The Policy Analysis Matrix in Measuring Competitiveness of Maize Farming System in Marginal Areas

Abstract

Yellow maize for animal feed is one of potential strategic commodities to be developed in Pacitan Regency, as a marginal area. The focusing question is whether this commodity generates competitiveness. This research aims: 1) to determine the private and social profitability, 2) to analyze competitiveness through comparative and competitive advantages, 3) to discuss effects of government policies on maize farming system. Data were analyzed by using the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method. A sampling area was purposively selected, i.e. Pacitan Regency, while 102 maize farmers were proportionally selected as respondents. The research covers three seasons: rainy season I, rainy season II, and dry season. The result of analysis shows that in the rainy season II, maize farming in Pacitan generates private and social profits and competitiveness as indicated by the Private Cost Ratio (PCR) and the Domestic Resource Cost Ratio (DRCR) of less than one. The maize farming in the rainy season I and the dry season does not generate either profit or competitiveness. In general, the level of government protection of agricultural outputs is considered low but the protection of both tradable and non-tradable agricultural inputs is high. The government policy on agricultural outputs and inputs simultaneously does not protect maize farming effectively.

Competitiveness of broiler in Tondano Utara district, regency of minahasa in north Sulawesi province, Indonesia

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Factors Affecting Farmers’ Perception toward Agricultural Land Sustainability in Peri-Urban Areas of Pekalongan City

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The Impact of Government Policies on The Competitiveness Of Clove Commodity In Tolitoli Regency: Multi Period PAM Approach

“…Table 4 shows that the value of the Privatee Cost Ratio (PCR) of clove commodities in Tolitoli Regency was 0.415 or less than one (PCR <1) which means clove commodities in Tolitoli Regency have competitive advantages and can compete at national and global levels even with the presence of government distortion or interference, the lower the value of PCR shows the stronger competitive competitiveness of a commodity. A PCR value of 0.415 can also be interpreted that to increase one unit of value-added output at the private price, it should incur additional domestic input costs at the private price of 0.415 (Haryanto et al, 2019). A C…”