KEBERLANJUTAN KEMITRAAN PETANI PLASMA TEH DAN PT. PAGILARAN : BAGAIMANA DAN APA YANG MEMENGARUHI?

Many Nucleus Estate-Small holding (NES) coo-partnerships often experience dynamics and leave several problems for both parties engaged in the partnership, and in serious way, it may threaten the sustainability of the partnership. This research’s objectives are 1) to determine the level of willingness to sustain theNES coo-partnership, and 2) to analyze the determinant factors of the willingness tosustain the NES coo-partnership. Location of the research comprises two villagesnamely Kaliboja and Kaliombo, located in Paninggaran sub-district, Pekalonganregency. Ninety tea farmers selected by using convenience sampling method areinvolved and interviewed. Descriptive method and ordered logistic regression areemployed to answer the objectives of the research. The result shows that most farmers are willing to sustain the NES coo-partnership. Moreover, the determinant factors of the willingness to sustain partnerships are the age of farmer, farmer’s tea production, and partnership effectiveness.