Agro-industry Development Research Articles

Identification of Prospective Product for the Development of Integrated Coconut Agroindustry in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the largest coconut producers in the world. However, diversification of processed coconut products in Indonesia is still far below other countries, such as the Philippines. Concerning this, the Indonesian government expects the development of an integrated coconut industry in Indonesia. This research aims to determine the process of determining processed products of coconut commodities that are prospective to be developed in an integrated manner in Indragiri Hilir, Riau, Indonesia. Seven stakeholders involved in the development of coconut agroindustry are interviewed. They are asked to fill in the questionnaire. The data obtained from the interviews and questionnaires were analysed using Fuzzy Group Decision Making technique. The independent preferences used are Multi Expert-Multi Criteria Decision Making and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The results showed that prospective products developed for integrated coconut agro-industry were coconut oil, palm sugar, and shell charcoal. This result was obtained based on nine assessment criteria conducted by seven experts on ten alternative coconut products processed products. Coconut oil is very prospective to be developed if viewed from the aspect of the criteria of market opportunities and its linkages with the downstream industries. Moreover, coconut sugar also has an excellent prospect as the world market demand for palm sugar in Indonesia is quite significant, besides its absorption of labour and environmentally friendly. Shell charcoal is an industry with low production costs, but it has a great influence on the employment. The high demand of the world market also resulted in shell charcoal having high potential to be developed.

Sistema de información web para la toma de decisiones en la evaluación de la calidad de productos agroindustriales

The raw cane sugar industry in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico represents a growing market nationwide and globally. Mexico exports to the US, Europe and Japan with below rate such as a country like India, Colombia or Brazil. The little technification of this sector in the region is considered as a factor of the delays in the agro industry development. The Technological Institute of Ciudad Valles currently conducts researches for the evaluation of two of the quality characteristics of the raw cane sugar: color and texture; exploiting the computer sciences through image processing. This project defines the development of an information system through the iWeb methodology and data mining techniques to provide the information that characterizes the raw cane sugar as a quality product. With the systematization of processes for quality control, it is possible to provide direct information that supports decision-making and favors the growth of the industry towards global markets. Incorporating characteristics of information portability, ability to have reliable data on product evaluation and statistical representation of defects; becoming a support tool for the improvement of the raw cane sugar industry.

Economic Development of Mangosteen Agro-Industry Based on Sustainability

The concept of developing agro-industry based agropolitan area for Mangosteen Peel Extract is a solution to create the high added value and to increase people’s income in the area. Agro-industry development in agropolitan areas by optimizing the local strategic commodities is a breakthrough to support the regional economy growth to be sustainable, so it is common in accordance with the potential regional leading commodities. The aim of this research is to analyze the sustainability of the area and to assess the feasibility of mangosteen agro-industry investment. The results of analysis show that the level of sustainability of technological and infrastructure, economic, social, and environmental and technological aspects are categorized as less sustainable with the sustainability index ranging from 34.12% to 49.96%. While the policy aspects in the development of Karacak agropolitan area are categorized as unsustainable with the sustainability index of 22.31%. The results of the feasibility analysis show that the capsulated agro-industrial product of mangosteen peel extract have greater opportunity to attract the investors because it is feasible with NPV value of Rp 17,690,067,855 and the added value of Rp 90,833/ kg of raw materials.

Identification of potential locations and factors for coffee agro-industry development in Argopuro mountain, Jember

Argopuro mountain in Jember district, East Java, has the potential to develop coffee agroindustry. The areas include Arjasa, Sukorambi, Panti, Bangsalsari, Tanggul and Sumberbaru sub-districts. This research was conducted to determine potential coffee-producing locations for coffee agro-industry development. The research was quantitative and qualitative research using location quotient (LQ) method, then for region with highest LQ value, then factors identified for development coffee agroindustry using factor analysis with KMO and Bartlett's Test. The highest LQ results were found in Bangsalsari sub-district which (5.02). Identification of factors affecting the development of coffee agro-industry in the Bangsalsari contained 9 factors, namely education, members farmer group, institutions, marketing, quality, area, production, capital and technology. Analysis of factor obtained the KMO value of 0.590, significance value of Bartlett's Test, and Sphericity was 0.001. The factor analysis was appropriate for coffee agroindustry development and results of anti-image matrices obtained 5 factors, namely marketing (0.737), quality (0.709), production (0.707), capital (0.673) and technology (0.633). These factors influence the development of coffee agro-industry in Argopuro mountain area Jember.

