We supply our products to a wide range of food industries
(chocolate, biscuit, ice cream, bakery, puff pastry, dairy and
charcuterie industries), supermarket chains & mass caterers.
The market size for milk and milk products (formal + informal sector) is estimated INR 3.6 lakh crores.
The organized market is growing at nearly 10 percent in value terms annually
Traditional dairy products account for about 50% of the total milk produced
The organized sector processes an estimated 20% of the total milk output in India
Milk is processed and marketed by 170 Milk Producers’ Cooperative Unions
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Dairy contributes to 16% of consumer spend on food – 18% in Urban, 15% in rural
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We supply our products to a wide range of food industries
(chocolate, biscuit, ice cream, bakery, puff pastry, dairy and
charcuterie industries), supermarket chains & mass caterers.
The market size for milk and milk products (formal + informal sector) is estimated INR 3.6 lakh crores.
The organized market is growing at nearly 10 percent in value terms annually
Traditional dairy products account for about 50% of the total milk produced
The organized sector processes an estimated 20% of the total milk output in India
Milk is processed and marketed by 170 Milk Producers’ Cooperative Unions
Dairy Sector Contributes 17% of the Country’s Total Expenditure on Food
Per capita milk consumption is around 276 g per day
Dairy contributes to 16% of consumer spend on food – 18% in Urban, 15% in rural
Milk procurement price has grown by about 2.5 times in the last decade
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Corn commodity value chain analysis and strategy in
1. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development www.iiste.org
ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online)
Vol.5, No.17, 2014
Corn Commodity Value Chain Analysis and Strategy in
Increasing Farmers’ Income in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia
Dr. Rosman Ilato, M.Pd. 1* Dr. Mohamad Ikbal Bahua, SP., M.Si. 2
1. Faculty of Economics and Business, State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia
2. Faculty of Agriculture, State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia
*rosman.ilato@gmail.com
Abstract
The objectives of this study are to find out the profile of the potential agricultural resources particularly corn and
to get the result of chain analysis of corn commodity value in Gorontalo Province. Besides, through a value
chain analysis there are some important things can be formulated namely the strategy to strengthen the value
chain, the proposed interventions, and the formulation of the development master plan which in turn will
contribute to increase corn farmers’ income in this province. Descriptive quantitative method and SWOT
analysis were used in this research. The results show that agricultural potential of corn in Gorontalo Province in
2012 consisted of: a. the harvested area was 135,543 Hectare (ha), b. the production was 644,754 Ton, c. the
productivity average was 47.57 Kw/ha, and d. the number of corn farmers was 165,858 or approximately 63.84%
of 259.798 as the total farmers in Gorontalo province. The value chain analysis provides strategic issues in
improving corn commodity consisting of three categories, they are: firstly; before planting, include: a. aspects of
financial for the procurement of seed and fertilizer, b. land clearing disregarding the environmental aspects.
Secondly; cultivation, include: a. farmer’s knowledge of good farming practices, b. land conditions (slope), and
the last is after planting, include: a. cash management, b. limitations of post-harvest facilities, c. farmers’ weak
bargaining position on the selling price, and d. infrastructure and transportation of crops that still need to be
developed. Besides, there are some barriers in the development of corn commodity in this province: first; the
lack of integration between the corn production with industrial needs, second; weaknesses in the application of a
good cultivation process and stages, third; post-harvested handling is not maximal yet due to the loss of some of
the crops and the declining quality of corn, and fourth is the weaknesses of supporting institution capacity at the
level of farmers group (POKTAN) and its associations (GAPOKTAN) which make farmers have weaker
bargaining position, limited access to information, capital, and technological resources.
Keywords: Chain analysis, Corn commodity value, Farmers’ income
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Introduction
Based on the guidance of National Priority Research (called PENPRINAS) of Indonesian Master Plan in
Accelerating and Widening Economic Development (known as MP3EI 2011-2025), Gorontalo province includes
in Corridor Four Sulawesi where the theme of economic development is the production and processing center of
agricultural, plantation, fisheries, oil and gas, and nationwide mining. This corridor main economic concerns are
food crops (rice, corn, soybean, cassava), cocoa, fisheries (marine), nickel, oil and gas. Therefore, the focus of
this research is the analysis of corn commodity value chain and strategy in increasing farmers' income in order to
support the implementation of MP3EI in Corridor Four Sulawesi particularly in Gorontalo Province.
