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THE INCOME CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN MOBILE VEGETABLE TRADERS TO THE

FAMILY ECONOMY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MASAGENA VILLAGE
KONDA DISTRICT SOUTH KONAWE REGENCY

Ainun Jariyah1*), Ilma Sarimustaqiyma Rianse1*), Fahria Nadiryati Sadimantara1*)

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Department of Agribusiness Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari 93232

*Corresponding author: ainunjariyah926@gmail.com

To cite this article:

Jariyah, A., Rianse, I., & Sadimantara, F. (2022). The Income Contribution of Women Mobile Vegetable Traders
to the Family Economy During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Masagena Village Konda District South Konawe
Regency. International Journal of Agricultural Social Economics and Rural Development (Ijaserd), 2(2), 57 - 61.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.37149/ijaserd.v2i2.23360

Received: January 20, 2022; Accepted: April 07, 2022; Published: August 11, 2022

ABSTRACT

This research is motivated by the income generated by the husband is deemed insufficient to
meet household needs. Hence, women from poor households work to earn sufficient income for the
household economy. Mobile vegetable traders on the family economy during the covid-19 pandemic
in Masagena Village, Konda District, South Konawe Regency. The research area's determination was
performed purposively considering that Masagena village is an area for mobile vegetable traders. The
number of respondents was 26 female itinerant vegetable traders. Data analysis used income
analysis, and the income contribution was a percentage. The average monthly income of female
vegetable traders is IDR13,285,000, with a total monthly cost of IDR10.845.537 and monthly revenue
of IDR2.436.463. In contrast, the husband's income from female vegetable traders is IDR1,933,269,
with a total monthly cost of IDR564.473 and a monthly income of IDR1.375.694. The income
contribution of women travelling vegetable traders during the covid 19 pandemic is 63.91%. The
husband's Contribution is 36.09%.

Keywords: Contribution; family economy; mobile vegetable trader; women's income

INTRODUCTION

The agricultural sector is one of the sectors whose economy impacts cases of covid 19.
Where the priority needs in dealing with the spread of covid 19 are the farm sector, the agricultural
sector is a sector directly related to meeting the needs of life. Needs of human life with the availability
of food. Fulfilment of people's food produced by the agricultural industry, one of which is vegetables.
According to the (BPS, 2019), South Konawe Regency is one of the regencies in Southeast
Sulawesi that has agricultural potential to develop various types of vegetable crops based on BPS
data from Southeast Sulawesi Province. It can reach 4,850 kW, and spinach as much as 1,853 kW.
The high production and demand during the covid 19 pandemic provide a fairly high profit for mobile
vegetable traders.
Mobile vegetable traders have an important role in supporting the family's economic growth.
Selling vegetables around is a job in the informal sector, so it does not require certain educational
qualifications or complicated selections for those who want to work (Juita et al., 2020 ). Responding to
increasingly high economic conditions, it is men who play a role in earning a living for the household
and women. Women's jobs during the covid 19 pandemic are as mobile vegetable traders who have
an important role in helping the family's economic income (Sungkawati & Ratnawati, 2015).
Women from poor households work to earn a living to earn sufficient income for the
household economy. The revenue generated by the husband is considered insufficient to meet
household needs. The low education and skills make women prefer to work in the informal sector
(Hapsari, 2018 ). Masagena Village is one of the villages located in the Konda District. Most of the
residents work as mobile vegetable traders to help the family economy because of the insufficient
income of the husband and tend to be erratic, causing homemakers to work to increase household
income. They have been deemed inadequate, so homemakers tend to be pushed as mobile
vegetable traders because, in general, homemakers have low levels of education and skills.
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(Yulistien Djangaopa Y et al., 2018 ) His research showed that the Contribution of the average
monthly income of vegetable traders to household income was 58.56%, while the income of husbands
was 22.47% and children 18.97%. According to (Sopamena, 2019), women play a role in coastal
community households through important activities, namely: carrying out domestic activities plus as
workers who contribute to household income. Below the minimum wage, 27.6% of women contributed
above the minimum wage. According to(Andriani et al., 2017). the income contribution of women
Nipah roof artisans to family income is an average of 44.11% per month, while the average revenue
received is IDR 1,062,350.00 per month.
The mobile vegetable trader business has obstacles in the family economy, which is
considered insufficient and inadequate and tends to be erratic. That is what causes homemakers to
working as mobile vegetable traders to help the family economy, especially during the covid 19
pandemic, which encourages homemakers ladder to contribute to family income. So it is important to
research, so it is important to examine the income contribution of women travelling vegetable traders
to the family economy during the covid 19 pandemic, which aims to find out the income and gift of
women travelling vegetable traders to the family economy during the covid 19 pandemic.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This research was conducted in Masagena Village, Konda District, South Konawe Regency.
The selection of research locations was carried out purposively. This research was conducted in
August-September 2021. The population in this study were 26 women who were vegetable traders.
The saturated sampling technique was determined to sample. Saturated sampling tests all population
members (Sugiyono, 2015). The types and sources of data used in this study are primary and
secondary. Data collection techniques were carried out using observation and interviews. The
research variables used were the identity of the respondents and the characteristics of mobile
vegetable traders.
The data analysis used in this research is the quantitative analysis calculated using mobile
vegetable traders' income analysis (Soekartawi, 1995). The income contribution of itinerant vegetable
traders is computed using the contribution formula (Jumaedi, 2005).

