RICE SEEDS MARKET STRUCTURE IN EAST JAVA
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2016-05-14Author
DWIASTUTI, RINI
ISASKAR, RIYANTI
NUGROHO, TRI WAHYU
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Increasing agricultural productivity is strongly associated with good quality
agricultural inputs, price and quality of management. The availability of input in this
case rice seeds, farmers still face difficult obstacles determines the sale value of the
product, because the practice of monopoly and oligopoly often occur in agriculture.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the structure of the rice seed market in
East Java. This research was conducted in three districts in East Java, namely:
Malang, Mojokerto, and Sumenep. Methods in reviewing the structure of the market
by looking at indicators of the level of market concentration, product differentiation,
market entry barriers and level of knowledge is by using analytical tools market
(market share), CR4 (Concentration Ratio for Biggest Four), Index Hirschman
Herfindahl, and Index Rosenbluth. Based on the results showed that the Rosenbluth
index analysis tools are relatively suitable for measuring the structure of the rice seed
market in East Java, which is a competitive market. This is evidenced by the market
concentration does not occur in the three districts. Product differentiation is not the
case, in which the varieties can be in the production of various forms of business
units. There are no barriers to entry and exit in the market as evidenced by the
increasing number of producers in 2014-2015. Almost every manufacturer has
knowledge of the location and the price of seed sources of origin, as well as
knowledge of the retail price of rice seed products and location-specific marketing.