Feasibility Study of Hybrid Corn and Sweet Corn Farm in Plemahan District, Kediri Regency
This study aims to determine the cost, revenue, farmers' income, profitability and feasibility of sweet corn and hybrid corn farming in the Plemahan district. The technique of determining the research area is done by Purposive Sampling with the consideration that the Plemahan district has the highest corn production. Determination of respondent samples was done by census of 20 sweet corn farmers and 30 hybrid corn farmers. The method of analysis is carried out by describing the results of tabulations including income, R/C, capital productivity, land productivity, and labor productivity. The results showed that total farming costs were IDR 8,438,496 for sweet corn and IDR 9,473,266, - for hybrid corn with a land area of 4000 m Farmers’ lncome of sweet corn farming is IDR 7,915,054 during one planting season (3 months) of hybrid corn of IDR 7,611.52, - during one planting season (4 months) The profit obtained from sweet corn is IDR 4,473,588 while the profits of hybrid corn farmers amounted to IDR 3,639,734. The feasibility of sweet corn is higher than hybrid corn.