Identifikasi Potensi Dan Kendala Produksi Paprika Di Rumah Plastik

Abstract

. Adiyoga, W., N. Gunadi, T. K. Moekasan, and Subhan. 2007. Identification of Potential and Constraint of Sweet Pepper Cultivation in Plastichouse. An exploratory survey was carried out in August to October 2003 in sweet pepper production center, Lembang, Bandung, West Java, to obtain general situation of vegetable production technology, especially sweet pepper, in plastichouse, and to identify potentials and constraints of existing cultural practices. There were 17 interviewed farmers that were selected purposively. The results showed that sweet pepper is the most important vegetable cultivated in plastichouse, followed by tomato, cherry tomato, and cucumber. Farmers usually mix 4–14 l of nutrient with 1000 l of water, apply with the dosage of 750–2000 ml/plant/day, as many as 3-5 times/day. The most important pest is thrips, followed by some diseases, such as fusarium wilt, and downy mildew. Estimated production cost per plant is between Rp. 7.000 to Rp. 10.000. The biggest expense is for nutrients, followed by labor, pesticide, seed, and media, subsequently. Outlets mostly used by respondents are assembly markets/traders, private companies, and cooperatives. Maximum price of sweet pepper usually occurs between January and May, while the minimum price frequently occurs between June and August. Efficiency indicators indicate that the R/C\u27s for tomato, sweet pepper, cherry tomato, and cucumber are positive (profitable). Main constraints of vegetable production in plastichouse based on their rank of importance, as perceived by farmers are pest and disease incidence, quality of plastichouse construction, capital availability, labor availability, nutrient availability, pesticide availability, water/irrigation availability, media availability, price fluctuation, and technical information availability. Potentials for further development as reflected by domestic and export market opportunities, are still promising. However, further development should be pursued cautiously, since there is a high dependence on main inputs that are still imported, such as seeds and UV-plastic