Enhancing Soybean Eco-Farming Sustainability Through On-Farm, Off-Farm Sub-System, and Value Chain Integration

Abstract

Soybean is a highly demanded agricultural product. However, it is miserable that national soybean production has yet to meet the high demand, resulting in the high value of soybean imports. In addition, Indonesia’s soybean productivity is relatively low compared to the productivity of other soybean centers worldwide. This study aims to examine the condition and sustainability of soybean farming as a whole, namely from the on-farm and off-farm side, as well as the trading system, which then provides technical input to increase the productivity of soybean farming through synergy between sub-systems. Sustainable agriculture is also essential to ensure that farming can be self-sufficient. Therefore, research and development of the agricultural sector are essential, considering that agricultural commodities are not only consumer goods but are also closely related to the problem of food security. This quantitative research uses Analytic Network Process (ANP) analysis and descriptive statistics.