| dc.description.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. | en_US |