P = Yi/Yt×100% (1)

Description : P = The amount of income contribution of mobile vegetable traders to family income (%),
Yi = Mobile Vegetable Merchant Income (IDR/month), Yt = Total Family Income (IDR/month)

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Respondent Identity
Respondents in this study were mobile vegetable traders in Masagena Village, Konda District,
South Konawe Regency. The characteristics of respondents in this study comprised age, education
level, experience in the mobile vegetable business, and the number of dependents in the family.

Table 1. Identity of respondents of women mobile vegetable traders in Masagena Village

No Identity Number of Respondents (person) Percentage (%)
1 Age
23-30 5 19,23
31-38 9 34,62
39-46 8 30,76
47-54 3 11,54
55-64 1 3,85
2 Level of Education
Primary School 10 38,46
Junior High School 9 34,62
Senior High School 7 26,92
3 Trading Experience
2-6 5 19,23
7-11 8 30,77
12-16 5 19,23
17-21 5 19,23
22-26 3 11,54

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Table 1. Identity of respondents of women mobile vegetable traders in Masagena Village

No Identity Number of Respondents (person) Percentage (%)
4 Number of family dependents
0-1 7 26,92
2-3 16 61,54
4-5 3 11,54

Age is one factor that affects the ability to work and a person's productivity. A person will
experience an increase in workability with increasing age but will also experience a decrease in
workability at a certain age (Wulandari, 2019). Economically, productive age is divided into three
classifications: the 0-14 year age group is the unproductive age, the 15-64 year age group is the
effective age group, and the age group over 65 years is the ineffective age group (Mantra, 2004)
Table 1.1 shows that the age of respondents from mobile vegetable traders are mostly 31-38 years
old. Namely, nine respondents (34.61%), followed by 39-46 years old as many as eight respondents
(30.77%), and the smallest is 55- 64 years—year as many as one respondent (3.85%).
According to (Wulandari, 2019), education can affect a person's mindset regarding decision
making and regulatory management in managing a business. According to (Bustanul et al., 2018),
educated people will accept ideas and easily take innovation in their business activities. (Sumantri B,
2004 ), formal education prepares business owners to face life and increase knowledge/experience.
Business owners need to be educated to overcome this. Education can make it easier to accept or
consider an innovation that can help develop a business better than before. According to (Fitriani,
2018 ), education affects business activities that will be managed through higher education, which
tends to be faster in accepting developments/knowledge and High School.
The experience of trading vegetables influences the decisions taken and resilience in the face
of various problems that arise in the trading process. This is because women who are more
experienced as vegetable traders will be more aware of the advantages and disadvantages of their
business so that they are more prepared to face problems that may arise. As stated by (Mimi Susanti
et al., 2021), companies with experience of 1-5 years and 6-10 years and above are said to be
experienced. According to (Gafur & Lamusa 2017), the level of success in running a business is
determined by one's experience in doing business. Table 1 shows that the respondents of mobile
vegetable traders have been in the industry for a long time. The highest mobile vegetable trading
experience is 7-11 years, with eight respondents (30.77%). The smallest is 22-26 years, with three
respondents (11.54%). This shows that the experience of selling vegetables around will affect the skill
level of the respondents in managing their business.
The number or number of family members closely relates to the respondent's age as a
vegetable trader. The number of family members affects per capita income. The more the number of
