1Department of Agribusiness, Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia.
*Corresponding Author: Ernantje Hendrik, Department of Agribusiness, Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia. Email: ernantje@gmail.com; ernantje.hendrik@staf.undana.ac.id
The management of agricultural environmental (AEM) is directed towards the goal of a healthy and sustainable environment and supports long-term household food security. The study was conducted from May to October 2024. The objectives were to find out : farming characteristic, agricultural environmental management and the factors that influence Women Farmers to participate in AEM.
A quantitative method to analyze the relationship between multiple variables and the Ordinal Regression test used for modeling the determinant of women farmers’ participation in agricultural environmental management. Data collection was carried out with 1. A qualitative approach with interview techniques to research respondents. 2. A quantitative approach, using questionnaires and Cross Tabulation Analysis. The research location was chosen purposively, considering the population who own agricultural land and work as farmers. The sample was determined using the stratified proportion random sampling technique.
Farming carried out by farmers is dry land farming; management of the agricultural environment is generally still carried out with a traditional agricultural system and still relies on the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and chemical herbicides; and Participation of Women in AEM is included in the moderate category with an average score of 27.71 determinant of women participation in AEM are: age, education, family size, land area, farming experience and membership of farmer groups.
Agricultural environment, Management, Participation, Women
