Analysis of the competitiveness of cocoa commodity (Theobroma cacao L.) in Kolaka Regency

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the level of comparative and competitive advantage of cocoa commodities at the farm level in Kolaka regency, and to analyze the impact of government's policy on the comparative and competitive advantage of cocoa commodities in Kolaka regency. The study used the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) to analyze data. The results of the study showed that the private benefit of cocoa farm level in Kolaka regency was IDR 8.579.759-, whereas the social benefit was IDR 10.169.805. Cocoa commodity in Kolaka regency has a high level of competitiveness as shown by the DRCR value of 0,69 and PCR value of 0,67. Regarding the government's policy on output, it was revealed that farmers do not gain benefits from the government's policy on the output as shown by the NPCO value of 0,9597. The government's on input (tradable input) has created an efficiency cocoa farming in Kolaka regency as indicated by the NPCI value of 0,4434. The government's policy of input-output showed that there is a government policy which reduces the benefits of the cocoa producer in Kolaka regency as indicated by the PC value of 0,8436.