| Abstrak/Abstract |
Production of aren sugar can support the national program about sugar diversification. Aren sugar as an alternative of white sugar is expected to have high competitiveness. It is very important for the sustainability of aren sugar agroindustry. The objectives of this study were to analyze the financial and economic profitability, competitiveness (namely; competitive and comparative advantage) of aren sugar processing business in the Kolaka District, Southeast Sulawesi. Descriptive method by Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) was used in this study. Financial profitability of aren sugar processing businesses was showed by the value of Private Profitability (PP), and its economic profitability was showed by the value of Social Profitability value (SP). Both values were obtained from the analysis of Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM). The results showed that aren sugar processing business have the financial and economic profitability, and have a competitive and comparative advantage. Therefore the aren sugar processing business has a very high competitiveness. Further, it was prioritized to be developed in sugar diversification. The implication of this study that high price of aren sugar in the international market is not felt by the aren sugar processing business. Thus, governments need to support and protect the aren sugar processing business in increasing the value added of aren sugar. nt with UV-B radiation. KEY WORDS Aren sugar, processing business, economic profitability, financial profitability, competitiveness, Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) |
