Implementation Model of Agribusiness System in Strengthening Shallot Farmer Groups in Bali Province

Abstract

One of the leading agricultural commodities in Bali Province is shallots. The shallot commodity is very promising and has economic value for farmers. The development of shallot production in Bali Province has fluctuated due to the non-optimal implementation of the shallot agribusiness system in each farmer group. The purpose of this research is to analyse the factors that influence the agribusiness system and the strengthening of farmer groups and to design an agribusiness system model in strengthening shallot farmer groups. We conducted this research purposively in Bali Province. The total population in this study amounted to 892 people, and the sampling technique in this study used a proportional random sampling technique so that the total sample was 90 people from 36 shallot farmer groups in Bali Province.

The findings showed that the farming subsystem, the processing subsystem, the marketing subsystem, the production facilities procurement subsystem, and the supporting institutions subsystem are the ones that affect the agribusiness system. On the other hand, the agribusiness system is what affects the strengthening of shallot farmer groups. The establishment of an agribusiness system implementation model aims to strengthen shallot farmer groups in Bali Province through a professional extension approach. The role of the Bali Provincial Government is expected to help facilitate technology and market shallot farmer group products so that market prices are more stable and young farmers are willing to produce and process shallots into a packaged product.