This research is taken based on the real condition of Gorontalo Province which has lower GDP per capita ADHB
compared to the national average. In 2011, its GDP per capita of ADHB reached Rp. 8,612,114
(gorontalo.bps.go.id). Meanwhile, national GDP Per Capita of ADHB in 2011 was Rp. 29.9 million (BPS, 2012).
In addition, the population in this province was as many as 1,040,164 persons (Population Census, BPS, 2010).
While the number of its poor people in March 2011 were 198.270 persons or 19.06% of the total population.
Based on the structure of GDP of ADHB in 2011, Gorontalo's economy was supported by four main sectors,
namely, agriculture (29.43%), services (26.93%), trade, hotels and restaurants (10.74%) and financial & business
services (10.41%). The contribution of food crops sub-sector particularly corn was relatively high, reaching
45.31% of the total agricultural sector and 13.33% to the total GDP (BPS, 2012). For some decades, it is
predicted that the agricultural sector is still the foundation of economic growth of this province. Most of
Gorontalese income is still heavily depending on the agricultural sector, approximately 50-60% of the available
workforce (BPTP Gorontalo, 2012).
Gorontalo province has some kinds of major commodities, namely: crops, horticulture, plantation and livestock.
Based on BPS data in 2011, rice field harvested area was 52.811 (ha) and corn harvested area was 135.754 (ha).
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ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online)
Vol.5, No.17, 2014
The largest corn harvest area are in two districts namely, Pohuwato and Boalemo which have 63.806 (ha) and
39.727 (ha) respectively. Meanwhile, the production of corn in Gorontalo Province in 2011 reached 605.781
Tons.
In addition, corn which is identic to Gorontalo has also become a potential export commodity in the future.
During 2011, it was able to export as many as 18,000 Tons of corn to the Philippines and Malaysia. Corn
commodity has also become a brand image of this province as the producer of quality corn especially for animal
feed. Therefore, in November 2012, this province hosted the International Corn Conference (IMC) which was
attended by the corn experts, companies and institutions from around the world.
The aims of this study are to produce: 1) the potential profile of agricultural resources consisting of corn
harvested area, production, productivity, number of farmers, POKTAN, GAPOKTAN, and the number of poor
people in each district/city in this province, 2) the analysis of corn value chain in this province which is analyzed
from the aspects of productions and markets, business environment, supporting actors, marketing and
distribution of added value, stakeholders and institutional, as well as a SWOT analysis.
The expected impact of this study are: 1) the profile of potential agricultural resource of corn will be a valuable
input for the government in implementing programs and development activities regarding to agricultural in each
district in this province, 2) the results of corn value chain analysis will also be important input for the
government to support poverty diminishing programs and for private sectors who are interested in investing their
capital, 3) the profile of potential agricultural resource of corn and its derived products value chain analysis will
be valuable input in making alternative policies that can be used by either the district or provincial government
which in turn can actually increase the number of productions and corn-farmers’ income in this province.
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Methodology
This research was conducted in all Districts/City in Gorontalo Province, where the locus of research were in:
Department of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, Agricultural Advising Board, Corn Information and
Advising Board (known as BPIJ), District Development Planning Board (called BAPPEDA), and
POKTAN/GAPOKTAN. The research was done from July to November 2013.
The research was done based on the programs, activities, and outputs throughout the implementation of the
activities. Since, the outputs are; 1) the profile of potential agricultural resource of corn in all Districts/City in
Gorontalo Province, and 2) the analysis of corn value chain in this province which is analyzed from the aspects
of productions and markets, business environment, supporting actors, marketing and distribution of added value,
stakeholder and institutional analysis, so descriptive quantitative method was used.
