Supply Chain Current Condition and Barrier of Small Farmers: Case of Pineapple Farming Tangkit Baru Hamlet, Muaro Jambi, Jambi Province, Indonesia

• Main Author: Boris Kaido, E-mail: [e-mail]
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Educational and Social Sciences Association (IESSA) 2021-09-01
• Series: Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities
• Subjects: supply chain; pineapple; farmers; barrier; agriculture
• Online Access: http://www.jssshonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JSSSH_Vol.7_No.3_2021_207-218_Sr.-No.-2.pdf

Tangkit Baru hamlet is the largest pineapple production area in Jambi Province. This commodity is the driving force of the economy and the primary source of income for this region. However, the development categorized was as slow because of the long and poor supply chain system. Therefore, it needs a good supply chain system to improve the income of small farmers and economic actors involved in a supply chain system. This study aims to clarify and reveal the supply chain current conditions and the barrier of supply chain processes. Two stages field survey was conducted in September 2018 and June 2019 at Tangkit Baru hamlet that belongs to Muaro Jambi District. The case study research and descriptive statistic were chosen to provide in-depth exploration and description of the current marketing system and the actors involved in the supply chain in Tangkit Baru hamlet. Interviews were carried out with pineapple farmers (42 people), middlemen (5 people), wholesalers (3 people), local traders (2 people), owners of the pineapple processed home industry (4 people). The results showed actors involved in the supply chain system are farmers, middlemen, wholesalers, local home industries, and for small farmers, development showed two major on-farm and off-farm barriers.