BEBERAPA HAL YANG PERLU DIPERHATIKAN DALAM MELAKUKAN ANALISIS SISTEM AGROINDUSTRI TERPADU
ABSTRACT: The term of agro-industry
has widely used as an umbrella to describe the business of food producers,
processors, sellers, and services.
Briefly, the definitions of agro-industry can be
grouped into two different approaches. The first is an industry using
agricultural products as its main input material, thus, agro-industrial studies emphasize the food
processing management within agro-based enterprises that process mainly
agricultural products. The second relates to a development stage, placing
agro-industry between agricultural and industrial development where it is often
used for sustainable agricultural development, sustainable agro-industrial
development, and sustainable development.
In order to gain maximum outcome effectively and efficiently, the
implementation of the above concepts is named ‘Integrated Agro-industry System’
(IAS), i.e. the integration of the function and role of agro-industry
components for making better outcome in the relatively long period. IAS is expected
to contribute more significantly in (a) enhancing income and profitability for
producers or processors and ultimately increasing the welfare
of society and (b) strengthening
national economy. Furthermore, IAS shall consider the following unfinished
agendas, i.e. (a) rising agricultural
population and the declining role of agriculture; (b) rising of urban drift of rural workers may
affect the agro/rural industries; (c) if point (b) happened then accelerating
growth of the agro-industrial sector will face lack of un-trained personnel;
(d) growing the negative impacts of
using natural and agricultural resources for industry; and (e) shrinking subsistence farming versus
increased cash cropping, coinciding with the depletion of forests, soil and a
rise in plant and animal diseases.
Keywords: Agribusiness,
Integrated Agro-industry System and Agro-industrial Development
Penulis: Soekartawi
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd070051
