Potensi dan Strategi Kebijakan Prioritas Pengembangan Tanaman Pangan dalam Rangka Pengembangan Wilayah Pedesaan di Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to analyze the potential of food crops cultivated by farmers as an effort to develop the region. In addition, the inhibiting and supporting factors in developing the potential of food crops are also urgent to be analyzed. The analytical method used in this study uses two analytical tools, namely Location Quotient (LQ) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis. Location Quotient (LQ) is a simpler economic development tool with all its advantages and limitations. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) which is a decision support model that describes complex multi-factor or multi-criteria problems into a hierarchy. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through filling out questionnaires and interviews, filling out questionnaires and observing. While secondary data is obtained from related agencies or agencies such as the Department of Agriculture and Food Security, Southeast Aceh Regency. The results of the Location Quotient (LQ) calculation from the agricultural sector data show that there are seven sectors which are the base sector, while the other seven sectors are non-base sectors. The agricultural sector which is the basic sector is rice, tubers, meat,vegetables, nuts, fruits, oil and coconut. The results of the AHP analysis show thatthe criteria that become a priority in the development of food crops in Southeast Aceh Regency are the criteria for the marketing and processing subsystem with a priority weight value of 0.582. The marketing and processing subsystem is also known as the downstream agribusiness subsystem, which is a system for marketing and processing agricultural commodity products. The criteria for the subsystem of providing production facilities have the lowest weight value in the context of developing Food Crops in Southeast Aceh Regency, which is indicated by a priority weight value of 0.075, because production facilities are easily obtained by farmers to cultivate food crops, either from the entrepreneur or existing agricultural shops. in Southeast Aceh District and also assistance from the local government.