Cocoa is a pre-eminent commodity in Central Sulawesi Province. Cocoa farming has not experienced a significant increase in productivity due to lack of technological improvement efforts, limited partnerships resulting in low access of farmers to capital institutions, trading dominated by middlemen and owners of capital, and lack of extension support role in improving the competence, capacity, and interdependence of cocoa farmers to increase productivity and income. Those aspects indicate the importance of research on competence, the capacity of cocoa farmers leading to the interdependence of farmers on a filtering system, competitiveness and partnership as well as increasing the productivity of farmers through increasing farmers’ interdependence. This study aims to 1 identify the level of competence, capacity, and interdependence of cocoa farmers, 2 analyze the factors affecting the competence, capacity, and interdependence of cocoa farmers to produce quality cocoa, 3 analyze the influence of interdependence on farmer productivity cocoa, 4 to determine extension strategies in improving the competence, capacity, and interdependence of cocoa farmers. The research used survey design, was implemented in Central Sulawesi Province as the main center of cocoa production in Indonesia. Location of research were Donggala Regency of North Region, Sigi Regency of West Region, Poso Regency of Central Region and North Morowali Regency of Southeast Region. The research sample was 380 by fulfilling the statistical test requirement using Structural Equation Modeling SEM. In the research, selection of sample using multi-step random sampling. Determination of location and sample is as follows 1 two villages in each selected district are based on several criteria developing and geographically located village close to the district capital and villages far from the district capital, and 2 sample determination in each village using proportional random sampling. The results of this research are first, the competence of farmers is weak due to the weak role of extension, lack of innovation received by farmers and low formal education. The capacity of farmers is weak in organizing and in adapting to the environment due to the low competence of farmers. The interdependence of cocoa farmers in the low categories of good filter system competitiveness and partnership This is due to low capacity and institutional support, thus affecting the low level of farmer interdependence in filter system, competitiveness, and partnership. Second, the level of competence of weak cocoa farmers is influenced by the weakness of 1 intensity factor following nonformal education, 2 the motivation of farming development, 3 role of agriculture extension, and 4 institutional support. The dominant factors influencing the weakness of the cocoa farmers' capacity are 1 the motivation for the development of farming, 2 the traditional attachment, 3 the role of agricultural extension, 4 and the availability of innovation. The low level of interdependence of farmers is influenced by the weakness of 1 the level of formal education, 2 the intensity of nonformal education, 3 the role of agricultural extension, 4 the availability of innovation, 5 institutional support, 6 the competence level of farmers and 7 farmers' capacity level. Third, increasing the interdependence of farmers is a determinant factor in increasing the productivity of cocoa farming in Central Sulawesi Province. The decline in production and quality of dry beans can be overcome by increasing cocoa farmer interdependence. Low farmer interdependence affects the low productivity of tons per hectare per year is under the yield potential of 2 tons per hectare per year and income of Rp. this is below the minimum wage of Central Sulawesi Province of Rp. per month. Fourth, based on the results of the model of farmer interdependence in improving the productivity of cocoa farming, the formulation of strategies to increase interdependence is 1 the strategy of increasing the interdependence of farmers through improving the capacity of farmers and 2 the strategy of increasing the interdependence of farmers through institutional support. The strategies undertaken are a to develop a peasant group plan that is integrated with the extension program; b conducting consultation activities, technical meetings, field workshops and field meetings between farmers, industry and the private sector; c increase the use of compost and organic pesticides by farmers. Providing training by extension workers on how to use organic pesticides and organic fertilizers, and continuous intensive facilitation in order to improve the utilization of environmentally friendly technologies; d enhancing the role of farmer groups as collectors of cocoa beans; e cooperate with industrial and private institutions in the provision of adequate production, marketing and processing facilities for farmers; f develops the principal actors institutions as a concrete manifestation of the Law No. 16 of 2006 on Agricultural Extension System, Fisheries and Forestry in accordance with Article 19 paragraph 2, 3 and 4 that is the principal actors institution has a function as a forum for learning process, units of facilities and production facilities, production units, processing and marketing units, and supporting service units; g capacity and number of competent trainers on cocoa plants; h cooperate with credit guarantor for farmers. Cooperation undertaken in order to provide convenience for farmers in accessing capital so that farmers are able to provide the needs of production facilities to improve the quality of cocoa beans; i drafting regulations that support the development of cocoa farmer interdependence; j to assist the processing of dry cocoa beans into ready-to-eat products.
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