New Design of Raskin Program (Analysis of the RASDA Implementation in Kulonprogo Regency)
Abstract: This thesis is an
analysis of public policies based on the research carried out about the
implementation of RASDA Program (local rice husbandry) in Kulonprogo in 2015.
It is claimed as a new alternative offered to replace the Government RASKIN
Program that is already running. This research aimed at determining how
effective the implementation of the RASDA Program in Kulonprogo was and
identifying the factors that cause RASDA program did not run as the
expectation. The method used in this study was a qualitative method using two
types of data, primary and secondary data. The data collection techniques used
were observation, interview, and documentation with informants selection
technique using the principle of purposive and snowball techniques. The data analysis
technique was done through data reduction, data display, and data verification.
The results showed that efforts to renew the RASKIN Program (cheap-priced
rice) through RASDA program were not successfully done. The achievement of
program outputs and outcome indicators were still far away from the
expectation. The progress was not significantly improved, it still encountered
the same problems as those in the implementation of the previous RASKIN
Program. Meanwhile, farmers did not have any benefits from the uptake of the
local rice because it was not optimally prepared.
There are several factors that cause RASDA Program in Kulonprogro did not
run well. The first reason was that it is difficult to link the concept of the
program with the actual situation, seen from: (1) the farmers as the program
target still thought conservatively causing the loss of the benefits that will
be gained from the RASDA Program; (2) the intervention of political elites in
the process of policy formulation; (3) the limited authority of the local
government in the National RASKIN Program; and (4) the incoherence among the
needs for resources in the factual conditions. The second cause, the conflict
of interest among the holders cause the program implementation did not
synchronize to each other, as seen from: (1) their efforts to make RASDA
program as a springboard for “other” purposes; (2) the bias support of BULOG;
(3) the lack of enthusiasm and initiatives among the holders/bureaucracy; and
(4) the entrepreneurs’ mindset of business that dominated farmers community.
The third reason is that there was not awareness on the characteristics of the
group target to anticipate problems that arise.
Based on these findings, the researcher suggested the government focus in
optimizing the current mechanisms of the food subsidies. The government should
also concern in looking for other alternatives to optimize the potential of the
local foods. The government should also
do some efforts to gain the welfare for farmers, by: (1) reconstructing
values and norms in terms of social rules to support the program with the
intensive socialization; (2) allocating the budget the APBD for the procurement
of subsidized rice for poor households who are not registered; (3) monitoring
the program up to the lowest level intensively; (4) encouraging small
entrepreneurs to become BULOG’s partners to seek an access to the Capital; (5)
maintaining fair competition among rice traders; (6) conducting studies on the
possibility of establishing an integrated rice husbandry regional company; (7)
encouraging the local rice branding.
Author: Raden Rahman Asjhatri
Fandaru
Journal Code: jpadministrasinegaragg160010
