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A This research was conducted in Kobalima Timur sub-district,
namely in Alas Utara village and Kota Biru village. The objectives
of this study were: 1) To identify factors that influence the level of
production and income of corn farming businesses of dry land
farmers in border areas; 2) To find out the amount of production
and income obtained by corn farmers in dry land border areas.
The selection of research locations was carried out by simple
random sampling, namely selecting 2 villages out of 5 villages that
directly border with Timor Leste, namely Alas Utara village and
Kota Biru village. The selection of sample farmers was carried out
using the simple random sampling method of 20% of the corn
farmer population in the 2 selected villages, namely 32 corn
farmers in Alas Utara village and 34 corn farmers in Kota Biru
village. so that 66 farmers were obtained as respondents.
The results of the study showed that: 1) Factors that significantly
influenced the level of corn farming production in the border area
of Kobalima Timur Sub-district, Malaka Regency were land area,
selling price, and labor. Meanwhile, farming experience, number
of seeds and education level do not significantly affect corn
production; 2) The income of corn farmers in the border area of
East Kobalima sub-district is IDR 15,823,252 per hectare
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