ABSTRACT

RAHMAN. The Potential of Dairy-based Agropolitant Development at the Integrated Development Region (Kapet) of Bukari, the Province of South-East Sulawesi (supervised by Rahman Mappangaja and Johannes Patanduk).

The aim of this study is to analyze the potential of the dairy sub sector in a region – in this case the Integrated Development Region (Kapet) of Bukari at the Province of South-East Sulawesi  - and to derive the strategy to develop the sub sector in order to turn the region into an agropolitant region. The descriptive method has been used based on data collected from the field, direct observation and interviews. The strategy is formulated through a SWOT analysis.

The study has shown that the district of East Poleang in the region has the highest potential to develop into an agropolitant region with its substantial dairy products. In fact, many aspects including the spatial aspect, agro-ecosystem condition, land availability, socio-cultural aspects, the potential of commodity variety expansion, institutional and marketing aspects supported this thesis. On the other hand, it has been shown that the technological aspects, especially the supporting systems, facilities and resources necessary to develop the region into a dairy-based agropolitant region, are not adequate. The best strategy concluded from the study is to feature beef and meat products as the primary commodity of the dairy-based agropolitant development region.