DEMAN FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZER OF THE TECHNICAL IRRIGATION PADDY IN EAST OGAN KOMERING ULU

<div>This research investigates factors that influence demand for chemical fertilizer of the technical irrigation</div><div>paddy in East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. Using a multiple regression analysis, the result</div><div>shows that the significant factors influencing the urea fertilizer demand are the price of urea fertilizer</div><div>and the previous paddy production. It also finds that the price of paddy and total member of</div><div>family do not significantly influence the fertilizer. Meanwhile the significant factors that influence</div><div>the SP 18 fertilizer demand are the price of SP 18 fertilizer, the price of paddy and the previous</div><div>paddy production.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keywords: Urea fertilizer demand, SP 18 fertilizer demand, fertilizer subsidy</div><div>JEL classification numbers: O13, 018