Kerentanan Usahatani Garam Rakyat di Desa Bungko Lor Kabupaten Cirebon

Desa Bungko Lor merupakan lokasi prioritas pengembangan Sentra Ekonomi Garam Rakyat di Kabupaten Cirebon berdasarkan data dari Kementerian Kelautan Perikanan RI. Terdapat perbedaan metode yang digunakan oleh petani garam rakyat dalam memproduksi garam di Desa Bungko Lor yang sama-sama memiliki kerentanan terhadap variabilitas cuaca. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi petani dalam memilih metode yang digunakan, mengestimasi pendapatan petani garam tradisional dan petani garam geomembran, dan menganalisis kerentanan usahatani garam rakyat di Desa Bungko Lor. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Analisis Pendapatan, Regresi Logistik, dan Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI). Hasil penelitian menggunakan Regresi Logistik menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi keputusan petani dalam memilih metode bertani yaitu pernah mengikuti sosialisasi, lama bertani, pernah mendapat bantuan, dan harga garam di tingkat petani. Rata-rata pendapatan petani garam tradisional sebesar Rp 20.242.353/tahun dan petani geomembran sebesar Rp 24.196.874/tahun. Hasil tingkat kerentanan usahatani terhadap variabilitas cuaca memperlihatkan bahwa petani dengan kedua metode secara keseluruhan memiliki nilai kerentanan berskala tingkat menengah. Bungko Lor Village has been designated as a priority site for the establishment of the The community's Salt Economic Center in Cirebon Regency, according to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Smallholder salt producers in Bungko Lor Village employ differing methods for salt production, both of which exhibit susceptibility to weather variability. The objectives of this study are to determine the factors that influence farmers in selecting the method they use, to estimate the income of traditional salt farmers and geomembrane salt farmers, and to analyze the vulnerability of smallholder salt farming in Bungko Lor Village. This research employs Income Analysis, Logistic Regression, and the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) as methodologies. Base on Logistic Regression, the price of salt at the farm level, the duration of farming experience, the amount of assistance received, and the presence of socialization are the factors that influence farmers' decisions regarding their farming methods. The mean annual revenue of conventional salt farmers is Rp 20,242,353, while that of geomembrane farmers is Rp 24,196,874. The findings regarding farm sensitivity to weather variability indicate that farmers employing both strategies have an overall medium level of risk.