STRATEGI PENINGKATAN KEBERLANJUTAN AGROINDUSTRI SAYUR POTONG STUDI KASUS DI PT SAYURAN SIAP SAJI

The development of fresh-cut vegetable agroindustry is a complicated case because it does not just involve production process, but it also involves various sustainability aspects. Therefore, it needs a data analysis method, namely Analytical Network Process Benefits Opportunities Costs Risks (ANP BOCR) by green productivity approach which applies environmentally friendly principle. The research aimed to determine priority strategy for increasing sustainability of fresh-cut vegetabe agroindustry. According to ANP BOCR method, there were four criteria which influence sustainability of fresh-cut vegetable, namely environment, technology, contract farming, and economy. The economy was the most dominant criteria. For increasing the sustainability of fresh-cut vegetable agroindustry, the best strategy was contract farming. It was appropriate with the three most influential subcriteria i.e. the increase of contract farmers’ skill by farmer group, the increase of contract farmers’ use, and the increase of company profit. The application of contract farming strategy is the movement of contract farming area to certain area located near the location of fresh-cut vegetable agroindustry and the accompaniment of contract farmer sustainably. The excellence of this research was the characteristic of strategic effect which means the application of strategy will give some impacts, namely decrease the carbon emission, the cost of transportation, and the defect of vegetable supply. By moving contract farming area to certain area located near the location of fresh-cut vegetable agroindustry,the accompaniment of contract farmer sustainably for increasing the contract farmers’ skill in applying Good Agriculture Practice and Good Handling Practice will run intensively.Keywords: ANP BOCR, fresh-cut vegetables, green productivity, sustainability

Green marketing strategy for local specialty agro-industry development to support creative agro-industry

Environmental problem including various aspects has become one of the central issues in industrial development such as in the agricultural industry. Thus, green nuance is not only implemented in the green production process, but also applied to the marketing aspect. Therefore, in order to meet business objectives, especially consumer demand, green marketing has now begun to be developed. This research was aimed to formulate a green marketing strategy that could be applied in the local specialty agro-industry development. This research employed a case study of local specialty at XYZ. The analysis was carried out by using SWOT matrix and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). The results of SWOT matrix analysis revealed six recommended strategies then analyzed using QSPM. The results of SWOT analysis on the IE matrix indicated that XYZ was at the level V (hold & maintain); in this level, the strategies that can be developed are market penetration and product development. The alternative strategies were obtained from the results of brainstorming with XYZ. There were 6 alternatives consisting of increasing efficiency of using raw material, maintaining efficiency of lighting energy, using eco-friendly plastic shopping bags, providing ISO 140001 training for employees, promoting the use of eco-friendly materials and actions, and encouraging innovation in eco-friendly production processes. The alternative strategies that obtained from the results of data processing by using QSPM indicated three highest priorities; the priorities consisted of promoting the use of eco-friendly materials and actions, providing ISO140001 training for employees, and increasing efficiency of using raw materials.

Pemetaan dan Strategi Pemerintah dalam Mengembangkan Agroindustri Olahan Ubi Jalar di Kabupaten Karanganyar

Karanganyar Regency is an area that has great potential for agroindustry development. Equivalance with development priorities in this district, industry and agriculture have an important role. Agroindustry processing can improve the performance of the agricultural sector. The purpose of this research is to find out the priority map of agroindustry in Kranganyar Regency, to know the position of competing sweet potato agroindusty, and to formulate priority of development strategy of sweet potato agroindustry in Karanganayar Regency. The basic method of this research is descriptive analytic. Priority agroindustry was analyzed by Delphi method, and the determination of competing position and alternatives strategy was analyzed with Internal-External Matrix (IE) and Grand Strategy Matrix. The decision on strategy selection is determined by Quantitative Startegic Planning Matrix (QSPM). The results showed that sweet potato agroindustry as leading agroindustry in Karanganyar Regency. Based on IE matrix analysis, the position of competing sweet potato agroindustry is in quadrant II (product development strategy and market penetration). Based on the Grand Strategy Matrix, the position of sweet potato agroindustry is in quadrant I which means having perfect strategic position. Based on QSPM obtained the most appropriate strategy recommendation of sweet potato agroindustry is product development strategy.

