PEMETAAN POTENSI TANAMAN PANGAN MELALUI DIVERSIFIKASI PANGAN DI KABUPATEN OGAN KOMERING ULU

Abstract

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency has various types of food crops that can be used as a substitute for
rice which is the staple food of its people. These types of food corn, cassava, sweet potatoes and
soybeans. This study aims to determine the potential of food crops in each sub distric in Ogan Komering
Ulu district and determinane strategies to support food security. The mrthods used are quantitative and
qualitative methods and the analytical methods used are LQ and Descriptive analysis. The data used are
from 13 sub districts in the desert for 10 years (2010 – 2019). The results of this study are that there are 8
sub districts that have the potential to develop corn commodities, 8 cassava sub districts, 9 sweet
potatoes sub districts and 5 soybean sub districts. And the strategy used is to increase food crop
production, realize food crop agribusiness and improve marketing management.