KAJIAN PENGARUH KUALITAS TENAGA KERJA PANEN DAN CARA PANEN TERHADAP KUALITAS PANEN TANDAN BUAH SEGAR KELAPA SAWIT (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) DI KEBUN PETANI INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITY (IGA) DI KABUPATEN KOTAWARINGIN BARAT, PANGKALAN BUN

Abstract

This study aims to determine the quality of harvest labor and the way harvesting works for IGA oil palm farmers. There were 34 respondents from PT IGA farmers, Gunung Sejahtera Ibu Pertiwi in Kota Waringin Barat District, Pangkalan Bun. This research has been going on for two months starting from March to April 2018. The results of the study were analyzed descriptively and with multiple linear regression analysis. As a dependent variable is the quality of harvesting fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and as a free variable is the quality of harvest labor and how to harvest. The results showed that the quality of harvest labor and the way harvesting works had the ability to improve the quality of harvest. The increase in FFB is closely related to the quality of harvesting labor and the way harvesting works.

Keywords: quality of labor, harvesting method and quality of FFB harvest