Risk Mitigation of Red Chili Production in the Village Besakih, Bali Province

Abstract

Red chili is one of the strategic vegetables This study aims to identify the source, types, and risk mitigation; analyze the level of risks production; and optimal production area. Measuring the level of risk production using the coefficient of variation; source identification and risk mitigation were qualitatively and descriptively analyzed; and the optimal area is determined using the formula ABC of the production function. The study used secondary data and primary data cross section. Respondents and informants deliberately determined. Respondents are farmers who do farming red chili three cropping seasons since February 2015 till July 2016.The results showed the source of risk is the physical environment, the operational environment, and competitors. Mitigating risk is diversified; set the pattern and timing of planting; farming in a land area of optimal; making beds; improve farming techniques; destroy diseased plants were not yet in production; spraying with pesticides to crops pain already in production; discuss commodity and cultivation techniques are good at farmer group meetings. The risk level is relatively high production shown by the variation coefficient of 4.03 with a standard deviation of 672,821.71 kg. The productivity of the average maximum at 14.17 acre area, while the area of arable optimally between 12.98 to 15.36 acres.Suggested (1) farming in a land area of optimal; (2) the relevant agencies need to assist farmers in: (a) adjust the cropping pattern in the broader region; (b) to help find market red chili.

keywords: risk, mitigation, production function, red chilli