Analisis Pendapatan dan Pengeluaran Keluarga Petani Buah Naga (Hylocereus polyrizus) (Kasus :Kecamatan Ujung Padang, Kabupaten Simalungun)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyze dragon fruit production costs, revenues, to determine the amount of household income of dragon fruit farmers, and the amount of expenditure of dragon fruit farmers in Ujung Padang District, Simalungun Regency. This research was carried out purposively in Ujung Padang District, Simalungun Regency. The method used was Simple Random Sampling using the Slovin formula with a total sample of 33 people. The research results show that the income level of dragon fruit farmers in Ujung Padang District, Simalungun Regency is IDR. 5.748.269/month. The total expenditure of farmer households in Ujung Padang District, Simalungun Regency is IDR. 4.100.495/month. Farmer household expenses are divided into 2, namely food expenses of Rp. 1,769,091 while non-food expenditure amounted to Rp. 2,331,404/month. This shows that non-food farmer household expenditure is higher than non-food.