dc.description.abstract | Cassava is one of the commodities in the agricultural sector that has the
opportunity to be cultivated and marketed on a larger scale. However, the threatwere
found that involved cassava trading institutions so the cassava distribution channel
was also constrained. This study aims to (1) identify institutional patterns manage
cassava farming, namely related stakeholder relations patterns, related rules and
transaction costs in managing cassava farming; (2) implement and evaluate the
business development model and the cassava farming business institutions. The
method used is quantitative and qualitative in the form of existing data and tabulation
of perceptual data through in-depth interview techniques. The analytical techniques
used are quantitative descriptive, qualitative approaches and Value Chain Analysis.
Institutional phenomena are also examined in the cassava commodity trade chain,
namely social capital, and transaction costs. The results showed that the cassava
trading chain in Gumukmas District involved 6 economic actors, namely (1) pure
farmers; (2) industrial farmers; (3) Traders, (4) small industries; (5) large industries;
(6) and consumers. The institutional trade in cassava is not intervened by
government policies or farmer groups. The Institutions produced strong social capital
that can decreasedthe transaction costs. | en_US |