This research will be carried out for two months, from November to December 2022 in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi Province.

The sampling method is carried out by purposive sampling , which is a sampling method with certain considerations that are considered to be representative of the object being studied. This sampling is based on the characteristics or characteristics of the population that is already known, namely salak farmers in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency. The population in this study is the entire community that has salak plants, namely 750 people, by calculating the sample size used the Slovin formula (Sugiyono, 2007).

The data sources used in this study are Primary Data and Secondary Data.

The data collection method can be done in primary data collection, the method of data collection is as follows:

To answer the formulation of the first problem, this study uses the Cobb- Douglass function production analysis. Using the Cobb-Douglas production function in such a way that all variables can be analyzed so that the regression equation

Information:

Y = Production (kg) X1 = Land Area (Ha) X2 = Labor (HOK)

X3 = Seed Consumption (kg) X4 = Fertilizer (kg)

b0 = Intersep

b1-b4 = Suspected parameter (Regression coefficient)

μ = Disruptive factors

The identity of the respondent is information that describes the general situation of the respondents of the salak farming community who are still active. The identities of the respondents studied in this study include: age, education level, number of dependents of family members and the area of land of the respondents.

Age is a determining factor in all activities of each respondent to maximize the capital and labor used during the farming process. In agriculture, the age level is an important factor, the younger a person is, the more optimal the strength to work. In general, young farmers have greater physical endurance when compared to older farmers. Young farmers tend to have an easier time doing farming.

Classification based on the age of the respondents of salak farmers, for more details, can be seen in Table 2.

Table 2 shows that of the 26 respondents, the farmer age group in general around 21-29 years only has a percentage of 3.85%, the age group of 30-38 years with a percentage of 11.53% with a total of 3 people while the age group of 39-47 years has a percentage of 42.31% with a total of 11 people, respondents aged 48- 56 have a percentage of 23.08% with a total of 6 people, respondents aged 57-65 who have a percentage of 15.38% with a total of 4 people, and respondents aged 66-74 have a percentage of 3.85% with 1 person. In this case, it shows that salak farmers have a productive age level at the age of 39 to 47.

Education is very important to have for a person. A person's level of education certainly affects managing their business in salak farming to increase the amount of production and income. A person's level of education and income are also related to each other. The higher a person's education, the more knowledge and experience they gain so that they are able to apply it in life, especially in managing land. for more details, see Table 3 below.

Based on Table 3, it shows that of the 26 respondents in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency, there were 11 people who graduated from elementary school with a percentage of 42.31% and who graduated from junior high school as many as 11 people with a percentage of 42.31%, while for the high school education level there were 3 people with a percentage of 11.54% and respondents who had taken a DIPLOMA education as many as 1 person who had a percentage of 3.84%.

The number of family dependents is one of the factors that affect household consumption patterns. The more family members, the more varied consumption patterns because each household member does not necessarily have the same taste. The number of family members is related to the income of salak farmers which will ultimately affect the consumption pattern of the

household. Therefore, it is necessary to know how many dependents are the family members of each salak farmer. For more information, see Table 4.

Based on table 4, it shows that the number of dependents of family members from 26 respondents, who have the number of dependents of 2-3 family members with a percentage of 50% and the number of dependents of family members 4-5 people with a percentage of 42.31% while those who have dependents of family members as many as 6-7 people with a percentage of 7.69%. It can be concluded that the number of dependents of family members has a fairly small consumption so that the income of salak farmers can increase.

The area of agricultural land will affect the scale of the business. With the availability of land Proper claims for farmers means that the potential of the land on site can increase income if the development is more effective, as the field of work of farmers affects farmers' activities and their agricultural productionfor more details can be seen in the following Table 5:

Based on table 5, it shows that the respondent farmer has a land area of 0.20-0.30 ha, has 17 respondents with a percentage of 65.38%, a land area of 0.40-

0.50 ha, the number of respondents is 7 people with a percentage of 26.92% and a land area of 0.60-0.70 ha has a number of 2 respondents with a percentage of 7.69%.

In addition to education, farming experience also affects success in the agricultural process. Farmers who have been working for a long time have more experience compared to farmers who have just worked, which means that farmers who have been working for a long time will find it easier to accept new innovations, for more details can be seen in the following Table 6:

Based on table 6, it shows that the respondent farmers have 3-9 years of salak farming experience with a total of 2 people and have a percentage of 7.69%, 10-16 years of 2 people with a percentage of 7.69%, 17-23 years of farming experience with 9 people with a percentage of 34.62%, 24-30 years with a total of 8 people with a percentage of 30.77%, 31-37 years old amounted to 2 people with a percentage of 7.69%, and 38-44 years of farming experience amounted to 3 people who had a percentage of 11.54%.

This study discusses what factors affect salak production with regression analysis, while the factors that affect are land area (X1), labor (X2), seeds (X3), and fertilizer (X4).