Data were collected by using; 1) observation, 2) interview, 3) questionnaire, and 4) Focus Group Discussion
(FGD). To achieve the aims of study, a series of activity carried out during this study included: 1) desk study and
review of secondary data; 2) workshops and meetings with relevant stakeholders in order to get the latest
information and to introduce the analysis of value chain; 3) develop a design study / questionnaire for the actors
of the value chain, namely; farmers, traders and related boards (local governments, POKTAN/GAPOKTAN,
banks); 4) site visits and in-depth interviews to value chain actors; 5) limited discussion (FGD) with relevant
stakeholders to review the initial findings of the study and to explore the input for the formulation of strategic
and potential areas of intervention; and 6) presentation and discussion about the results of the study along with
stakeholders to get an agreement towards the implementation of value chain upgrading strategy. In analyzing the
data, descriptive quantitative and SWOT analysis were used.
Research Findings and Its Implication
A. Potential Corn Resources in All Districts/City in Gorontalo Province
1. Production
Gorontalo Province is one of corn production regions in Indonesia which contributes up to 4% of the total
national corn production. As one of the leading commodities in this province, corn commodity were fluctuated
over the last five years (2008-2012).
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Table 1. Planted area, harvested area, production and productivity of corn in Gorontalo
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Planted Area/Land (Ha) 136.087 156.898 105.479 164.999 147.264
Harvested Area/Land (Ha) 119.027 156.436 124.798 143.833 135.754
Productivity (Ku/Ha) 48,12 48,17 45,60 47,22 44,62
Production (Ton) 572.785 753.598 569.110 679.168 692.451
Sources: Fixed Rate Data (ATAP) 2007-2012 of Statistical Center Board (BPS) and the Department of
Agriculture and Food Sustainability of Gorontalo Province, 2013.
Regarding to corn production in 2012, Pohuwato District was the highest at 339.509 Tons, Boalemo District was
186.402 Tons, Gorontalo District was 120.960 Tons, North Gorontalo District was26.675 Tons, Bone Bolango
District was 18.740 Tons and the lowest was Gorontalo City got 165 Tons.
Diagram 1. The figure of corn production in Gorontalo province in 2001-2011 (in Tons)
Source: Based on data from the Department of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, 2012
Fluctuation also occurred in corn productivity. In the graph below, it is seen that the productivity of corn
commodity decreased in 2011 compared to 2010. This is caused by several factors, such as; (1) due to climate
anomaly or weather uncertainty, (2) the chosen sampling areas determined by BPS were not good enough for
plantation cycle, (3) The implemented model called SLPTT (Open School for Integrative Planting Preservation)
has not yet covered the whole region, (4) some farmers decided to be miners which made numbers of
uncultivated land were increased, (5) the delay of seeds distribution to POKTAN, (6) the used of corn cultivation
technology was still lack.
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Diagram 2. Corn Productivity Trends in Gorontalo Province (2007 -2011)
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rces: Department of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, Gorontalo Province, 2012
2. Marketing
The corn production of this province is still marketed to other regions particularly to supply the raw materials for
animal feed in several regions in Indonesia. From the available data, it is seen that the inter-island shipping corn
from Gorontalo reached 70%, while the rest were for export (30%) to some countries such as Malaysia, the
Philippines, and Korea. In 2012, PT. Mitra Makmur Mandiri Agri Gorontalo exported 4,000 Tons of corn to
Vietnam.
Table 2. Corn Commodity Export from Gorontalo Harbor
Year Inter-Island Export
Countries
Malaysia Filipina
2009 29.420 28.542 9.400 19.142
2010 88.025 17.000 13.000 4.000
2011 73.675 - - -
Source : Gorontalo Harbor, 2011
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Table 3. Corn Commodity Loading in Gorontalo Harbor in 2007-2012
Year Inter-Island Export/Ton Number
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
87.581
97.797
58.550
122.671
78.620
72.331
83.448
79.385
42.900
34.387
6.600
31.300
171.029
177.182
151.450
157.058
85.220
103.631
Notes : * Condition till July 2012
Source : Agricultural Department of Gorontalo Province, 2013
The development of corn commodity in Gorontalo Province will still face some major challenges based on the
Strategic Planning of Department of Agriculture and Food Sustainability 2012-2017, they are:
• The low productivity of corn commodity
• The low competitiveness and value-added products
• The changing of land functions and the threat of climate uncertainty
• Lack of agricultural infrastructure
• The functions and food sustainability system are not yet optimal
• Lack of agricultural land ownership.
