Determinants of Farmer Participation and Development of Shallot Farming in Search of Effective Farm Management Practices: Evidence Grounded in Structural Equation Modeling Results

Andi Amran Asriadi, Muslim Salam (), Rahmawaty Andi Nadja, Letty Fudjaja, Didi Rukmana, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, Muhammad Arsyad, Rahmadanih and Rafiqah Maulidiyah
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Andi Amran Asriadi: Study Program of Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Muslim Salam: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Rahmawaty Andi Nadja: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Letty Fudjaja: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Didi Rukmana: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Muhammad Hatta Jamil: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Muhammad Arsyad: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Rahmadanih: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Rafiqah Maulidiyah: Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-30

Abstract: The objective of this research was to examine the determinants of farmer participation and shallot-farming development in search of effective farm management practices. The study used structural equation modeling data analysis. The primary data were collected from direct structural interviews with 150 randomly chosen shallot farmers in Bantaeng Regency, Indonesia. It was found that the latent variables of Physical Aspects of Land, System of Economy Peasant Society, and System of Political Peasant Society were fundamental factors that exerted a positive and significant influence on the latent variable of Farmer Participation. Therefore, improvements in the physical aspects of the land, the economic framework, and the political structure of agricultural communities could promote farmer participation. Furthermore, the latent variable of Farmer Participation and System of Political Peasant Society had a positive and significant impact on shallot-farming development. Thus, by increasing the influence of government officials and community leaders, shallot farming can be promoted. The farmers can then enhance their participation in shallot-farming plan formulation and implementation, providing the continued development of shallot farming. The findings of this study contribute significantly to the body of knowledge by validating previous research and proposing different ways to improve effective farm management practices in shallot farming.

Keywords: farmer participation; shallot farming; structural equation modeling; Bantaeng Regency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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