Alm oil is a leading export commodity for Indonesia and the country’s highest foreign exchange earner. This commodity also has a fairly important role in the economy in regions in Indonesia, especially in Labuhanbatu Regency as one of the centers of oil palm production in the Sumatran Archipelago. This study aimed to analyze the level of sustainability of smallholder oil palm agribusiness in Labuhanbatu Regency. The study was designed using quantitative methods and a proportionate stratified random sampling approach with 249 oil palm farmers as research respondents. The data were analyzed using the multi dimensional scaling (MDS) method assisted by the Rap—Palm Oil (RAPPO) software (version 1.0). The results showed that the multidimensional sustainability of the smallholder oil palm agribusiness in Labuhanbatu Regency was in the “fairly sustainable” category. This illustrates that the oil palm agribusiness needs stakeholder support to improve its sustainability status. The highest value is the economic dimension because it is the main source of livelihood for oil palm farmers, while the lowest value is the environmental dimension. The value obtained was influenced by the use of production inputs that were not in accordance with the recommendations.

AbstrakSektor perkebunan kelapa sawit memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi sebagai penghasil minyak nabati yang paling banyak digunakan oleh masyarakat. Di perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit, aspek tenaga kerja langsung yang terlibat dalam proses produksi adalah pemanen kelapa sawit. Ini membutuhkan peningkatan produktivitas pemanen kelapa sawit untuk menghasilkan tandan buah segar berkualitas yang sesuai dengan tingkat pabrik kelapa sawit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis menentukan produktivitas tenaga kerja pemanen kelapa sawit dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya serta pengaruh produktivitas panen terhadap kualitas tandan buah segar kelapa sawit. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 82 orang yang berprofesi sebagai pemanen kelapa sawit. Metode analisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis PLS (Partial Least Square). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa produktivitas pemanen kelapa sawit berada dalam kategori sedang di mana ia bisa mendapatkan sebanyak 1700-2300 kilogram hasil per hari kerja. Faktor internal dan eksternal berpengaruh signifikan terhadap produktivitas pemanen. Faktor internal terbesar adalah motivasi kerja, sedangkan faktor eksternal terbesar adalah peluang untuk mencapainya. Kualitas tandan buah segar kelapa sawit di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Medan dipengaruhi oleh produktivitas pemanen kelapa sawit.Kata kunci: produktivitas, kualitas, pemanen, kelapa sawit AbstractThe oil palm plantation sector has a high economic value as a producer of vegetable oil which is most widely used by the community. In an oil palm plantation company, the direct labor aspect involved in the production process is oil palm harvesters. This requires an increase in the productivity of oil palm harvesters to produce quality fresh fruit bunches that are in accordance with the grade of the palm oil mill. This study aims to analyze the determine labor productivity of oil palm harvesters and the factors that influence them and the effect of harvesting productivity on the quality of oil palm fresh fruit bunches. The research method used was descriptive quantitative with the number of respondents as many as 82 people who work as oil palm harvesters. The method of analysis uses descriptive analysis and PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis. The results of the study show that the productivity of oil palm harvesters was in the medium category where it can get as much as 1700-2300 kilograms of yield per working day. Internal and external factors have a significant effect on the productivity of harvesters. The biggest internal factor is work motivation, while the biggest external factor is the opportunity to achieve. The quality of palm oil fresh fruit bunches at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Medan was influenced by the productivity of oil palm harvesters.Keywords: productivity, quality, harvesters, oil palm