The supply chain of North Sumatera shallot

Abstract

Shallot is one of the main food seasonings in Indonesia, which cannot be substituted with other ingredients. North Sumatera is one of the provinces producing shallot. Even it produces quite a large amount of production, there is still a large gap between the shallot production and consumption amount in North Sumatera due to its high consumption. Thus, the shallot supply chain in North Sumatera must always be maintained, so that the shallot can be well distributed to maintain price stability and meet consumer demand. In order to be managed properly, it is necessary to know the North Sumatera shallot supply chain. This study described the supply chain of North Sumatera shallot. The study was conducted by tracing the North Sumatera shallot supply chain starting from the production centre to the final destination regions, and then the supply chain was drawn in the Causal Loop Diagram. The results showed that the shallot production centres in North Sumatera Province consisted of six districts, namely Simalungun, Samosir, North Tapanuli, Dairi, Karo, and Toba Samosir. There were six final destination regions for shallot from those six districts, namely Medan, Padang Sidempuan, and Sibolga in North Sumatera, Kuta Cane in Aceh, West Sumatera, and Riau.