The Mapping of Agroindustry Based on Cassava

Agroindustry based on cassava has important roles in Indonesia economic structure. Cassava is known as well as staple food and also agroindustrial materials. It is gaining the value addition, rural labor preoccupation, income enhancement, and rural prosperity improvement. Agroindustry is the primary activity on value chain business. The development of agroindustry based on cassava in supporting the rural economic multiplier needs to be recognized. This research conducted to analyze the contribution of agroindustry based on cassava to the agricultural sector and mapping the stakeholders of cassava agroindustry in Lampung, Indonesia. Data were analyzed by the descriptive statistic. The map of cassava agroindustry was developed based on the database of industries by Lampung Industrial Office. The analysis concluded that Central of Lampung region was the highest cassava production in Lampung. The production contribution achieved more than thirty four percent since 2011. This finding was supported that the medium-high scale cassava manufactories were established mostly in this region. On the other hand, the small scale and medium enterprises of cassava were developed in several regions were concentrated in Pesawaran, Pringsewu, East of Lampung, and Central Lampung District. The chain activities in cassava industries involved many stakeholders from the rural, sub-urban, and urban communities. This condition became the opportunity to strengthen the cassava industry to grow the domestic market. The value chain of cassava industry has driven the rural economic and involved many actors from various scales.

Development of Agroindustry Based on Region Superiority in The Efforts to Accelerate Economic Growth in Arjasa District

This research attempts to analyze the condition of agroindustry in Arjasa District. Agroindustry index (IA) is used to determine the superior agroindustry based on its raw material. Thus, the purpose of this study is the application of a strategic management model with the concept of integration between agroindustry and the potential resources. The Agroindustry Index Model (IA) uses quantitative data on variable land area and production. Data were obtained from Department of Industry and Commerce, Central Bureau of Statistics, Food Crop Agriculture Service, Horticulture and Plantation in Jember Regency. Whereas, the exponential comparison method (MPE) to determine the superiority of the product is based on the assessment of three agro-industry experts, namely from Department of Industry and Commerce, Office of Cooperatives and Micro Enterprises and a lecturer of the agroindustry management study program, Politeknik Negeri Jember. Based on the results that agroindustry made from corn became the superior agroindustry in Arjasa District. Analysis of superior products using the exponential comparison method (MPE) shows that products corn flour is the top seed followed by corn rice, corn cake, emping, and animal feed.

Determination of Agro-Industry Area Based on Cassava Commodity in Bondowoso Regency

Bondowoso Regency has various potential commodities in agricultural sector, and one of them is cassava. It was seen from the high productivity and the amount of cassava production in Bondowoso Regency. The high productivity of cassava in Bondowoso, was supported by natural condition of Bondowoso regency with 27,67 percent suitable field for cultivation of cassava. The main purpose of this study is to determine the agroindustry area in Bondowoso Regency based on superior commodity of cassava. The first step was taken to determine the potential agroindustry of potential commodity is by using LQ method. Secondly, to determine the superior commodity based on cassava in agroindustry area is by using MCDM method. The result of the study showed that Wringin district is a potential area for the development of agroindustry based on cassava with superior commodity like Tape and it’s processed products.

