Abstract
Institutional clove farmers are still very weak, both in terms of marketing and in a pest control system. The number of damaged plants affected decreases production and productivity. Hence, the farmers’ revenue was lowering and they lost their income. This study aims to analyze the existing institutions in clove production centers and to formulate strategies to strengthen institutional pest control of clove. The survey was conducted in April-October in Sumedang and Sukabumi Regencies in West Java. The results show that there were three institutional models, namely Temu Urip at Sumedang, Maju Bersama, and Tanijaya groups at Sukabumi. All models had only focused on cooperation activities such as land clearing, plant cultivation process, weeding, harvesting, and savings-loans. The model that was specific to the pest control had not been developed. To establish and strengthen their position, farmers should innovate the concept of the Clove Institutional Model. They should take a partnership with other related elements, such as cooperatives, distributors of pesticides, financial institutions, government, universities, and research institutes. In this model, farmers’ association plays an important role as an institution that controls clove pests mainly at the district level and coordinating down to the village level.
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