central Timor District on April-May 2017. The number of sample farmer’s households is determined based on the slovin method of 90 responden spread over in four sample villages that is Lanaus Village dan Sone Village in Western Miomaffo Subdistrict and Saenam Saenam Village and Manusasi Village in Central Insana Subdistrict. Data analysis using quantitative analysis and exchage rate of rural famer’s housholds (NTPRP). The results showed, that from the aspect of household income of farmers in TTU Regency Rp. 1.112.456/month is still low so that this category is still not prosper- ous. Income patten of famer’s households is still dominated by agricultural income, its means most farme’s households to earn income are still oriented in land result as a source of livelihood. Seen from the aspect of household expenditure of famer’s of Rp. 860.508/month allocated for food con- sumption expenditure of Rp. 514.891/month or about 59,84% of the total household expenditure of farmers and Rp. 345.617/ month or about 40,16% of total household expenditure is allocated for non-food consumption. While the Rural Farmers Domestic Trade Rate in TTU District shows that farmer’s household are not included in the prosperous category because the value of NTPRP to to- tal expenditure < 1 or NTPRP = 0.89%. The low value of NTPRP is strongly influenced by the low income earned by households while not being matched by the amount of households expenditures consisting of consumption expenditures (food and non-food) and production costs (agricultural and non-agricultural business)