Rural Agroindustry Development Based On Prime Commodities In Soppeng Regency
Sahruni, Rindam Latief, Mahmud Achmad

Agroindustrial Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, 90245, Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

Rural agroindustry is one of the approaches to increase the added value of agricultural products in rural areas and the availability of raw materials is the main support to achieve. This research aimed to determine priority commodities and agroindustrial products for rural agroindustrial scale and to study its development efforts in Soppeng Regency. This research used primary data obtained through observations and interviews with relevant agencies and parties, and secondary data obtained from literature of various relevant sources. The data in determination of priority commodities and agroindustrial products was analysed using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method. The results shown that the priority commodities were, rice (0.358), corn (0.320), cocoa (0.188), banana (0.083) and mango (0.052), then used to identify potential prioritized products for rural agroindustrial scale. The identified agroindustrial products consisted of rice flour (0.244), chocolate drink (0.185), corn chips (0.167), chocolate bar (0.157), bipang (rice snack) (0.145) and marning corn (0.101). Furthermore, the development of rural agroindustry in Soppeng regency were focused on 3 (three) selected priority products, rice flour, chocolate drinks and corn chips. These efforts were, started with an acceleration of technology transfer, especially post-harvest handling for high quality raw materials, good manufacturing practices and product marketing.

Keywords: development, agroindustry, rural agroindustry, soppeng regency

Topic: Food agribusiness and rural development