The results of the analysis of the factors that affect the production of salak can be seen in table 7.

From the results of statistical analysis, the 𝑅² by 0.85 which means that the variable of salak production can be explained 85% by the variables of land area, labor, seeds, and fertilizer. While the remaining 15% is explained by other variables that are not included in the regression model.

The results of the F test showed a Fcal value of 36.023 > Ftable 2.84, which means that salak production in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is directly and indirectly influenced by factors of land area, labor, seeds, and fertilizers.

The results of the t-test and regression analysis can show what production factors have a real effect and the level of their influence on the production needs of salak in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency. Based on the results of the t-test and regression analysis in table 10, it is known that the factors of land area, labor, seeds, and fertilizers have a real and intangible effect on salak production.

The real influence of land area on salak production in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is shown by the tcal value (2.955)

< t0.05, which means that the larger the land area, the more production will increase.

The real influence of labor on salak production in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is indicated by the tcount (-1.272) > t0.05, which means that if the number of workers increases, it will also affect the production results.

The real influence of seeds on salak production in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is shown by the tcal value (-1.746) > t0.05, which means that the more expensive the price of seeds, the less ability farmers will be able to meet the needs of their salak seeds.

The real influence of fertilizer on salak production in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is shown by the tcal value (-0.070)

> t0.05, which means that the more expensive the fertilizer price, the less able farmers will be able to meet the needs of their salak seeds, so that there will be a decrease in salak production.

Production costs in salak farming are costs incurred in farmers' business activities for one year. The cost of production is very decisive from the farming activities carried out because this affects the income obtained by farmers. If the costs incurred are too large and the income is small, the business is not profitable. The cost factor in salak farming is one of the factors that needs attention for every

business actor or economic actor. The production costs of salak farming in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency.

Fixed costs are costs incurred by farmers whose nature remains independent of the size of production or in other words, the amount of this cost is not affected by the increase or decrease in the amount produced. The fixed cost component incurred in salak farming in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency consists of equipment depreciation costs and taxes. The magnitude of each component of fixed costs can be seen in table 8.

Based on Table 8, it shows that the depreciation of equipment in salak farming obtained the average cost of depreciation of tools in salak farming of Rp. 46,932. The tax imposed on salak farming with an average cost of Rp. 50,769. The total fixed costs can be obtained from the cost of salak farming plus the total costs of fixed value incurred by the respondent. The total fixed costs incurred by the respondents of salak farmers are Rp. 97,701, this is because the ownership of salak business land is still relatively small, so the taxes issued are also small.

Variable costs are expenses that are closely related to production activities. The variable costs incurred by respondents in salak farming in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency are the cost of fertilizers, seedlings and labor. For more details, see table 9.

Seeds are the forerunners of plants that have stems and leaves instead of seeds, which have gone through the seeding process and are ready to be transplanted to a larger medium. The total seeds used by the respondent farmers in Katomporang village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency were 13,737 seeds with an average use of 528 seeds.

Fertilizer is a material used to change the physical, chemical or biological properties of the soil so that it becomes better for plant growth. The fertilizer used by the respondent farmers in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is Urea (Nitrogen). The total use of Urea fertilizer from 26 respondents was 2,670 kg each with an average use of Urea fertilizer/person of 102 Kg.

Phonska fertilizer is a material used to change the physical, chemical or biological properties of the soil so that it becomes better for plant growth. The fertilizer used by the respondent farmers in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency is phonska (Phospat and Potassium). The total use of Phonska fertilizer from 26 respondents was 875 kg each with an average use of Phonska fertilizer/person of 34 Kg.

The average wage of labor is the return for services received by labor used in maintenance and harvesting, in this case labor in the family. The average wage for workers is Rp. 455,769.

The total variable cost is obtained from the result of the total cost of salak farming. The total cost incurred can be seen on average, which is IDR 1.079.605/0,0032.

Revenue is the result of multiplying the number of products and the selling price of the product. The total revenue from Salak farming carried out by respondent farmers is Rp. 304,451,507/0.0032. Meanwhile, the average revenue in Salak farming is IDR 11,709,673/0.0032. The difference in the size of income at each scale of land ownership is due to the difference in the size of the salak population planted by each farmer. This shows that the acceptance of each respondent varies depending on the number of salak plant populations owned by each farmer.

Net income or operating profit is obtained from the difference between total revenue and total expenses. Revenue is the difference between total revenue and total costs incurred in running a business. Income in salak farming is obtained from the results of salak business revenues minus the total costs incurred for one year. It is stated that the income of the farmer is the difference between the income and all the expenses incurred during the course of carrying out his business activities. As for the amount of income of farmers in Salak farming in Katomporang Village, Duampanua District, Pinrang Regency, more details can be seen in table 10.

Based on Table 10, it shows that income in salak farming is obtained from the difference between revenue and production costs. The average income in Salak farming is IDR 10,530,304/0.0032.