THE DETERMINANTS OF PADDY FIELD CONVERSION IN TIMOR ISLAND, EAST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE (NTT)
Penulis/Author
PRISCHA JULIAN LULAN (1); Prof. Dr. Ir. Dwidjono Hadi Darwanto, S.U. (2); Dr. Ir. Slamet Hartono, S.U., M.Sc. (3)
Tanggal/Date
2017
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
The objectives of this research are: (1) to investigate the trend of paddy fields on Timor Island and (2) to know the determinants of the conversion of paddy fields on Timor Island. Timor Island consists of several districts such as Kupang District, South Central Timor District (TTS), North Central Timor District (TTU), Belu District and Kupang City. In fact, they are the main rice-producing areas in the Timor Island, so they have an important role in the supplying sufficient for locals. However, the regions are slowly started to be converted to non-paddy-field use such as new settlements and other infrastructure development along with the current economic development. The basic method used in this research was descriptive analysis and the location of research was determined purposively because this location was based on the consideration that there was a high growth of non-agricultural sectors in Timor Island; making it vulnerable to the reduction of paddy field area. The data used was secondary data (2005-2014). The results showed that (1) the trend of rice field in Timor Island is not significant with time variable. (2) The analysis of determinants of paddy field area in Timor Island using multiple linear regression with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method indicated that the factors affecting the conversion of wetland in Timor Island significantly are the variable of building area and the number of industries
