PENGARUH PERAN KOPERASI DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN PETANI TEBU

Abstract

This study aims (1) to determine the effect of the role of cooperatives in improving the welfare of sugarcane farmers through capital lending, marketing, and supporting activities (2) to determine the level of effectiveness of the cooperative program in improving the welfare of sugarcane farmers. This research was determined by purposive sampling in Pakis Village, Pakis District, Malang Regency with simple random sampling method, using 47 samples of sugarcane farmers. The data analysis used is quantitative data analysis (logit regression model) and qualitative (effectiveness descriptive analysis). Based on the results of this study, it shows that (1) the role of cooperatives in improving the welfare of sugarcane farmers is significantly influenced by the variables of administrative convenience, interest rates, marketing guarantees, member meetings, and trainings, while the variable that has no effect is the level of price stability (2 ) The variable level of price stability and the variables of the trainings are included variables that have been effective with the results of the level of effectiveness (72%). While the variable of administrative convenience is a variable that is still less effective with the results of effectiveness (51%).