The Effect of Agricultural Development on Poverty Reduction in Southeast Sulawesi Province
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 5
Abstract
Efforts to eradicate poverty continue to be done by the government and various parties who have concerns about the problem of poverty. However, these efforts have not shown results as expected, marked by high levels of poverty.This research was conducted with the aim to identify the impact of agricultural development on the reduction of rural poverty in Southeast Sulawesi. The study was conducted on four districts in Southeast Sulawesi namely Muna, Konawe, South Konawe and Buton. Using a subjective approach to agricultural farming, and poverty alleviation, formulated questionnaires based on indicators that have been used in previous research. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed with 309 returns and 250 were eligible for analysis. Results of the study appear in descriptive then using each construct Factor Analysis Confirmation been four indicators each variable included in the structural analysis to test the hypothesis of the research that has been ditetukan. Descriptive analysis showed that the poverty rate is still considered high, while the development of agriculture is deemed most appropriate to alleviate rural poverty in the Southeast. The result of path analysis shows that the structural model used in accordance with the data found weighted standardized regression from agricultural development constructs to poverty alleviation (0.94). This shows the strong influence of agricultural development on rural poverty alleviation in the Southeast. The implications of the findings of this research is the most effective agricultural development and the starting point in alleviating rural poverty is the development of rural agricultural infrastructure and human resource pembangunaan farmers through the construction of roads, bridges, piers, ponds, penyuluhan- agricultural extension and training the use of appropriate technology. The study's findings could be an opportunity for further research to compare the subjective approach used in this study with an objective approach that has been used by researchers Indonesia. In addition, research can be conducted over a long period of time to observe the dynamics of agricultural development, and the state of rural poverty.
Authors and Affiliations
Yohanes Boni, Ayub M. Padangarang, Bahtiar . , Fajar Saranani
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