Contribution of Woman Labourers in Crystal Guava Farming to Family Income Gadingrejo Village, Umbulsari Sub-District, Jember District

Gray Aji Prakoso, Syamsul Hadi and Anisa Nurina Aulia

Journal of Agribusiness Management and Development (JAMADev), 2024, vol. 5, issue 2

Abstract: Labour consists of labour within the family and outside the family. Labour that comes from the family involves all family members who can help in meeting the economic needs of the family, be it husband, wife or children at the same time. The contribution of female farm labourers' income is the income contributed by female farm labourers to family income. This study aims to determine how much the contribution of women farm labourers' labour income to family income. The methodology used in this research is descriptive quantitative research with the determination of the location carried out purposively and selected, namely in Gadingrejo Village, Umbulsari District, Jember Regency. Sampling using a census. The sample in this study was all female crystal guava farm labourers in Gadingrejo Village, Umbulsari District, Jember Regency. The sample size was 30 respondents. Data collection in this study was carried out by observation and interview methods using questionnaires that had been prepared. The income of women labourers as farm labourers totals Rp 32,900,000 from a total of 30 respondents, where the range of monthly income is Rp 1,000,000 - Rp 1,200,000 and some of the respondents have side income ranging from Rp 300,000 - Rp 500,000. The contribution of women's labour income to family income is a small contribution (<50%), where the contribution of women is at 34.24%. The highest contribution in family income is still the husband's income which has >50% with 55.50% and the lowest contribution in family income is the children's income which is only 10.26%.

Keywords: Labor; and; Human; Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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