ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agricultural and Food Economics
This article is part of the Research TopicCircularity in Integrated Production SystemsView all articles
Examining the effect of farm and farmers' characteristics and input allocation on potato production
Provisionally accepted
Ardi Rumallang1,2
Muslim Salam1,3*
Letty Fudjaja3Pipi Diansari3Baharuddin Patandjengi1
Rahim Darma3A Nixia Tenriawaru3Heliawaty Heliawaty3Akhsan Akhsan3Rahmadanih Rahmadanih3Nurbaya Busthanul3Rida Akzar4Muhammad Ridwan5Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali6- 1Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
- 2Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
- 3Departement of Agricultural Socio-Economic, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, makassar city, Indonesia
- 4The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- 5Agricultural Information Institute of CAAS, Beijing, China
- 6Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan
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The objective of this research was to examine the effects of farm and farmers' characteristics, and input allocation on potato production in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, using binary logistic regression. Primary data were collected through structured interviews with 223 potato farmers. The results showed that variables such as potato seeds, manure, NPK fertilizer, urea fertilizer, insecticide, and watering frequency significantly increased potato production. On the other hand, the use of herbicides and the distance between the farmer's house and the farm negatively affected production. These findings provide essential guidance and valuable insights for anyone seeking practical farm management solutions to boost potato output sustainably. The findings underline the importance of seed, manure, NPK, and urea fertilizers, pesticide applications, and watering frequency in increasing potato production. Based on the research findings, policy recommendations for farmers to improve potato production include increasing the efficiency of input use to optimize yields. Furthermore, there is a need to revise land management policies and adopt new technologies. Further research is needed to investigate technologies that can mitigate the negative impacts of herbicide use, as well as technical solutions to promote the intensification of upland potato farming.
Keywords: Potato production, Production factors, Farm Management, Binary logistic regression, Gowa Regency
Received: 21 Jun 2025; Accepted: 02 Dec 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Rumallang, Salam, Fudjaja, Diansari, Patandjengi, Darma, Tenriawaru, Heliawaty, Akhsan, Rahmadanih, Busthanul, Akzar, Ridwan and Ali. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Muslim Salam
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