Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt Vol. 9, No. 5, October 2020 1369 Assessment of Social Sustainability of Nutmeg Based-Agroindustry Supply Chain in South Aceh Regency Trisna Trisna #1 , Muhammad Zakaria #2 , Mochamad Ari Saptari*3 # Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Malikussaleh Jl. Batam Kampus Bukit Indah, Blang Pulo, Muara Satu, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia * Information System Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Malikussaleh Jl. Batam Kampus Bukit Indah, Blang Pulo, Muara Satu, Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia 1 trisna@unimal.ac.id 2 muh_za@yahoo.com 3 arimochamad@gmail.com Abstract— Currently, nutmeg supply chain actors face various problems such as many damaged plants, the price of nutmeg seeds and oil which continues to decline, the processing industry has difficulty in the procurement of raw materials, and social impacts for the local community. Observing the current nutmeg commodity conditions, it need to assessment of sustainability, especially for the social dimension as a basis for improvement. This study aimed to identify social sustainability indicators, to assessment for each social sustainability indicators, and to measure the overall social sustainability index. The identification results were 19 indicators of social sustainability consisting of 7 main indicators, namely: employment, health and safety, nuisance, local community, infrastructure and resources, partnerships with stakeholders, and macro social performance. The measurement of importance weights showed that the most influential social indicator was the improvement of community welfare, then followed by the local employment. The assessment results showed that the nutmeg oil and food and beverage agroindustry, each had very poor and bad social sustainability. That is the basis for the policymakers to improve and enhance social impacts for the communities around the nutmeg supply chain. Keywords— Nutmeg, Agroindustry, Sustainability, Social Indicator, Supply chain 1. Introduction Aceh is the second largest producer of nutmeg (Myristica fragrant Houtt) in Indonesia after Maluku which is widely cultivated in South Aceh and Southwest Aceh Regencies. Based on data, the total area of nutmeg plantations in Aceh in 2015 was 22,043 ha, production was 8,410 tons and involved 28,048 farmers[1]. The importance of nutmeg commodity in the economy of the people of South Aceh Regency because in addition to being able to increase the country's foreign exchange, it can also absorb labor and increase the income of farmers and the community. In addition to dried nutmegs and mace which are sold to traders for export, they also impact the development of downstream industries including nutmeg oil, food, and beverage agroindustry. Nutmeg-based agroindustry is needed to increase value-added, absorb labor, reduce price fluctuations, and increase farmers' incomes. Nutmeg agroindustry involves many actors which include farmers and collectors as raw materials suppliers, processing industries, and traders or exporters. Although nutmeg is a superior commodity, nutmeg cultivation is almost entirely managed by the society, so there are still many obstacles developing nutmeg agroindustry caused by: 1) not yet applying cultivation technology properly, 2) some old/ damaged and unproductive plants; 3) not using superior seeds; 4) pest and disease disturbance, 5) low yield quality, and 6) product hygiene / health is not guaranteed [2]. In addition, based on observations and interviews with nutmeg actors, the price of dried-nutmeg seeds and nutmeg oil decreased significantly compared to the previous year. Problems faced by commodity and agroindustry supply chains must be considered basic aspects of sustainability which include economic, social and environmental dimensions [3]. Likewise with nutmeg, wherewith the various problems faced currently, its sustainability needs to be measured. Good sustainability performance is an indicator of an organization economically profitable, able to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and provide social impacts for the surrounding community. In general, previous studies focused on measuring economic and environmental sustainability and those are still the lack of researches focused on measuring social sustainability. Considering that many actors involved in the supply chain, especially farmers ______________________________________________________________ International Journal of Supply Chain Management IJSCM, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print) Copyright © ExcelingTech Pub, UK (http://excelingtech.co.uk/)