Rice Farmer Institutional Strengthening Based On Agricultural Business

This study generally aims at assessing the competitiveness of rice commodities in South Sulawesi in particular this study is directed to analyze the comparative advantages of rice commodity in South Sulawesi Inter-island rice trade performance marking efficiency and supporting factors of the inter-islands rice trade by the by the strengthening the farmer institutional based on agricultural business. This study was conducted in South Sulawesi using survey method in which the survey locations primary data source are in five regencies of the rice production center and some areas in ports between islands such as Watangpone Bone Regency and Siwa Wajo Regency for east and Pare-pare Pangkajene and Pinrang for west coast areas. The data gathered are about the farmer group and the farm management margin and marking cost structure as well the rice trade pattern between islands in South Sulawesi. In addition secondary data used is the data of rice production series in South Suawesi and Indonesia 2008-2013 inter-island rice trade data 2012-2014 rice price data 2008-20013. Data was analyzed using Location Quotient LQ method Market Share MS Market Concentration Index IKP the market integration model and the Kawagoe model measure marking efficiency and Gravity Model to analyzed the factors that support the rice trade between islands. In the second year there is a production of group-based rice farm management. It ranges from good cultivating process this able to provide the good quality of grain and rice so that the competitiveness of the rice increases to gain bargaining power in marketing. Thus the cultivating system is done based on agricultural business.