Institutional Development Model Cocoa Farmers in East Java Province District Blitar

Abstract

The agricultural sector especially the plantation sub-sector are required to play a role in the national economy, among others through the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the creation of foreign exchange, the food supply. Cocoa absorb labor at the same time create jobs for farmers, contribute to a positive foreign exchange, and encourages the growth of agribusiness and agroindustries in the area. The quality of exported cocoa is generally not good, because about 90% of Indonesian cocoa exports which

are not fermented. The purpose of this study was (1) to analyze the driving factor inhibiting the fermentation of cocoa farmers,

(2) determine the root cause of the problem reluctance of farmers ferment, (3) institutional strengthening to formulate models that

could encourage farmers to ferment. The method used in this research, descriptive methods, and action research in Blitar of East

Java Province Sampling method using Simple Random Sampling with the number of samples in each region sebanyak45 farmers. Including data analysis methods or the force field analysis Force Field Analysis (FFA), analysis or Fish Bone Fishbone Analysis,

to analyze the root of the problem is less reluctance of farmers to ferment cocoa. In addition to data collection is done through the collection of primary data was also conducted Focus Group Discussion (FGD). This research is expected to encourage farmers to utilize fermented cocoa and cocoa-products in order to increase their family income. The wider benefits that cocoa exports of Indonesia has a good quality so that no rebates (automatic detention) in the world market. The results showed that farmers

ferment inhibiting factor is the difference between the price of cocoa beans fermented and not fermented very small. The root problem reluctance cocoa farmers ferment cocoa beans market cluster is a cluster focus issues and knowledge of farmers are at

the root problem of the factors that affect farmers in the fermentation of cocoa beans. While the model of institutional empowerment of farmers through the strengthening of institutional synergy among stakeholders.