Agustinus N. Kairupan

By Agustinus N. Kairupan, Gabriel H. Joseph, Jantje G. Kindangen, Paulus C. Paat, August Polakitan, Derek Polakitan, Ibrahim Erik Malia and Ronald Hutapea

Sangihe Islands Regency is an archipelago located in the border area of the Philippines. The area is far from the Provincial Capital and the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult for people to access basic needs, especially food. On the other hand, they have access to alternative food consumed hereditary. For instance, there are plenty of tuber food crops, including cassava, sweet potatoes, and taro. Thus, there is a need for discussion in empowering people on the benefits of tubers such as productions, value chain, and potential development. The methodological approach used is descriptive exploratory, where the data collected is secondary from the desk review related to the potential and food conditions of the people in the area. Several local tuber crops are suitable for development as a staplefood on Sangihe Islands. The development supported by the adequate technological application can optimally increase product value and revenue. Furthermore, those aspects need systematically and synergistically patterned.

Part of the book: Sustainable Agricultural Value Chain

By Agustinus N. Kairupan, Jantje G. Kindangen, Gabriel H. Joseph, Ronald T.P. Hutapea, Ibrahim Erik Malia, Paulus C. Paat, Derek Polakitan, August Polakitan, Jefny B. Markus Rawung, Meivie Lintang, Joula O.M. Sondakh, Payung Layuk, Olvie Grietjie Tandi, Herlina N. Salamba, Nelson H. Kario, Jonathan Anugrah Lase and Rindengan Barlina

The value of coconut production in North Sulawesi reaches almost 10% of Indonesia’s total coconut production, and more than 95% is managed by farmers. The main problem in coconut development is that the management of coconut cultivation is still traditional, and the quality of the products produced is still low, so that coconut commodities that are multipurpose relatively have no added value. The economic value of coconut is still very dependent on primary products, namely coconut seeds and copra. To increase farmers‘income, the solution that can be taken is to implement the value chain in integrated coconut farming by diversifying coconut products. This is a review chapter that aims to present the implementation of value chain analysis approach and formulate the strategic development of integrated coconut farming system on a rural scale in the North Sulawesi province. Implementation of the value chain by diversifying coconut commodities can provide added value. By managing an integrated coconut farm that produces 3–5 processed products, the economic value of coconut will increase by about 5–6 times. Several issues become obstacles in the development of the value chain, including the lack of farmer participation in the modern chain, weak market power and market access, weak contractual relationship strength, and weak agricultural sector development orientation in the provision of employment.

Part of the book: Agricultural Value Chains