Design of Agroindustry Development Strategy Based on Fisheries Cacthe of Merauke Regency

The potential fisheries catche in Merauke Regency is very large and diverse. The contribution of fisheries catches to Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) Merauke Regency in 2016 amounted to Rp. 1,729 trillion or 56.6% of the total GRDP of the agricultural sector. During this time, fishery catche originating from the sea, rivers and swamps are only sold to meet the needs of consumers in fresh form to the local market and only a small part for other regions. As an effort to increase the added value of fisheries catche, namely by the development of fishery products-based agro-industries. The research objective is to design a fisheries catche based agroindustry development strategy for Merauke Regency. The research method used is purposive sampling design research, expert system research methods, and analysis techniques with exponential comparison method (MPE). The conclusions in this study, namely: (a) Agroindustry priorities that need to be developed in succession: freezing of shrimp, snapper fillets, freezing tilapia fish, and fish crackers, (b) Prioritized business scale of Small and Medium Enterprises, (c) Support from the Government, namely regulatory policies for determining potential locations, facilitating ease of use attract investment in fisheries agroindustry, and the ease of obtaining credit

STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN AGROINDUSTRI JAMU DI JAWA TIMUR [Development Strategy of Herbal Medicine Agroindustry in East Java

Herbal medicine agro-industry has experienced ups and downs in its development, the movement back to nature makes herbal medicine agro-industry has developed quite rapidly. This study aimed to determine the structure and factors that influence and determine the strategy of herbal medicine agro-industry development in East Java. The method used was OLS (Ordinary Least Square) and Backward method using secondary data, as well as the concentration ratio and PCM (Price Cost Margin) proxy. The results showed that the industrial market structure was tight oligopoly with an average concentration ratio of 76.22%. Influencing factors were market concentration, barriers to market entry, a value of efficiency and number of companies, while the strategy developed was to streamline raw material costs by implementing multiple supplier policies

POTENSI AGROINDUSTRI BERBASIS KELAPA UNTUK PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI KABUPATEN PANGANDARAN - JAWA BARAT

Pangandaran district is a district that has the third largest coconut tree plantation area in West Java, and coconut is made as one of the potential regional prime commodities. This research objective was to discover four aspects on coconut agroindustry, namely the availability of raw material, distribution, product’s prospective, and economic empowerment of society. The method used in this research was descriptive method, while survey and questionnaire spreading were used. To find out the potential availability of raw materials, secondary data were used,which were proceeded with forecasting moving average method. Spreading of coconut agroindustry was mapped for several sub-districts, according to primary or secondary data. Determination of prospective product were done by Technique for Order Performance of Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). Potential of economic empowerment was obtained by analysis of profit cost ratio. Refer to the research results, coconut agroindustry had big potential in empowerment of the social economy. This potency can be seen by the amount of availability and certainty of coconut as raw material, the quality of the resulting coconut, availability of human resources, breadth of market section, infrastructure and means of transportation, supporting by local people, then government policy that supporting in growth and development of coconut agroindustry. The coconut agroindustry was spread in a whole sub-disctrict, and the most of it was located in Cimerak Sub-District. The most prospective product was coconut sugar, that is one of products that have big potential and profitable for empowerment of the social economy.Keywords: agroindustry, coconut, economic empowerment, Pangandaran Regency

Providing the Russian Agro-Industrial Complex With Highly Qualified Personnel in the Context of the Global Transition to a «Green Economy»

The transition to new business conditions in the agro-industrial sector puts forward new requirements for staffing. High qualification of workers in agribusiness is one of the main conditions for creating a platform for the transition from industrialization to environmentally responsible economic growth. However, few existing training and retraining programs for the agro-industrial sector allow to provide the labour market by specialists whose professional competencies include an environmentally responsible context. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the opportunities and prospects for reforming educational programs to train highly qualified specialists for the Russian agro-industrial complex. This article is based on a content analysis of research, economic and statistical data that reliably characterize trends and tendencies in the development of the Russian agro-industry at the present time. One of the most rational approaches to provide the Russian agro-industrial sector with highly qualified human resources, which possess competences in environmentally responsible organization of activities can be based on the Triple Helix Model. The information presented in the article has allowed to make the following main conclusions. Firstly, the environmentally responsible development of the economy as a whole, as well as of its separate sectors, spheres, as well as of the social sector, is the basic condition for the physical survival of modern civilization. Secondly, in the Russian system of training personnel for the agro-industrial sector, the concept of environmentally responsible and innovative-oriented education has not been systematically implemented. Therefore, in practice, the agrarian regions of Russia urgently need skilled personnel with the appropriate level of professional competence in resource-efficient nature management. These conclusions can be used as at the macroeconomic level for the elaboration of development programs of the Russian agro-industry, and at the microeconomic level for the improvement of ways and approaches to corporate training. Within this article, we did not specify the modern techniques of the personnel training and the development of personnel capacity in agro-industriy. This aspect will become a subject-mater for our further research.

