THE PROSPECT OF SAGO AGROPOLITAN AREA IN WEST MALANGKE DISTRICT NORTH LUWU REGENCY

This study aims to know: 1) the supporting factors to establish agropolitan area in District of West Malangke North Luwu Regency; (2) planning of program to form agropolitan area in West Malangke. This research was conducted in District of West Malangke North Luwu Regency. This research carried out qualitative methodology through study literature and data analysis. The data collection technique was performed by several method including interviews, direct observation in the field and data tracking secondary. The sample was collected done with simple random sampling. Data analyzed using descriptive analysis. The research results showed that the supporting factors to establish an agropolitan area in District of West Malangke including: sago as a competitive commodity in West Malangke, local government policy related to agropolitan area, transportation system, economic factors, cultural factors, and institutional agribusiness. As for planning programs to form agropolitan area, including: (1) the concept agropolitan sago socialization, (2) an assessment about the rules or regulations relating to utilizing land for agropolitan area, (3) Study about the need of facilities and infrastructures that supporting the area of agropolitan. (4) The development of the ability farmers in seeding sago (sub-system cultivation), (5) an increase in entrepreneurship the farmers sago (6) an increase capacity of farmers in the postharvest (sub-system agroindustry), (7) an assessment central marketing, (8) institutional assessments agropolitan are