Open AccessDiversification of products derived from maize for the sustainable welfare of the people in Gorontalo province, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Ani M. Hasan,
Amir Halid,
Latief Ahmad,
H. Suherman Saleh,
Rosman Ilato
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/260/1/012027
Subject(s) - business , gross domestic product , population , commodity , agriculture , gross value added , product (mathematics) , agricultural economics , diversification (marketing strategy) , per capita , economics , economic growth , economy , finance , geography , marketing , geometry , archaeology , mathematics , sociology , demography
Processing industry contribution in each commodity can add value for forward linkages and backward linkages. The economic condition of Gorontalo province is as follow: contribution of regional GDP in education service is 9%, financial and insurance services’ contribution is 8%, and agricultural sector’s contribution is 4%. This shows an economic growth anomaly, where the agricultural sector as a leading sector has yet significantly contributed toward the gross regional domestic product of Gorontalo province. Our gross regional domestic product per capita is only IDR. 9,544,583 with 17.30% of poor population workforce productivity are in the 30 th rank. Maize is a commodity potential to be developed into various derivative products with high economic value. This is study expected to contribute to the local government in increasing the competitive advantages and economic motor for the community in the region, as well as contribute to the private sector in developing various derivative products from maize commodity. This study uses quantitative descriptive method which constitute of desk study and secondary data analysis, workshop, and meeting with related stakeholders, development of study design for value chain actors, presentation, and result discussion to formulate the master plan and development model for various maize commodity products.