family members, the greater the costs incurred, the fewer the number of family members and the
fewer costs incurred. Table 1 shows that the most dependents of mobile vegetable merchant families
are 2-3 dependents, namely 16 respondents (61.54%), followed by 0-1 dependents as many as seven
respondents (26.92%), and the smallest 4-5 dependents. . as many as three respondents (11.54%). It
can be said that the average number of dependents of mobile vegetable traders is still relatively small.
Following what was stated by (Purwanto & Taftazani, 2018), the number of dependents of 1-3 families
is called small family dependents 4-6 people are said to be dependents. The number of dependents in
the family is one factor that can affect how respondents manage their business.

The Contribution of Women Mobile Vegetable Traders to the Family Economy during the
Covid-19 Pandemic
The higher income contribution of each household member for each work activity is a
consequence of the large proportion of the work devoted to each family member in these activities.
Income contribution can provide information on how big the Contribution of farming is in providing
household income where family members work outside of agriculture (Hariati et al., 2018). The total
household income shows that the Contribution of the wife as a housewife who trades vegetables is
greater than that of her husband and other family members. This shows that every family member
works together to earn a living to meet the needs of his household life.
Table 2. shows that the Contribution of women travelling to vegetable traders is 63.91%, while
husbands contribute 36.09%. The wife's average income is more than the husband's average income,
whose job is farming with uncertain income and only gets results every 2-3 months. Apart from
farming, sometimes the husbands of working women work as casual labourers or help bring their
vegetable merchandise to the market. The income of women traders is net income after deducting
capital, user fees and transportation costs. This means that the role of women is very large in

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improving the welfare of their families, seeing that the income contribution of female mobile vegetable
traders is greater than the respondent's husband.

Table 2. Average contribution of women Mobile Vegetable Traders to the Family Economy During the
Covid 19 Pandemic
Average Earnings Contributions
Household Members
(IDR/month) (%)
Wife 2.436.463 63,91
Husband 1.375.694 36,09
Totals 3.812.157 100,00

This research is in line with previous research by (Yulistien Djangaopa Y et al., 2018 ) with
the title of the Contribution of women vegetable traders to family income at the Manado road shoulder
market. Based on the research results, the average monthly donation of green vegetable traders to
household income is 58.56% or IDR2.345.333. The average time spent in one day taking care of the
household is 5.33 hours per day with 22.21%. In contrast, the average time women spend selling
vegetables at Pasar Bahu Manado is 6.73 hours per day, with 28.04%. And time for other activities,
including social activities and rest, an average of 11.93 hours per day with a percentage of 49.70%.
The similarity of this study with previous studies is that both have relatively large contributions
compared to other family members.

CONCLUSION

The monthly income of female vegetable traders is IDR 13,285,000, with a total monthly cost
of IDR 10,848,537 and a monthly income of IDR 2,436,463. At the same time, the husband's income
from female vegetable traders is IDR 1,933,269, with a total monthly cost of IDR 564,473 and a
monthly income of IDR 1,375,694. The income contribution of female mobile vegetable traders during
the COVID-19 pandemic was 63.91%, and the husband's Contribution was 36.09%.

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