Innovative and Creativity As Entrepreneurial Ability of Organic Rice Farmers in Bantul, DIY

摘要

As the farm manager, farmers have an important role in increasing their farming income and family welfare as the goal of their farming activity. To achieve their goal the farmers have to be able to produce a high quality and competitive product. The organic farming system is a method that can be applied in producing high-quality products and ensuring the preservation of the environment for sustainable production. This research aims to analyze how individual and environmental factors influence the innovative and creative behavior as the entrepreneurial ability of organic rice farmers. Survey was done by interviewing 80 rice organic farmers from four districts in Bantul, and then it was analyzed using regression. The result shows that business environment, including credit access, market orientation, the training experiences, the networking and government support; and the individual factors such as the farmers'age, the farming experience, the family burden and the education level influence the innovative and creativity behavior as rice organic entrepreneur.