Examining the Effect of Agribusiness Actors' Performance on the Performance of Arabica Coffee Agribusiness Subsystem in North Toraja Regency.

The performance of agribusiness actors is measured to evaluate the efficiency of the Arabica coffee agribusiness system. This study aims to analyze the effect of the performance of agribusiness actors (Department of Agriculture, Companies, Coffeeshops, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, Agromechanical Industry, Agrochemical Industry, Cooperatives, Collecting Traders, Agricultural Extension, Farmer Groups, Farmers) on the performance of subsystems (Upstream, Farming, Downstream, Marketing, and Supporting) of Arabica coffee agribusiness. This study used a descriptive qualitative and quantitative approach. The data analysis technique uses Smart PLS 3.0 software, Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) analysis. The analysis was carried out partially because indicators intersected or were interrelated between actors and agribusiness subsystems. The results showed that there were variables that had a significant and positive effect, including the performance of the Agriculture Office on the Upstream and Supporting Subsystems; Companies on farming, downstream, and marketing subsystems; Coffeeshops on downstream and marketing; MSMEs on marketing; Cooperatives on support; Farmers on upstream, agriculture, and marketing. In addition, some variables have an insignificant and negative effect, namely the performance of the company to the supporting subsystem, Agromechanics and agrochemicals to upstream; Cooperatives to marketing, Collecting Traders to marketing, Extension to supporting; Farmer groups to farming and supporting subsystems. The research conclusion shows that 11 variables have a significant and positive effect, while the remaining nine have a negative and insignificant impact. Arabica coffee agribusiness performance can be improved through policy support that favors the country's mainstay commodities such as arabica coffee. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]