ANALISIS DAYA SAING KOMODITAS KELAPA DI KABUPATEN KUPANG

The purpose of this study was to (1) analyze the financial and economic profitability of coconut farming, (2) analyze the competitive and comparative advantage, (3) analyze the impact of government policies on the coconut in Kupang Regency. The research method is used as an indicator in analyzing competitiveness is descriptive method using the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM). The results showed that (1) coconut farming in Kupang Regency does not have a competitive advantage seen from the negative value of PP (-2,444,423) and PCR were greater than one (1.28). But having seen the comparative advantage of the positive value of SP (4.616 million) and DRCR smaller than one (0.71), (2) the absence of government policies that protect domestic inputs, causing prices of domestic inputs issued in private lower than the cost incurred on the domestic price level of the economy, so the coconut producers gain domestic input cheaper than social, domestic input producers while obtaining a loss of value of FT (Rp 78.328), (3) the impact of government policy instruments in the output market this time, negatively affect coconut prices, since coconut price received by farmers is lower than the (social price) it should be, as reflected in the value NPCO 0.55 and OT - 7138751, (4) the net impact of government policy instruments and market mechanism input-output current is less stimulating (incentive) to coconut producers in Kupang Regency. So the added value of farmers, lower than it should be accepted, as reflected in the value of EPC 0.5