Abstract:
Agropolitan is one of an alternative to deal with development inequality in Indonesia which has a
lot of potential natural resources in agriculture. Leuwiliang Sub District was determined by the
government in 2004 as part of the agropolitan area in Bogor Regency. Unfortunately, the
development of the Leuwiliang Agropolitan Area has not yet reached its goal. This is indicated
by the low level of farmers income and environmental issues. This research aims to determine
the factors that influence the development of the Leuwiliang Agropolitan Area. This type of
research is a quantitative approach. This research has three main categories of variables, namely
ecology, economy and social culture. This research uses primary data by using questionnaires to
the fifty-eight (58) registered farmer groups as respondents (purposive sampling) and were
analyzed by using confirmatory factor analysis in each category. The results show the use of
organic pesticides (ecological category), farmers profit level (economic category) and support
from farmers family members (social culture category) in the Leuwiliang Agropolitan Area are
the most influential factor from each category towards the development of Leuwiliang
Agropolitan Area. Based on the results of the analysis, some recommendations are needed for the
development of the Leuwiliang Agropolitan Area namely strengthening the capacity of farmers
to produce natural pesticides; strengthening the role of women and young farmers in
agribusiness; and Increasing the efficiency of a sustainable agribusiness system to maximize
farmers profit. |
