A Study of the Value Chain of Cassava (Manihot esculeta) in Toba Samosir District for the Analysis of Increasing Its Value Added to Stakeholders

Rut Tambunan, Yosef Manik

2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to map out the value chain of cassava (Manihot esculeta) and to measure the extent to which the cassava commodity in Toba Samosir District could affect the economics of the relevant stakeholders. The method used in this research is descriptive-explorative with value chain mapping analysis as the main problem solving tool. The sample population used in this study are all stakeholders along the cassava supply chain in Toba Samosir Regency. From the study, we obtain three models of supply chain of cassava, namely: (i) supply chain where cassava is consumed without processing, (ii) food supply chain model, and (iii) cassava supply chain is processed into grade B tapioca flour. Afterward, a value chain mapping was conducted to determine the margins of each node in the supply chain. The value chain map reveals that the value engineering of cassava commodities is not yet optimal, where the final product produced from the supply chain is still far below the potential possible value. Therefore, from this research recommended some value-added improvement strategy, for example, diversify the product of cassava derivative that is more valuable that is grade A tapioca flour and mokaf flour.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tambunan R. and Manik Y. (2018). A Study of the Value Chain of Cassava (Manihot esculeta) in Toba Samosir District for the Analysis of Increasing Its Value Added to Stakeholders. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST, ISBN 978-989-758-496-1, pages 335-340. DOI: 10.5220/0010042603350340

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icest18,
author={Rut Tambunan and Yosef Manik},
title={A Study of the Value Chain of Cassava (Manihot esculeta) in Toba Samosir District for the Analysis of Increasing Its Value Added to Stakeholders},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,},
year={2018},
pages={335-340},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010042603350340},
isbn={978-989-758-496-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Computer, Environment, Agriculture, Social Science, Health Science, Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICEST,
TI - A Study of the Value Chain of Cassava (Manihot esculeta) in Toba Samosir District for the Analysis of Increasing Its Value Added to Stakeholders
SN - 978-989-758-496-1
AU - Tambunan R.
AU - Manik Y.
PY - 2018
SP - 335
EP - 340
DO - 10.5220/0010042603350340