Agroindustry Development Policy: A Strategy towards Poverty Alleviation

The aim of this research is to explain poverty alleviation program through agroindustry development policy in East Kalimantan Repoblic of Indonesia. The main contribution of this research is to developed a new strategy toward poverty alleviation. The method of study was used descriptive-case study method. The data used in this research was gathered from many sources such BPS (Statistic Central Bureau), East Kalimantan Yearly Report, East Kalimantan Base Data, and some informants at provincial level. The poverty data, financial budget agro industry development project data, financial budget accelerate poverty alleviation data, empowerment people data obtained was analyzed by using time series analysis. The result indicated that the agroindustry development policy reduced poverty level. Since 2006 to 2015 was achieved significantly result with average of 0,57% per year. On the other hand, the number could have be improved it when migretion to the area had been reduced as in the same period.

Formulation for Development Strategy of Gayo Coffee Agroindustry Institution Using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)

Institutional aspect is one of strategic aspect for an agroindustry development, including Gayo coffee agroindustry in Province of Aceh, Indonesia. Institution has important role as medium for innovation distribution, certification, and quality management of agroindustry, that the institution conduciveness is very much determining the development of the agroindustry itself. The purpose of the study was to formulate strategy of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution by using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). The study result showed that it was important to formulate strategy of each element in the development system of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution. For the element program goal, strategy that was necessary to be done was improvement in human resources and institutional performance. In element obstacles, the chosen strategy was to build cooperative relationship among agroindustry’s actors that need to be optimized. For element activity, the main strategy was to enhance the human resources capacity of agroindustry’s actors. In the element indicator of program success, the recommended strategy was the establishment of agroindustry institutional system that is conducive and continues to grow. The last element was actors, with strategy focused on developing farmers and farming group. Result from these strategies formulation became valuable reference for follow-up plan of Gayo coffee agroindustry institution development in Province of Aceh, Indonesia, and also could be a model for development of agroindustry institution of other commodities.

Palm Oil Plantation Revitalization Model for The Agroindustry Development

The increasing need for vegetable oil about 5 million a year accompanied by the human population growth with the average increase 0.9% requires a consistent effort for Indonesia as the largest CPO producer in the world. The efforts to increase the palm oil plantation production faces not only the constraint of the low plantation product but also the lack of downstream palm oil industry development, in addition, there is not any special fund for the plantation. For that reason , it is necessary to make an improvement effort for the revitalization of the palm oil plantation in North Sumatera-Indonesian through the big potential benefits of North Sumatera by modelling palm oil plantation revitalization, to facilitate the relevant parties to find the solution of the constraints of palm oil plantation revitalization so that it can support the CPO agroindustry development in North Sumatera. The implementation of palm oil plantation revitalization in North Sumatera is very low, that is only 17.5 % out of the planned one. It indicates that it becomes the constraint of the palm oil plantation revitalization in North Sumatera. The result of the research shows that several dominant factors influencing the success of the revitalization are among others the land availability and the replanting, the increased productivity of plantation and CPO agroindustry, and the plantation financing. Therefore, it is recommended that the relevant parties such as government , plantation companies, banks and-and farming community be able to synergize so that various influencing factors can be optimized and the increase in the revitalization is maximized.

Social Enterprise Concept in Sustaining Fruit-Based- Processing Agro-Industry Development in Indonesia (Study Case: Fruits Up Social Business)

