| dc.description.abstract | Citronella is one of the essential oil-producing plants that is widely used as a raw material
in numerous downstream industries, such as cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals and
is also a commodity in the agribusiness sector that has a worthy market and is highly
competitive in foreign markets. The purpose of this study was to analyze how the effect of the
amount of production, labour costs, the price of firewood, the price of citronella leaves, and
the selling price of citronella oil on the income of citronella oil farming. The sample was
determined using the slovin formula with a total of 62 respondents. The method used in this
research is using multiple linear regression analysis and the data is processed using Eviews
software. The results of the analysis show that the variable production volume, labour costs,
firewood prices, citronella leaf prices, and citronella oil selling prices have an effect of
97.6% (R2 = 0.976) on citronella oil farming income. While simultaneously the variable
amount of production, labour costs, price of firewood, price of citronella leaves, and selling
price of citronella oil affect the income of citronella oil farming. Partially the variable
amount of production, labour costs, price of firewood, price of citronella leaves, and selling
price of citronella oil have a significant effect on the income of citronella oil farming in
Sekuelen Village, Blangjerango District, Gayo Lues Regency. | en_US |
