KELAYAKAN USAHATANI MELON (CUCUMISMELO L) LAHAN TEGALAN DI KELOMPOK TANI “MEKAR SARI” DI DESA WEDORO, PENAWANGAN, GROBOGAN
Abstract
The study of “Feasibility Farming of Melon in Tegalan Area in the
Wedoro Village, Penawangan District, Grobogan Regency” aims to knowing how
much total cost, acceptance, income, profit and to knowing the feasibility farming
of melon in Tegalan area seen to RC Ratio, labour productivity, financial capital
productivity, and area productivity. This study used descriptive analysis as a basis
method. This study used a survey design. This study was taken place in Wedoro
village, Penawangan district, Grobogan. The sampling technique was a purposive
sampling since Wedoro village is one of the villages which had the highest
product outcome. This sampling technique was done by census that there were 32
melon farmers in Tegalan area. Melon farming with 3063m
costed Rp
23,372,485, and from the total costs, it earned Rp. 28.184.863. The income of this
labor of melon farming was Rp. 12.542.495, and the profit of melon farming was
Rp. 4.812.378 Therefore, melon farming gave a profit for becoming a business.