This research discovers that the model of empowerment of Fruits Up SMEs highlights the empowerment of fruit farmers in Ciayumajakuning village as well as the housewives in Bandung. Done from February to June 2016, it obtains a unique business model description with the social business platform. In the mapped out business model, it is found a host of advantages such as(1) community interdependency, (2) technology mastery, (3) capital rise, (4) significant increase of investment, (5) strengthened collaboration, and (6) the improvement of social impact capable of being replicated in other enterprises. The method used in this research is that of analytical- descriptive with the design thinking approach as well as of qualitative and quantitative with the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) method. Based on the results, the development of the enterprise’s process is highly affected by (1) community with the point of 0.216 out of 1, being the most valuable variable for the existence of the enterprise. It is followed by (2) university (0.178), (3) supplying farmers (0.153), (4) business actors (0.128), (5) government (0.100), (6) distributor (0.092),(7) technopreneurship laboratory (0.069), (8) banking (0.033), (9) NGO (0,031). Keywords: Agro-industry, AHP, Business Model Canvas, SMEs, Social Business

STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN AGROINDUSTRI GULA AREN DI DESA TONDEI 1

The purpose of this research is to identify the right development strategy in Tondei Village 1, Sub-district of West Motoling, South Minahasa Regency. The research was conducted in September until November 2017, using primary and secondary data with 10 respondents. Data primary collection through interviews using questionnaires. Secondary data collected from the office of Tondei 1 Village. Research data in the analysis using SWOT analysis. The result of the research shows that the result of internal strategic factor analysis shows that the total score of internal analysis result is 3.16 indicating that it is in a "moderate" position in harnessing the strength to face the weakness faced in the development of sugar palm agroindustry in Tondei Village 1. Result of external strategic factor analysis through opportunity and threatened to get a total score of its external analysis is 3.26 which indicates that the development of sugar palm agro-industry is in a strong external position in exploiting the opportunity to overcome the threats faced.*jnkd*

Spatial intelligent decision support system for increasing productivity on natural rubber agroindustry by green productivity approach

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a spatial intelligent decision support system (SIDSS) for increasing productivity in the rubber agroindustry by green productivity (GP) approach. The SIDSS was used to measure the productivity of rubber plantation and rubber agroindustry by GP approach, and select the best strategies for increasing the productivity of rubber agroindustry.Design/methodology/approachThis system was developed by combining spatial analysis, GP, and fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) with the model-based management system, which is able to provide comprehensive and meaningful decision alternatives for the development of natural rubber agroindustry. Rubber plantation productivity measurement model was used to find the productivity level of rubber plantation with fuzzy logic, and also to provide information and decision alternatives to all stakeholders regarding spatial condition of rubber agroindustry, production process flow, and analysis of the seven green wastes at each production process flow using the geographic information system. GP measurement model was used to determine the productivity performance of the rubber agroindustry with the green productivity index (GPI). The best strategy for increasing the productivity was determined with fuzzy ANP.FindingsRubber plantation measurement model showed that the average of plantation productivity was 6.25 kg/ha/day. GP measurement model showed that the GPI value of ribbed smoked sheet (RSS) was 0.730, whereas of crumb rubber (CR) was 0.126. The best strategy for increasing the productivity of rubber agroindustry was raw material characteristics control. Based on the best strategy, the GPI value of RSS was 1.340, whereas of CR was 0.228.Research limitations/implicationsThis decision support system is still limited as it is based on static data; it needs further development so that it can be more dynamically based on developments in the rubber agroindustry related levels of productivity and environmental impact. In addition, details regarding the decision to increase the productivity of the rubber section by benchmarking efforts should be studied further, both among plantation as well as among countries such as Thailand so that the productivity of rubber plantation and agroindustry can be integrated.Practical implicationsThis research can help the planters to select superior clones for rubber trees, to improve the technique of tapping latex, and to use a better coagulant. The good quality and quantity of raw material is a key factor in increasing the productivity of rubber agroindustry; if the quality of latex is good then the resulting product will also have a good quality and production cost can be reduced. In addition, the application of GP through the calculation of GPI value using improvement scenarios can be used as a reference and comparison for evaluating the performance of rubber agroindustry to reduce the waste generated by the activities of rubber processing plant.Social implicationsReduction of waste generated by production activities can improve the quality of life of the workforce and the environment. The calculation of GPI value can also be used as a basis to use raw materials, water, and electricity more efficiently.Originality/valueThis system was developed by combining spatial analysis, GP, and fuzzy ANP with the model-based management system, which is able to provide comprehensive and meaningful decision alternatives for the development of natural rubber agroindustry.