KERAGAMAN USAHA TERHADAP PENDAPATAN RUMAH TANGGA PETANI DI DESA WAULAI KECAMATAN BARANGKA KABUPATEN MUNA BARAT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of business and household income in Waulai Village, Barangka District, West Muna Regency. The research period will be from March to April 2023. Site selection is carried out purposively (deliberately) with the consideration that Waulai Village has a variety of businesses both from on farm and non-farm. The population in this study is all farmers in Waulai Village who carry out on-farm (corn and cassava) and non-farm (weaving and blacksmithing) business activities totaling 25 people. Instruments or media used to collect data in the form of questionnaires. The research methods used, namely interviews, observations, documentation, and literature studies. Data analysis is used to calculate business diversity using the Entropy Index and to calculate revenue using quantitative descriptive analysis. The results show that Waulai Village has a variety of house hold businesses. The diversity of businesses in Waulai Village in clued corn farming and cassava farming (on farm), weaving business and blacksmith business (non-farm sector). Income from non-farm businesses contribute to on-farm business farmers.