Studi Kelembagaan Perdagangan Singkong di Kecamatan Gumukmas, Kabupaten Jember

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.