B. Corn Commodity Value Chain Analysis in Gorontalo Province
Corn cultivation is the main livelihood of most residents in this province which reach 165.858 household farmers
or approximately 63.84% of 259.798 as the total number of households. Besides, most of the seeds used are
hybrid corn. The majority of corn production from Gorontalo is sold to meet the demand of the domestic animal
feed industry (70%) and the rest is for export to Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea and Vietnam (30%).
Corn value chain in Gorontalo Province involves three main actors, namely
1) Farmers: do the entire process of corn cultivation, starting from preparing land, planting, cultivating, and
harvesting.
2) Broker/Collector: buy the crops from farmers, collect and sell them to the traders at the district or provincial
level.
3) Trader: buy crops from farmers or brokers /collectors and send it to the buyer for both inter -island and export
shipping.
1. Production and Marketing
1.1 Production
Most of the sold corn are in the form of dry shelled corn with an average 17% moisture which derived from
hybrid corn seeds. The main issue of the production aspect is low productivity. Currently, the average
productivity of corn crop is still below 5 Tons/ha. In 2012, the average productivity was 4.46 Tons/ha. This
figure is still below the national average of productivity in the same year which reached 4.5 Tons/ha. In addition,
the average productivity is still below the potential productivity of existing corn varieties in which some other
corn varieties are able to achieve 5-6 Tons/ha, while hybrids corn seeds are able to produce 8-10 Tons/ha.
Actually, the production and productivity of farmers can be improved through the application of good
agricultural cultivation, including good fertilization. One method that can be applied is Legowo planting method
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by giving more spaces in the row. The consequences of this planting method is that there will be extra cost since
more seeds are planted. But, it can increase the number of corn production. Besides, the application of terracing
for slopes above 25 degrees will also help to increase corn production and productivity.
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1.2. Market
1.2.1. Domestic Market
Most of the corn production from Gorontalo Province is inter-island marketed which reach approximately 70%.
The crops are sold to the brokers/collectors in the district or province level and then sold to buyers in Surabaya.
Dry shelled corn with an average 17% moisture become the raw material for animal feed industries in Java. The
corn are then shipped through the Port of Gorontalo to Surabaya, Manado and Bitung. However, a small portion
(less than 1%) of corn crops are also sold by farmers in the traditional market in each districts of this province.
1.2.2. Export Market
Corn production from Gorontalo Province and supported by other corn production center in Sulawesi Island
(Minahasa, Kotamobagu, Toli-Toli, Palu, Poso, Kendari and Morowali) is also for export market which shipped
from Gorontalo Harbour to Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. Besides, in July 2012, 4,000 Tons of
corn was also exported to Vietnam for the first time. Till July 2012, the trade of corn in Gorontalo Province
reached 122.153 Tons for both inter-island and export trade, where the inter-island trade was 91.853 Tons, and
export was 30.003 Tons shipped to the Philippines and Vietnam.
2. Operating Environment regarding to Government Policy
2.1. National Policy
The Indonesian government through its general policy for National Food Sustainability has determined that in
2014 Indonesia must achieve sustainable self-sufficiency in corn. This policy is outlined in the Road Map in
Achieving the Target of Corn Production in 2012-2014 (Agricultural Ministry, 2012) which involves a series of
strategic policies.
Government policy to extend the use of hybrid corn variety, which has composites of high production and
nutritious to replace local composite corn which has low productivity, encourage the availability of corn with
good quality required by the national industries. In addition, the increase used of hybrid seeds is expected to
contribute to improve national corn production by 20% due to the level of corn productivity which can reach 7-
10 Tons/ha.
2.2 Regional Policy
Agricultural development policy in Gorontalo Province until 2015 still remains on Corn-Based Agropolitan
Programs. Thus, the position of corn as a major commodity crops in this province becomes more stable which is
supported by both national and regional policies.
The development of corn commodity in Gorontalo has been supported through a series of government policies in
either districts or provincial level aims to increase farmers’ income and to introduce Gorontalo as the center of
corn production nationally.
3. Analysis of Actors and Supporting Actors
3.1 Actors
3.1.1 Farmer
The majority of farmers in Gorontalo Province are native of Gorontalo. However, in Pohuwato District and
Boalemo District farmers are dominated by Javanese who migrated to these regions following transmigration
program. Farmers gain farming knowledge from their ancestor inheritably over generations. Farmers are
dominated by men (80%) with the main activities ranging from land preparing, planting, cultivating, until
harvesting.
