Content available at: https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/index.php/jagritropica/index ISSN (PRINT) 2621-217X ISSN (ONLINE) 2621-699X 1 Analysis of Allocation of Fulfillment, Use, and Factors Influencing the Need for Cassava Farming Funds Sri Ayuni, Bambang Sumantri, and Ellys Yuliarti Department of Agricultural Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu * Corresponding author: sriayuniiay@gmail.com ABSTRACT: There is a lot of uncertainty in farming, such as farming funds using the results of previous agriculture; if it is not sufficient, farmers will make loans or use their assets. The long cassava production process, one year, only produced once, so for business sustainability, this cassava farming needs to be studied further. This study will see how the use, fulfillment, and factors affect the need for funds in cassava farming in South Abung District. The research location was determined purposively, and 153 farmers were selected using purposive random sampling. The analysis used is descriptive and Multiple Linear Regression. This study indicates four sources of funding for cassava farming: sources from own funds, loans to relatives and friends, intermediaries, and KUR. The funds owned by cassava farmers are allocated to buy seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, pay for labor, land taxes, and equipment depreciation. The factors that significantly influence the need for funds for cassava farming at the 95% confidence level are land area, seeds, fertilizers, and labor. Key words: Source of funds, fund allocation, funding needs, cassava farming This paper should be referenced: S. Ayuni, B. Sumantri, and E. Yuliarti. 2022. Analysis of Allocation of Fulfillment, Use, and Factors Influencing the Need Cassava Farming Funds. Agritropica: Journal of Agricultural Science. 5 (1): 1-12 Doi: https://doi.org/10.31186/J.agritropica.5.1.1-12 INTRODUCTION The development of the agricultural sector is one part of national development which aims to increase production sustainably. As a subtropical country, Indonesia is suitable for growing crops for food and industry. One of the food crop sub-sectors with great potential to be developed is cassava. Of the several existing varieties, Uj 5 (Casesart) and Uj 3 (Thailand) are currently widely cultivated in Java and Sumatra. These two varieties are the raw materials for the tapioca flour industry. Cassavas' potential economic and social value is a valuable (effective) future food ingredient. Besides being a food source of carbohydrates, cassava can also be used as animal feed and industrial raw materials. The many benefits and uses of cassava allow this plant to be more developed in areas of cassava production centers, one of which is in Lampung Province. In recent years, the production and size of cassava land in Lampung have continued to increase and displace corn fields. North Lampung Regency owned the highest cassava productivity in 2017, and almost all sub-districts in North Lampung Regency grow cassava with different production levels. South Abung District, which incidentally has a population of cassava farmers, is included in the top 2 cassava producers from 23 sub- districts in North Lampung Regency (BPS, 2017). The need for cassava that continues to increase must be in line with