The sustainability analysis of red chili farming in Taraju District, Tasikmalaya Regency

Abstract The sustainability status of red chili farming and the level of factors or sensitive attributes that affect the sustainability dimension in red chili farming were examined in this research. The research was conducted in Taraju District with a purposive side technique. The fundamental consideration is that Taraji District is one of the areas with the highest production level in Tasikmalaya Regency. The number of samples was 37 consisting of farmers. The RAP-Fish method was implemented to assess the sustainability status of farming. The test used to scale the index of sustainability was Leverage Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS). The research defined ecological, economic, and social dimensions that were entirely sustainable. The Sustainability index of red chili farming was based on social and ecological dimensions; it obtained values of 47.36 and 43.00, so it was categorized in the less sustainable category. While the sustainable index of red chili farming from the economic dimension obtained is 24.45, it was classified as unsustainable.