ANALYSIS ECONOMIC AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SEAWEED AGRIBUSINESS IN TALIWANG DISTRICT, WEST SUMBAWA REGENCY, WEST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE Fadli (a*), M. Yusuf (a), Syarif Husni(a), Muhammad Nursan (a)
Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia
Abstract
The aims of the study were (1) to analyze the benefits and efficiency of seaweed agribusiness in Taliwang District, West Sumbawa Regency, NTB (2) to analyze and measure the competitiveness of seaweed in Taliwang District, West Sumbawa Regency, NTB- Research uses descriptive methods, while data collection is done by survey techniques. Data were analyzed descriptively and Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM). The results showed that: (1) The profit of a grass agribusiness is Rp. 21,520,300,-/year with R/C 2.3- (2) The competitiveness of seaweed farmers in Taliwang District, West Sumbawa Regency has good efficiency and competitiveness developed through raft systems, off-bottom systems, and long line systems. Seaweed development with an off-bottom system has the highest level of efficiency, has the highest competitiveness, and resistant to coastal conditions and natural predators which are the main causes of crop failures for farmers. The results of the analysis also show that the use of an off-bottom system in seaweed cultivation has a greater ability to finance domestic factors at private prices. Negative divergence occurs in the components of receiving dradable input costs, domestic factor costs, and business profits for seaweed cultivated through raft systems, off-bottom systems, and long line systems. Divergence conditions occur due to policy distortions and market failures.
Keywords: seaweed, profit, competitiveness, and Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM)
