International Journal of Economics, Business, Accounting, Agricultural Management and Sharia Administration |IJEBAS E-ISSN: 2808-4713 |https://radjapublika.com/index.php/IJEBAS 169 ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURES OF RED CHILLIA FARMERS IN SAWANG DISTRICT ACEH UTARA REGENCY Riani 1 , Adhiana 2 , Martina 3 , Rita Ariani 4 1,2,3,4 Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Malikussaleh Email: 1) riani@unimal.ac.id Abstract One of the vegetable crops that have high economic value and is always needed is red chili. Red chili farming in Sawang District is an activity of farmer households in obtaining income to meet household consumption needs in the form of food and non-food. The ability of farmers to obtain income that is used for household consumption will determine the level of welfare of red chili farmers' households. The purpose of this study was to analyze the household income and expenditure of red chili farmers in Sawang District, North Aceh Regency with a total sample of 40 families. Data were analyzed by quantitative descriptive method. The results showed that the household income of farmers came from agricultural and non-agricultural income with the total income of all respondents amounting to 62,523,981.25 IDR /production process or 10,420,663.54 IDR/month. The income is used to meet food and non-food needs in the amount of 3,579,227 IDR/month. Meanwhile, the welfare level of farmer households is low based on the income structure and expenditure structure. Keywords: Red Chili, Welfare, Income, Expenditure, Farmer's Household 1. INTRODUCTION Indonesia is an agricultural country with natural resources that are very capable of supporting the country's economy. Therefore, the agricultural sector is the main source of income for most of Indonesia's population. The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in economic development both nationally and regionally. Agricultural development includes the food crops and horticulture, plantation, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry sectors with the aim of improving people's welfare (Husni et al., 2014). The agricultural sector is the mainstay sector for the people of North Aceh Regency, based on the results of the National Labor Force survey, more than 50% of the people of North Aceh Regency are in the agricultural sector. One of the mainstay sub-sectors is the food crops and horticulture sub-sector. Horticulture groups are vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants, ornamental plants and medicinal plants or spices (Purba et al., 2021). The types of vegetable crops that are the mainstay of North Aceh Regency are long beans, shallots, spinach, large red chilies, cayenne pepper, mushrooms, kale, cucumbers, eggplant and tomatoes. Horticultural crops are superior crops that are much needed and in demand by the community. One of the vegetable crops that have high economic value and is always needed is red chili. The large red chili harvested area in North Aceh Regency occupies the third largest area of the harvested area of other vegetable crops. North Aceh chili harvest area is 195 hectares (BPS Aceh Utara, 2020). For Sawang District in 2020, the harvested area reached 23 ha with a total production of 127.19 tons and productivity reached 5.53 tons (BPS Sawang District, 2020). Along with the development of the food industry, chili is one of the raw materials needed and widely cultivated by producers in various farming scales (Zamrodah & Pintakami, 2020). Red chili is also a food ingredient that contains nutrients and vitamins including protein and calories (Subagyono et al., 2010). If consumed, especially used as a cooking spice, it can increase appetite (Muchlisah & Hening, 1997). In addition, red chili is also used as an industrial raw material (Taufik, 2011), such as for medicines, cosmetics and dyes (Maflahah, 2010). Running a red chili farming business, of course, the goal of earning income is a top priority. To be able to increase the income of red chili farming, the factors that affect the income must be utilized optimally. Farming is said to be good if the output produced is greater than the input used. In this case the level of efficiency of farming depends on how farmers can increase the