The Potential of Sorghum Plants in Lamunde Village Tinondo District East Kolaka Regency

Abstract

Sorghum is one of the most important food crops globally, which has become the fifth food crop after wheat, rice, corn, and barley. Sorghum has excellent potential to be developed in Indonesia because it has wide adaptability, especially on dry land, and produces high productivity. This study aims to determine the possibility of sorghum plants in Lamunde Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency. The population in this study were sorghum farmers, totaling 25 people, using the method census or saturated sampling, which took the entire population as a sample so that 25 people were obtained as research samples. Data analysis used SWOT analysis using IFE (Internal Factors Evaluation) Matrix, EFE Matrix (External Factors Evaluation), and IE Matrix (Internal External). The results showed that the strategy that needs to be applied for sorghum farmers in seeing the potential for the development of sorghum plants in Lamunde Village is a strategy of concentration through vertical integration. Growth through engagement can be achieved through vertical integration by taking over the function of suppliers, namely sorghum farmers, or by taking over the tasks of distributors, namely buyers of sorghum production, either in the form of wholesalers or collectors and companies.

Strategi Pengembangan Usahatani Sorgum pada Lahan Kering di Kabupaten Sumba Timur

“…Sorgum juga memiliki potensi yang besar untuk dikembangkan di Indonesia karena memiliki area adaptasi yang luas. Tanaman sorgum toleran terhadap berbagai jenis lahan baik lahan dengan genangan air pada saat musim kemarau maupun lahan kering, dapat juga berproduksi di lahan marjinal dan relatif tahan terhadap penyakit (Syafruddin et al, 2017;Kambuno et al, 2021) Kabupaten Sumba Timur terpilih menjadi salah satu wilayah pengembangan sorgum di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur. Pada awal tahun 2022 Kantor Staf Kepresidenan (KSP) bekerjasama dengan PT Sumba Moelti Agriculture (PT SMA) yang bermitra dengan petani di Kabupaten Sumba Timur mulai menginisiasi penanaman sorgum di areal seluas 60 ha.…”

Challenges and alternative solutions in developing sorghum to support food diversification in Indonesia

“…Given the slow development of sorghum for food in Indonesia until now, it is necessary to study what factors hinder it, from cultivation to consumption (from farm to table ). Some studies related to sorghum for food in Indonesia have been carried out, both in the aspects of diversity and assembling improved sorghum [13-19], land suitability [20,21], cultivation and production [22,23], harvesting, postharvest, and storage [24][25][26], processing and marketing [27][28][29][30][31], and sorghum development [32][33][34]. Studies on the role of women in developing sorghum are still limited.…”