The Heterogeneity of Small, Mid-Scale, and Large-Scale Curly Red Chili Farming In Megamendung, Indonesia

The change in land tenure and the shrinking size of agricultural Indonesia are recurring discussion topics. For farming to be sustainable, higher profit must gained, particularly as a backup increasing number small farms. This study aims examine practices curly red chili at three scale levels: large-scale, mid-scale, observations, surveys, interviews were conducted obtain production data during wet season (December 2021 - March 2022) Megamendung Sub-district. farm parameters presented descriptively; conversely, farm's efficiency was measured using R/C ratio explicit cost implicit costs. As many 30 farmers chosen purposive sampling technique. revealed that profits gained by depend on farms with largest share large-scale farms, followed mid-scale whose ratios 9.50, 9.03, 7.50, respectively. Mid-scale benefit from high selling prices selected marketing channels; other hand, efficient factors. Evidence shows may utilize both factors distribution channels less effectively. It is important for government consider implementing consolidation fragmented like this. Land will assist process managing systems groups make use