SUSTAINABLE CORN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN DOMPU REGENCY, WEST NUSA TENGGARA Anas Zaini, Mernawati, Suparmin, and Lalu Sukardi
Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Mataram
Abstract
Abstract
This study is intended to evaluate the degree of sustainability of maize cultivation in Dompu Regency as well as to find the leverage factors for its sustainability. Data were collected by using interview methods and online questionnaires to 60 farmer respondents spread over three main corn producing districts and 6 experts. The results showed that the average area of corn planting by farmers was 2.5 hectares, with 70 percent of farmers planting corn on state owned land. Overall, the maize farming sustainability index is in the moderate category with the highest sustainability in a row on the dimensions of economy (0.52), policy (0.49) social (0.47), and ecology (0.47). Furthermore, the leverage factors that play a role in increasing sustainability in each dimension sequentially are the policy for determining price reference of corn, ease of market access for the corn produced, the number of farmer households that grow a lot of corn, and the suitability of the corn development area with the regional spatial plan. Meanwhile, potential factors that have not been maximized are policies related to seed production facilities, fertilizers, and pesticides. In other dimensions, namely access to capital/credit and utilization of corn waste.
