The Power Relation Among Actors within National and Local Agricultural Sector Planning in Indonesia

Abstract

Several actors with their powers and interests play important roles in national and regional planning in the agricultural sector. This study aims at analysing the dynamism of the actor relationship and the interaction of their interests in connection to the national and regional planning of the agriculture sector.  The study method applied is descriptive qualitative with the analysis of the stakeholders. The results, each actor with his relations and power plays a strong role in the planning process. In the case of aspiration funds, parliament members are very dominant in allocating aid. In the case of co-administration funds: district heads and heads of services, and from central funds: technical director generals. No matter how democratic the concept of planning is made, there is always a distortion in making planning and policy formulations, which in the end the results of the planning that are born are the political preferences of the contesting elites. It is necessary for the Ministry of Agriculture, House Commision IV of Parliement, Provincial Office of the Agriculture Affairs and Regency to formulate a more comprehensive planning system to improve the management in the disbursement of the national fund.