Silk agro industry plays an important role in Indonesian economic since it enables to create business opportunity, absorb many employments, and reduce poverty. A strategy of silk agro industrial development can be done through a cluster approach in order to increase the competitiveness. This research was intended to develop a model of silk agro industrial development system through exploration of several important factors such as core industry, geographic concentration and institution. Data was

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... collected through literature study from several linkage institutions, and direct interview with experts from government officers, University lectures and businessmen. Data was processed in order to develop model of silk agro industry development. The model consists of (1) cluster location model, (2) core industry development model, (3) institution development model, (4) financial development model, and (5) price harmonization model. Model and data were integrated in a computer based Decision Support System (DSS) called AI SUTRA. The results of the research were as follow: (1) the cluster location was Wajo, South Sulawesi, (2) the core industry is silk weaving industry, (3) the main problems in core industry were technology obsolete, low quality of product, and limited capital, (4) The proposed institution was "Unit Layanan Pengembangan Usaha (ULPU)". Stakeholders of ULPU were Central, Province and Regional Government, Association, Cooperative, Research and Development Institution, Importer, University, Exporter, and facilitator. (6) Feasibility analysis gave the results that farmer producing cocoon, silk spinning industry, silk weaving and batik industry were feasible to be developed since all of them have NPVs>0, IRRs were higher than the market interest rate and Net B/Cs > 1. Integration of cocoon producer, spinning, weaving and batik industries in the cluster may harmonize their incomes. By using calculation with constant batik price (Rp 560.000/piece), B/C 1.34, the price of cocoon, silk yarn and silk woven can be raised. Then, it will enable to increase their incomes. ABSTRAK Agroindustri sutera alam mempunyai peran yang penting dalam perekonomian Indonesia karena industri tersebut dapat menciptakan lapangan usaha, menyerap tenaga kerja dan mengurangi kemiskinan. Strategi pengembangan agroindustri sutera alam dapat dilakukan melalui pendekatan klaster untuk meningkatkan daya saing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan model sistem pengembangan agroindustri sutera alam dengan mengkaji beberapa faktor penting yaitu industri inti, konsentrasi geografi, dan kelembagaan. Data dikumpulkan melalui studi literatur dari beberapa instansi terkait dan wawancara langsung dengan para pakar/tenaga ahli. Data diolah dalam rangka pengembangan model agroindustri sutera alam yang terdiri dari (1) model lokasi pengembangan klaster, (2) model industri inti, (3) model pengembangan kelembagaan, (4) model kelayakan usaha, dan (5) model kesetaraan harga. Model dan data diintegrasikan dalam suatu sistem komputer berdasarkan Decision Support System (DSS) yang disebut AI SUTERA. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan: (1) lokasi klaster adalah Kabupaten Wajo, Sulawesi Selatan, (2) industri inti adalah industri pertenunan sutera, (3) permasalahan utama dalam industri inti adalah teknologi yang sudah tertinggal, rendahnya kualitas produk dan terbatasnya modal, (4) lembaga yang diusulkan adalah Unit Layanan Pengembangan Usaha dengan pemangku kepentingan adalah Pemerintah Pusat, Provinsi dan Kabupaten, asosiasi, koperasi, lembaga penelitian dan pengembangan, importir, eksportir, universitas, dan fasilitator. (5) Analisa kelayakan usaha menunjukkan bahwa petani pemelihara ulat sutera, industri pemintalan, pertenunan, dan pembatikan layak untuk dikembangkan karena semua industri tersebut mempunyai NPV>0, IRR lebih tinggi dari bunga pasar, dan Net B/C>1. Pengintegrasian usaha pemelihara ulat sutera, pemintalan, pertenunan, dan pembatikan dalam klaster dapat menyetarakan pendapatan para pengusaha tersebut. Melalui perhitungan dengan harga batik konstan sebesar *Penulis untuk korespondensi