RISK ANALYSIS OF CATFISH CULTIVATION PRODUCTION IN KEDIRI REGENCY, INDONESIA

Abstract

Cultivators who manage catfish farming businesses must consider the possibility of low production yields caused by both external and internal variables. The risks that catfish farmers confront may be to blame for the low output. The aims of this study were to determine the source of production risk and the level of risk correlated with catfish production. The method of determining the area of study is carried out intentionally (purposively). This research method is a descriptive and analytical method. The snowball sampling approach was used with a sample of 40 respondents. The data used is a combination of sources both primary and secondary. The analysis used includes variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and risk level based on the risk map. Pests and diseases, weather and climate, the quality of catfish seeds, water quality, cannibalism, and human resources or cultivators who carried out the catfish cultivation process are all factors of production risk in Kediri Regency. The level of risk of catfish production is high, based on the variance value of 21.03, standard deviation of 4.59, and coefficient of variation of 1.61, while the production risk map reveals that the production risk faced by farmers is in the yellow zone, therefore it is included in the high-risk category.