Supply Chain Analysis of Coconut Palm Sugar in Kokap Subdistrict, Kulon Progo Regency

Abstract

Granulated coconut palm sugar is one of the potential export products in the Kulon Progo Regency. This study aims to determine (1) the level of marketing margin, farmer’s share dan monopoly index (MPI), and (2) the performance of the supply chain for granulated coconut palm sugar in Kulon Progo Regency. Marketing margin is the difference between the price in consumers with price at the level of producers. Farmer’s share is the percentage of share that producers get. The higher value of the marketing margin, then the farmer's share value will be lower. The structure of the market is analyzed by measuring the monopoly index (MPI). The greater the MPI values indicate a growing monopoly. The supply chain is the cooperation between the institutions to create and deliver products to consumers until the end by observing the flow of products, information flow, and money flow. Supply chain performance can be analyzed using a Likert scale questionnaire on the product flow, flow of information, and money flow. The results showed that the shortest marketing tract has the lowest margin value, and the value of the farmer’s share is highest. The highest MPI values in the longest marketing tract with Tiwi CPU as collecting traders have the highest index of a monopoly. The performance of the supply chain of granulated palm sugar in district Kokap, Kulon Progo Regency overall belongs to quite smoothly on all three channels of marketing, whether made from the dominant raw material of coconut sugar, made from sweet sap coconut sugar, or both.