Factors effecting pepper production and quality in several production center

Abstract

The decrease of Indonesian pepper production caused by the decrease of productivity in production centre. Many problems faced by smallholders. To find out the real problems of pepper cultivation, a research had been carried out in several production centre such as Lampong, Bangka, Central and West Java with the objectives : a) to explore the problems and the performance of pepper plantation, and b) to identify technology adoption and technology needed. The research were conducted from May through October 2017. The method used was survey by collecting primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected through intervieuwing farmers, local government, businessman and extension workers. SWOT analysis and FGD were used to arrange policy recommendations. The problems found out in pepper development in all areas were a) there was limited technologies adoption of seeds, cultivation and processing, b) the shortage of superior varieties in production centre, c) the shortage of farmers capital because of very srare partnership between farmers and businessman, d) very high attack of pest and deseases so that farmers changed their plant into oilpalm and rubber, e) world price fluctuation that farmers could not manage the plantation, d) climate change and e) the shortage of farmers mastering the technology..