Penguatan Aspek Kelembagaan Program Revitalisasi Perkebunan Peremajaan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Plasma

Abstract

At present, most of smallholders’ oil palm plantation surpasses their economical age. The smallholding oil palm plantation needs replanting, but it was constrained by institutional, technical, financial, and socio-economic aspects. The research was carried out at Sei Pagar, Kampar District, Riau Province from January-December 2007 using an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach. Data collection was conducted through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method of 14 selected respondents. The data was analyzed using the software of Criterium Decision Plus (CDP). The results show that that natural resources conservation, human resources skill, and local government policies are the influencing factors for implementing of the replanting program. The key actors that need roles improvement are farmers’ groups (POKTAN), local government (PEMDA), and non government organization (NGO). Increasing their roles should go along with farmers’ and local government’s incomes improvement and job creation. Smallholding oil palm plantation management should be based on establishment of farmers’ groups and federation of farmers’ groups (GAPOKTAN). Based on the stakeholders’ role and link, Smallholders’ Self-Reliance Initiative (PRIMATAMA) is an alternative approach in accordance with actual conditions.