Analisis Daya Saing Komoditas Singkong Kabupaten Jember DI Jawa Timur

Abstract

This research aims to determine the competitiveness of cassava in Jember Regency compared to other regions in East Java when viewed from its comparative and competitive advantages. The basic method used is descriptive analytical method. Analysis of the data used is the analysis of the comparative advantage of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and the analysis of the competitive advantage of Private Cost Ratio (PCR). The results of the RCA analysis for the cassava commodity in Jember Regency have a value of 19.43 or above one, which means that in that period the cassava district in Jember had a comparative advantage compared to other regions with the same commodity. While the results of PCR analysis, cassava farming in Jember has a competitive advantage because it has a PCR value of 0.53 or less than one, which means that to get the added value of cassava farming output by one unit, an additional cost of production factor of less than one unit is needed, amounting to 0.5. While the private benefits are positive, it shows that the indications of the yield of Jember Regency cassava farming are supernormal and should lead to expansion or expansion in the future, except if the agricultural area in Jember Regency cannot be expanded or there are private, more profitable substitutes.