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Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 36(2), 308-318, 2021
URL: https://jurnal.uns.ac.id/carakatani/article/view/38860
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/carakatani.v36i2.38860
ISSN 2613-9456 (Print) 2599-2570 (Online)
Copyright © 2021 Universitas Sebelas Maret
Risk Management of Granola Potato Seeds Production: A Study in Kertasari,
West Java, Indonesia
Eliana Wulandari
, Ernah, Hepi Hapsari and Amelia Hendra
Department of Agricultural Social Economics, Faculty of Agriculture,
Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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Corresponding author: eliana.wulandari@unpad.ac.id
Abstract
The quality of potato seeds is important to support increased production. The majority of farmers
do not certify potato seeds, which can result in various risks for potato seed production activities.
This research aims to identify the risks of potato seed production and formulate risk control strategies
for potato seeds production. The research uses house of risk method. The results of this study show
thirty-nine identified risk events. The most impactful risk event was rotten potato. Thirty-two identified
risk agents with two priorities must be handled first. The most effective ways in handling strategy are
training, the certification of potato seed breeder farmers, potato seed certification, as well as purchasing
breeder seeds from vegetable crop research center and from other seed breeders. This research suggests
the needs to produce quality potato seeds by certifying potato seed and to update the competency
certification of potato seed breeders.
Keywords: house of risk (HOR); potato seeds; production risk; risk management
Cite this as: Wulandari, E., Ernah, Hapsari, H., & Hendra, A. (2021). Risk Management of Granola Potato Seeds
Production: A Study in Kertasari, West Java, Indonesia. Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 36(2),
308-318. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/carakatani.v36i2.38860
INTRODUCTION
Agricultural sector has a major contribution
to Indonesia, especially in providing employment
for the Indonesian population (Widyawati, 2017).
One of the supporting factors for increasing
production is the use of qualified seeds through
a certification as one of the efforts to develop
sustainable agriculture in Indonesia. Certification
reflects the quality of seeds, which are expected
to ensure high productivity leading to increasing
national food production (Eljai et al., 2017).
Seed treatment has an important role in
sustainable agricultural production through
protection from insects and diseases to increase
yields (Sharma et al., 2015). Lack of awareness
about seed treatment is a limiting factor in
managing disease (Sharma et al., 2015). To solve
Received for publication January 11, 2020
Accepted after corrections April 10, 2021
the problem in a sustainable seed supply system,
a collaboration is required to be developed
among farmers, researchers, agro-enterprise
specialists, NGOs and the formal seed industry
(David, 2004).
Potato is one of agricultural products
contributing to the fulfillment of the carbohydrate
needs of the human diet (King and Slavin, 2013)
and have important role as substitute for staple
food (Zhang et al., 2017; Sawicka et al., 2018;
Gao et al., 2019). In addition, potato contains
mineral, protein, vitamins and others benefits
(Love and Pavek, 2008; Burlingame et al., 2009;
Tian et al., 2016), as well as phytochemicals
as bioactive components (Ezekiel et al., 2013),
which act as antioxidants in the prevention of
many chronic diseases (McGill et al., 2013;
Williams et al., 2013).