Supply chain risk identification for improving sustainability of straw mushroom in Karawang Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Straw mushroom turns out to be the leading commodities in Karawang Regency in Indonesia. This district has been called as the highest production district/city in West Java besides West Bandung, Bogor, Subang and Cianjur. The demand for straw mushrooms is always increasing every year. However, still, there are some risks in mushroom supply chain. This study aims at identifying the actors involved and recognizing the types of risks in the straw mushroom supply chain. The respondents used in this study are experts consisting of government representatives, academic representatives, and practitioners involved in the mushroom supply chain. The research method used is descriptive method with survey research techniques. The data used are primary and secondary data. The sample was determined by purposive sampling with consideration of expertise. The analytical method used is Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model; it is used to identify the types of risks in the straw mushroom supply chain. The results demonstrated that there were five actors involved in the six supply chain channel patterns covering farmers, dealers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. The AHP model indicates that production risk (16.3%) is the major risk and needs more attention, and then followed by price risk (14.4%), quality risk (12.3%), capital risk (10.3%) and market risk (10.1%).