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From the interview with farmers, it is known that their average income is Rp. 6.500.000, in each harvesting
period (4 months), so each month they get Rp. 1.625.000. This income is still higher than Minimum Payment
(UMP) in Gorontalo province in 2013 which was only Rp. 1,275,000.
Farmers’ income is only enough to meet their daily needs and are not able to increase the productive assets.
Farmers are so dependent to brokers or those men who have more capital to meet the needs of the production
costs (seeds and fertilizer) which in turn weakening farmers’ bargaining position towards the selling price which
will impact on the income they receive.
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3.1.2 Broker / Collector
Brokers or collectors are usually local residents in each district in Gorontalo Province who are often the staff of
the merchant in district/provincial level. These brokers are given the tasks to buy and to collect the crop from
farmers. The brokers also provide loans to farmers to buy seeds and fertilizer which will be taken into account in
the crops payment and farmers even get lower price due to the corn moisture. Currently, there are many corn
brokers/collectors in each district who get extra income from exporters.
3.1.3 Traders / Merchants
Traders in the corn value chain in Gorontalo Province consists of two groups, namely; district traders and
province traders. In general, those groups have the same roles in the value chain who buy corn from farmers
either directly or through the brokers/collectors and then do the next process such as sorting, drying, packing,
temporary storing, sending/selling to the buyer for both inter-island and export purposes.
The main issue faced by traders is the incompatibility between the supplies with the demands of corn where
there is a large number of demands of corn for both inter-island and export shipment whereas there is limited
number of corn production. In addition, there is a high competitive among traders because of the emergence of
new traders who build warehouses close to production centers. They wait the corn supply from farmers as their
strategy to fulfill their compliance supply which also still lower than their demand.
3.2 Supporting Actors
3.2.1. Financial Aspects
Farmers' access to financial resources are very limited. To meet their needs for seeds and fertilizers, farmers get
loan from the brokers/collectors. Additional support comes from the Central Government and Local
Governments, such as giving capital assistance through Rural Agribusiness Development Program (PUAP)
which are given through POKTAN/GAPOKTAN from the Ministry of Agriculture.
3.2.2 Information Aspects
The available information to farmers and traders is regarding to the selling price. However, information about
the needs of the market are still difficult to obtain which causes discrepancy between supply and demand which
make price instability.
3.2.3. Business Development Services
The existence of business development services is still less in Gorontalo Province. Networking with business
development services from outside Gorontalo is only owned by Boalemo District which an MOU with Kemal
and Nasser Institute, Jakarta. However, some districts such as Pohuwato, North Gorontalo and Gorontalo District
are now having good collaboration with business development services from outside Gorontalo Province.
3.2.4. Research Institute
There are several research institutions that are specifically related to corn in Gorontalo such as the Board of Corn
Information Centre, Institute for Agricultural Technology (BPTP) Gorontalo, and the Research Institute of the
State University of Gorontalo.
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4. Cultivating and Post-Harvesting Technology
Most farmers in Gorontalo Province are still applying traditional cultivating and post-harvesting technology.
They have not yet implemented good way to cultivate or utilize technology to support them in increasing their
corn production. In some areas, farmers apply planting without land cultivation (TOT), in which planting
preparation are made by clearing the land from weed using herbicides or un-weeded then seeds are planted at a
certain distance (80 x 40 cm). The next process is the maintenance that is done through fertilization and
unweeding with herbicide if the weed are getting higher. Last is harvesting period and then corn is dried.
5. Stakeholders and Institutional Analysis
The condition of POKTAN/GAPOKTAN in Gorontalo Province is still far from the expectation. Most are still
constrained by the limitations of capacity, resources, access to information, technology and knowledge.
Although, it provides some of the support services required in the cultivation of corn crops, such as: renting
alsintan, finely machine and savings and loan services, POKTAN/GAPOKTAN do not operate as a real business
unit.
Strengthening the capacity of POKTAN/GAPOKTAN becomes a major issue in institutional corn commodity.
Besides, these farmers’ organization function as media for advising success because farmers themselves will
disseminate those development programs to the other members.
