Perilaku Konservasi Lahan Petani Ubi Jalar dan Kubis

Agric : Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian. Vol. 19, no. 1 dan no. 2, 2007, p.26 - 43The research investigated farmer behavior toward land conservation, in this case behavior of sweet potato and cabbage farmers, in Sepakung, Banyubiru, Kabupaten Semarang, Central Java. Sepakung's topography is hilly, with a slope about 25 - 45%. Landslide occures frequently in that village. The research aimed at finding out the influence of age, experiences, land size, farmers knowledge about land conservation, access to information, social activity, the financial capital of farming, and cultural values towards farmer behavior in land conservation; in addition to identifying the differences of farm productivity toward farmer behavior in land conservation. The research used multiple OLS regression analysis and independent sample t test. The results of the research indicated that the behaviors of sweet potato farmers in land conservation were affected by land size, farmer's knowledge about land conservation, access to information, social activities, and culture value. Meanwhile the behaviors cabbage farmers in land conservation were affected by farmer's knowledge about land conservation, access to information, and social activities. The average farm productivity was significantly different for each level of farmer s behavior in land conservation, where high behavior in land conservation would result in increased level of farm productivity