RISK OF WHITE OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus ostretaus) FARMING INI PANDAAN DISTRICT, PASURUAN REGENCY

Abstract

White oyster mushroom was a highly nutritious vegetable horticultural commodity and had the potential to be developed. The high demand for white oyster mushrooms created a good prospect for oyster mushroom farming. White oyster mushroom farming did not require a large area of land, but it required special temperature and humidity conditions. It was quite easy to run, and the harvest could be sold immediately. However, not a few mushroom farmers experienced obstacles during the production process. East Java Province contributed 55% of the total white oyster mushroom production in Indonesia. One of the oyster mushroom-producing areas in East Java Province was Pandaan District, Pasuruan Regency. Mushroom farmers in the area experienced production risks in their farming, which caused a decrease in production yields. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of risk, sources of risk, and effective risk mitigation strategies carried out by oyster mushroom farmers in Pandaan District, Pasuruan Regency. The data analysis methods used in this study were coefficient of variation (CV) analysis and House of Risk (HOR) analysis. The researcher used the total sampling method to determine the sample used in this study. The results showed that a value of 0.25 was obtained for the coefficient of variation (CV). This indicated that the value of 0.25 < 0.5 meant the risk faced by farmers was in the low category. There were 3 priority risk sources in oyster mushroom farming that had been identified. Additionally, there were 5 priority mitigation actions that farmers could take to mitigate the three priority risks.