6. Dimensions of Environmental Impact
Local Government Policy in both provincial and district level in increasing corn productivity get positive
responses from the farmer community through the development of both corn agriculture intensification and
extension systems. The response is seen from the increase number of corn acreage planting in Gorontalo
Province. In 2007, the total area of corn cultivation in this province was 136.087 (ha), and in 2011 it reached
147.264 (ha).
Corn in this province is cultivated on hilly or sloping land. From the interview with farmers and field
observations, it is found that corn planting has been done without paying more attention to the principles of soil
and water conservation. In other words, they do not make a terrace ring system which will bring negative
environmental impacts such as the increase possibility of soil erosion, sedimentation, and surface water turbidity
and decreased soil fertility.
7. SWOT Identification
Strengths Weaknesses
• Gorontalo is identic as corn-producer province
• Farmers’ has high motivation in planting and
cultivating corn
• Boalemo District and Gorontalo Province
Government have committed to choose corn as
main commodity
• There are some supporting institutions that are
relevant to agriculture (BPIJ, BPTP)
• There is a Government policy regarding to the
minimum price of corn in the farmers’ level
• GAPOKTAN’s capacity as farmers’ supporting
institutions at the micro level is still weak
• Farmers and traders have limited access to get
information about the needs of animal feed industries
which causes a mismatch between supply and
demand.
• Farmers have limited knowledge and skills in
applying good farming process
• Farmers get limited facilities and infrastructures to
support post-harvesting period
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· There is an increased demand for livestock feed
industry
· There is a big number of export market demand
which still cannot be met (such as to the
Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia)
· The corn processing along its waste can be
made into high value-added derivative products
(eg, flour, noodles, cosmetics, animal (fish,
poultry) feed, and charcoal briquettes.
• Environmental degradation due to uncontrolled
land clearing
• Land clearing for other crops (palm oil and cocoa)
• Buyers (industry) demand the consistency of
supply and quality of corn
• Climate change
• Affordability of seed at the farmers’ level.
• Farmers are facing a monopsony or oligopoly
market, thus, when there is abundant production of
corn then the price is getting lower
Discussion
The Main Constraints of Developing Corn Commodity Value Chain in Gorontalo Province
From the interview with farmers, traders (brokers/collectors and traders in District/Province level), relevant local
government and the review of the results of related studies, some issues in the corn value chain in this province
can be identified as follows:
First, there is still lack of integration between corn productions with the industrial needs. This leads to a
mismatch between the supply and demand of the industry which result in price volatility, crops are not absorbed
optimally which cause scarcity of supply for the industry.
Second, farmers have not yet implemented good farming process which causes a small number of production and
productivity which also decrease farmers' income.
Third, post-harvest handling is still poor resulting in the loss of crops and decreasing the quality of the corn
which impact farmers' income.
Fourth, supporting institutional capacity is still weak in farmers’ organizational level (POKTAN/GAPOKTAN)
which weakening their bargaining position, small access to resources, capital and technology.
Conclusions
Agricultural potential of corn in Gorontalo province in 2012 consisted of: a. the harvested area was 135.543 (ha),
b. the production was 644.754 Ton, c. the productivity average was 47.57 Kw/ha, and d. the number of corn
farmers was 165.858 or approximately 63.84% of 259.798 as the total farmers in Gorontalo Province.
The value chain analysis provides strategic issues in improving corn commodity consisting of three categories,
they are: firstly; before planting, include: a. aspects of financial for the procurement of seed and fertilizer, b. land
clearing disregarding the environmental aspects. Secondly; cultivation, include: a. farmer’s knowledge of good
farming practices, b. land conditions (slope), and the last is after planting, include: a. cash management, b.
limitations of post-harvest facilities, c. farmers’ weak bargaining position on the selling price, and d.
infrastructure and transportation of crops that still need to be developed.
There are still some barriers in the development of corn commodity in Gorontalo: first; the lack of integration
between the corn production with industrial needs, second; weaknesses in the application of a good cultivation
process and stages, third; post-harvested handling is not maximal yet due to the loss of some of the crops and the
declining quality of corn, and fourth is the weaknesses of supporting institution capacity at the level of
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POKTAN/GAPOKTAN which make farmers have weaker bargaining position, limited access to information,
capital, and technological resources.
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