Abstract :
Mung bean (Vigna radiata, L.) is one of the agricultural commodities of
the Leguminocecae family which is widely consumed by the public and has
advantages over other food crops. Mung beans are used as either industrial raw
materials or as an export commodity. Agribusiness products especially mung
beans have quite an opportunity in the era of free trade. This is indicated by an
increase in exports in terms of its processed item and also by the increasing fresh
consumption. The success will be determined by the competitive advantage of the
resulting commodities in the face of intense competition. Judging from the
strategic position, mung bean farming should be endeavored properly to increase
profits and also able to possess its own competitiveness. Comparative advantage
and competitive advantage are indicators of the competitiveness of a commodity.
Both of them must be interrelated and supporting each other.
The objectives of this study were (1) to analyze the advantages of mung
bean farming in Longos Village Gapura District Sumenep Regency, (2) to analyze
the competitiveness of mung beans in Longos Village Gapura District Sumenep
Regency. We actually choose the Longos as the research area on purpose
considering that Longos Village is the largest mung bean producing center in
Gapura District Sumenep Regency. Sampling was carried out using simple
random sampling (sampling acak sederhana) which employed 50 farmers using
the Slovin formula. And the analysis method used is Policy Analysis Matrix
(PAM).
The results of the analysis showed that mung bean farming in Longos
Village Gapura District Sumenep Regency was profitable. The private benefit is
Rp943,545.16, and the social benefit is Rp3,105,068.02 per hectare. The Longos
Mung Bean Farming?s competitiveness is both in comparative and competitive
advantages. This is proved by the comparative advantage value or DRC
(Domestic Resource Cost) of 0.511 and the value of competitive advantage or
PCR (Private Cost Ratio) of 0.841. Both of those value indicates a value of less
than one.
Keywords: Competitiveness, Mung Beans, Policy Analysis Matrix