Sorghum Contribution to Increased Income and Welfare of Dryland Farmer Households in Wonogiri, Indonesia

Dewi Sahara (), Joko Triastono, Raden Heru Praptana, Anggi Sahru Romdon, Forita Dyah Arianti, Sugeng Widodo, Arlyna Budi Pustika, Heni Purwaningsih, Andi Yulyani Fadwiwati, Sutardi, Muslimin, Agus Supriyo, Afrizal Malik, Tota Suhendrata, Cahyati Setiani, Teguh Prasetyo, Komalawati, Munir Eti Wulanjari, Chanifah and Endah Nurwahyuni
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Dewi Sahara: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Joko Triastono: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Raden Heru Praptana: Research Center for Food Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor-Jakarta, Cibinong Bogor 16911, Indonesia
Anggi Sahru Romdon: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Forita Dyah Arianti: Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment, National Research and Innovation Agency, Serpong, South Tangerang City 15314, Indonesia
Sugeng Widodo: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Arlyna Budi Pustika: Research Center for Food Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor-Jakarta, Cibinong Bogor 16911, Indonesia
Heni Purwaningsih: Research Center for Food Technology and Processing, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jogja-Wonosari KM 31.5 Gading, Playen, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta 55861, Indonesia
Andi Yulyani Fadwiwati: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Sutardi: Research Center for Food Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor-Jakarta, Cibinong Bogor 16911, Indonesia
Muslimin: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Agus Supriyo: Research Center for Food Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor-Jakarta, Cibinong Bogor 16911, Indonesia
Afrizal Malik: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Tota Suhendrata: Research Center for Macroeconomics and Finance, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Cahyati Setiani: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Teguh Prasetyo: Research Center for Sustainable Production System and Life Cycle Assessment, National Research and Innovation Agency, Serpong, South Tangerang City 15314, Indonesia
Komalawati: Research Center for Cooperatives, Corporation, and People’s Economy, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Munir Eti Wulanjari: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Chanifah: Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 10, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
Endah Nurwahyuni: Research Center for Food Crops, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Bogor-Jakarta, Cibinong Bogor 16911, Indonesia

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Sorghum is uniquely adapted to dryland and used by the Indonesian government to optimize the utilization of dryland and increase farmers’ incomes. The objective of this study was to analyze the contribution of sorghum to increasing income and the level of welfare of dryland farmer households in Wonogiri, Central Java, Indonesia. The study was conducted from October to December 2022 using a survey method through direct interviews with purposively selected sorghum-growing farmers. A set of questions included household income and expenditure. The average total income and expenditure indicators, poverty line figures, RMW, and ERFHI were used to measure the welfare level of farmer households. The study found that the income derived from sorghum contributes 22.87% to total household income and tends to increase household income by 29.65%. According to the average total income earned, farming households were in a prosperous condition. This can be seen from the total income, which is higher than the total expenditure, the average per capita income higher than the poverty line, the average total income higher than RMW, and the value of ERFHI at 1.25. Income derived from sorghum has increased by 21.43–56.00% from less prosperous households to prosperous ones. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the existing literature on sorghum development and farmers’ income and to be a reference for policy makers in formulating poverty alleviation programs and improving the welfare of farmer households, as well as expanding sorghum development by optimizing the utilization of agroecological, economic and social resources.

Keywords: sorghum; dryland; poverty; welfare; farmer households (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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