GIS-Based multi-criteria decision making model for site selection of seaweed farming information centre: A lesson from small islands, Indonesia

Seaweed had proven to become a fisheries commodity to provide a significant multiplier economic effect for coastal community in Southeast Maluku District during 2005-2013. However, the declining on the productivity of seaweed has given a direct impact on welfare of farmers and coastal communities in this region during the recent years, due to asymmetric information on seaweed farming associated with prices, latest technology and all pre and post production activities. Thus, forming a dedicated information centre for seaweed farming in the region has become a necessity. As small island regions, in Southeast Maluku district, farmers and all stakeholder have to deal with cliché problems such as insufficient infrastructure, lack of transportation, farmers locations that spread across the islands. This paper focused on the selection of suitable location for the information centre for seaweed farming in Southeast Maluku district, Indonesia. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP), in classical and fuzzy forms, was an approach used on this study for suitability analysis. Moreover, GIS for spatial analysis in addition to AHP was used to compare the best results for the location of information centre for seaweed farmers. The results show that fuzzy AHP could provide more suitability location compared with conventional AHP. Most of suitability locations were located in three sub-districts regions and also most of them were located in Kei Kecil Island and Kei Besar Islands due to the geographical characteristics of the region. The sensitivity analysis was conducted to measure the sensitivity of the results when the weight of each criterion was changed. The outcome of this study was to serve its purpose as an input and comparison study for a recent local government of Southeast Maluku' policy on developing seaweed farming in this region

Asymmetric Information Mitigation in Supply Chain: A Systematic Literature Review

With the level of competition and consumer demand is changing rapidly, the speed and accuracy of the information flow in the supply chain increasingly necessary. Sharing of information between the parties in a supply chain plays an important role in improving the sustainability of a business, but imperfection information is inevitable because each party in the supply chain has a different objective. This condition increases the importance of a research on the mitigation of asymmetric information in the supply chain, therefore the purpose of this study was to conduct a review of previous studies related to overcoming the asymmetric information and map research trend on mitigating asymmetric information in the supply chain. We used systematic literature review (SLR) methods to analyze the data collected from Web of Science and Scopus database from 2005 to 2016. The results of this study can be used as a guide and a reference for further research related to overcoming the asymmetry of information in the supply chain in every industrial sector

Seaweed Micro-Business Enterprises’ Support on Forming the Information Centre of Seaweed Farming

Saat ini rumput laut mengalami penurunan dalam jumlah petani maupun produktivitas yang diakibatkan oleh banyak faktor yang mana. Pemicu utamanya adalah adanya asimetris informasi dalam rantai pasok budidaya rumput laut di Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara. Salah satu solusi yang dapat ditawarkan adalah pembukaan pusat informasi budidaya rumput laut. Hal ini mengingat kondisi geografis wilayah Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara yang berbentuk kepulauan dan akses jalan, internet serta jaringan telepon seluler yang terbatas. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengestimasi persepsi pelaku usaha mikro rumput laut baik distributor, penjual bibit maupun petani pada gagasan dibentuknya pusat informasi budaya rumput laut. Proses pengumpulan data dilaksanakan pada bulan Januari hingga Mei 2018 menggunakan metode purposive sampling pada 13 desa di 6 kecamatan dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 232 responden. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dan regresi logistic. Data-data yang digunakan diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan in-depth interview.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari sisi sosial ekonomi semakin berumur dan semakin tinggi tingkat pendidikan maka tingkat dukungan pelaku usaha mikro rumput laut pada pusat informasi rumput laut semakin rendah. Khusus bagi pelaku usaha, distributor rumput laut di wilayah ini cenderung menolak adanya pusat informasi rumput lat, hal ini terkait kemampuan mereka dalam memanipulasi harga jual dan kualitas produk. Currently, seaweed has decreased in the number of farmers and productivity caused by many factors, the main trigger of which is the asymmetric information in the supply chain of seaweed cultivation in Southeast Maluku District. Thus, one of the solutions that can be offered is by the opening of the seaweed cultivation information center. The objective of the present research was to estimate the perception of micro seaweed business enterprises namely distributors, sellers of seeds and farmers on the idea of forming the seaweed farming information center in Southeast Maluku District. The data collection was conducted from January to May 2018, using purposive sampling on 13 villages spread over 6 districts with a total sample of 232 respondents. Data analysis methods used in this research was descriptive analysis and logistic regression. The Data was obtained by using questionnaires and in-depth interview. The results showed that from social economic factor, the older and higher education level, tend not to support seaweed information center. In addition, based on the role on seaweed, the distributors in this region tend to reject the idea of forming the information center of seaweed farming, because it will weaken their ability to manipulate the selling price and product quality

Mitigasi Rantai Pasok Rumput Laut dengan Pendekatan House of Risk dan Fuzzy AHP di Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara

Seaweed is among fishery commodities with great potential economy prospect. Southeast Maluku District is one of the main producers in Eastern region of Indonesia. Despite the high production since 2012, the number of farmers and the product has declined due to inadequate supply chain coordination and information dissemination among members. Therefore, this study aimed to mitigate the assymetric information in the region using the house of risk (HOR) to identify the risks to be addressed, and also provide response on the source of supply chain risk. Furthermore, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) with fuzzy approach was used to determine the major factor, and then choose the best alternative to mitigate asymmetric information in the supply chain. Results showed there were five factors that contributed 70% risks. The results also indicated that dependence on local distributor was a factor that had to be prioritized and addressed. In addition, to mitigate the operational risks, findings showed it is necessary to establish seaweed farmers forum, which is the best approach based on the cost and effectiveness. This study also stated that local ,government of Southeast Maluku District was the main actor that helps to overcome the risks and asymmetric information problem. Therefore, the best alternative was to form an information center for seaweed cultivation, which will provide the knowledge of prices and potential buyer outside the region

Mendukung Diversifikasi Usaha Kelompok Pengolahan Perikanan Usaha Mikro Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the number of fisheries processing organisations in Southeast Maluku Regency declined significantly. The Sibit group in Loon Village is one of the groups that is still operating and is striving to expand its operation through business diversification. The goal of this service activity is to assist the Sibit group with expanding their business by acquiring product label legality, product quality testing, yesterday product design, and general management competence enhancement. Counseling, training, and direct help to partners in fisheries processing business groups are employed to attain this specific purpose. The business group supported and responded positively to this community service initiative. There is a fundamental concept of management and business management, as well as the growth of expansion through the diversity of processed products generated.Paska pandemi Covid-19, jumlah kelompok pengolahan perikanan di Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara mengalami penurunan sangat signifkan, salah satu kelompok yang masih bertahan dan bahkan berusaha melakukan ekspansi usaha lewat diversifikasi usaha adalah kelompok Sibit di Desa Loon. Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah untuk membantu kelompok Sibit untuk dapat melakukan ekspansi usaha dengan mendapatkan legalisasi label produk, pengujian mutu produk, desain kemarin produk dan peningkatan kemampuan manajerial secara umum. Untuk mencapai tujuan yang ditargetkan ini maka metode pengabdian yang digunakan adalah penyuluhan, pelatihan dan pendampingan secara langsung kepada mitra kelompok usaha pengolahan perikanan. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini berjalan dengan baik, mendapat dukungan dan sambutan baik dari kelompok usaha. Terdapat pemahaman yang mendasar pada manajerial dan pengelola usaha dan pengembangan ekspansi melalui diversifikasi produk olahan yang dihasilkan