THE INFLUENCE OF FARMING EXPERIENCE, PRODUCTION COSTS, SELLING PRICE, AND NUMBER OF TREES THROUGH PRODUCTION AS INTERVENING VARIABLES ON THE INCOME OF CRYSTAL GUAVA FARMERS IN UMBULSARI DISTRICT, JEMBER REGENCY

Abstract

This research aims to determine the influence of farming experience and costs production, selling price, and number of trees through production as variables intervening on the income of crystal guava farmers in Umbulsari District Jember Regency. The data used in this research is data secondary and primary data collected through distributing questionnaires against 96 correspondents. The sampling technique used in this research is a non-probability sampling technique with the snowball sampling method. The data processing method uses the path analysis method with the help of tools SPSS 25 analysis. The test used in this research is the instrument test data (Validity and Reliability Test), classic assumption test, t test, and Sobel test. Results This research shows directly the variable of farming experience significant effect on production variables, while cost variables production, selling price, and number of trees do not have a significant effect on production variables. And directly the variables are production costs, selling prices, and production has a significant effect on the income variable, meanwhile the variables of farming experience and number of trees did not have a significant effect to the income variable. To test indirectly, use the test Sobel test calculator concluded that the farming experience variable through the production variable has a significant effect on the income variable crystal guava farmers in Umbulsari District, Jember Regency.