Ekstensifikasi Produksi Lada di Indonesia Kurun Waktu 1971-2015

The success of the agricultural sector in Indonesia is highly dependent on the main production factor, namely land area. Pepper production as Indonesia's most important plantation crop to improve people's welfare cannot be separated from the influence of land use owned by farmers. The response of farmers to pepper plants is the main key to being able to take advantage of their land area to increase pepper production in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the extensification of pepper production in Indonesia in the period 1971-2015. The research model used is descriptive analysis using linear regression. From the calculation results, it is found that there is a unidirectional and significant relationship between land area and pepper production in Indonesia. This statement is in accordance with the production theory that increasing the area of ​​land used for pepper cultivation will increase pepper production in Indonesia.  According to the reality, Indonesia from a geographical point of view is the country with the largest land area in addition to the high selling value of pepper, especially in the international market. Thus, the response of farmers who are large enough to plant pepper has made pepper status as the main crop and ultimately increased pepper production in Indonesia and was able to increase the export value of plantation products.