Pengaruh Kemitraan Terhadap Pendapatan Petani Manggis Di Desa Karacak Kecamatan Leuwiliang Kabupaten Bogor

Abstract

Mangosteen is a fruit tree crop that comes from a shady tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Mostly comes from Malaysian and Indonesian jungle. Mangosteen fruits one of Indonesia'sleading commodities for agribussiness. And therefore mangosteen have the potential to be exported to foreign countries. But the limitations of mangosteen farmers towards price information and market assurance are recognized as the greatest obstacle to developing the potential of the mangosteen fruit. One effort to resolve that problems is by using the partnership. Mangosteen farmers in Karacak Village, Leuwiliang, Bogor, has already made a partnership with PT. Agung Mustika Selaras. The aim of this research is to describes the implementation of partnership mechanism between PT. Agung Mustika Selaras with mangosteen farmers in Karacak Village, Leuwiliang, Bogor and also to analyzes the influence of partnership toward mangosteen farmer’s income in the Karacak village, Leuwiliang, Bogor. Data for this research was taken from October 2012 to November 2012. The respondent of this research is all partners farmer in Karacak village with the amount 23 farmers and non partner farmers with the amount 25 farmers This research is analyzed by using descriptive analysis, descriptive statistical , analysis of farming income, and the ratios (R/C).