The Strategy for Self-Sufficiency Improvement in Corn and Opportunities for Export Sustainability in the Province of Gorontalo Using Swot and Ahp Analysis

Abstract

The demand for basic food needs is increasing in proportion to the rate of population growth. The production of staple food, such as rice, is not able to meet the demand in terms of quantity and quality, so that the import action cannot be avoided. Another possible alternative in meeting basic needs is food substitution, such as corn. One of the areas that have the potential to become a pioneer in the development of maize/corn agriculture is Gorontalo Province. Geographical potential and maize/corn agricultural production have led Gorontalo Province to become one of the exporters of maize/corn in Indonesia. However, the continuity is reduced so that in addition to unstable supply, farmers are very dependent on middlemen in corn export activities. This then became the basis of research to determine potential developments that might be carried out to increase self-sufficiency in corn by using SWOT analysis and to know the possible priority strategies for efforts to increase maize/corn production in Gorontalo Province. This research was conducted in Gorontalo Province with the analysis method using SWOT and AHP. In the SWOT analysis method, the grouping of internal and external factors is based on cultivation, post-harvest, distribution and institutional activities. By using the rater on the IFE –EFE matrix, the proposed type of strategy is obtained using the WT strategy. The formulation of this strategy is then used as an alternative strategy which is analyzed using the AHP method to determine the priority weights that need to be done.