Demand of organic fertilizer at rice cultivation in Klaten Regency

The objectives of this study were to determine the: (1) rice production and productivity, (2) factors that affecting the rice production and productivity, (3) usage of organic fertilizer, and (4) factors that affecting the usage of organic fertilizer. Juwiring district was appointed as the study location due to its contribution of rice production in Klaten Regency as well as Central Java Province. Multiple regression analysis was applied to determine the factors that affecting the rice production, productivity, and demand of organic fertilizer. The average of rice productivity was 6.23ton/ha. Land size, fertilizer, pesticide, and credit accessibility were the factors that affecting the rice production. On the other hand, seed, fertilizer, pesticide, labor, credit accessibility, and land ownership were the factor affecting the rice productivity. Producers used the organic fertilizer approximately 125.46 kg/ha and the factors that affecting it were price of organic and urea fertilizer.