Effectiveness of the Management of Pajale Food Security Program (Rice, Corn,And Soybean) in West Aceh Regency

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness and impact of the pajale (rice, corn,and soybean) of the upsus (special effort) program on the production of rice, corn, and soybean inwest aceh regency. this study conducted in west aceh regency. the method used to collect the data isthe random sampling technique. the number of samples determined using solvin formula. however, dueto the limited time, energy, and cost, the researcher only took 188 samples from the total population of584 respondents. the analytical method used to answer the first hypothesis is using the effectivenessformula, as follows: the effectiveness of program = (r/t) x 100%. the analytical method used to answerthe second hypothesis is using the pam (policy analysis matrix) approach. this method used todetermine the impact of the upsus pajale program. the matrix of pam consists of two identities thatare the profit identity and the deviation identity.based on references from litbang depdagri (research and development agency, indonesianministry of home affairs) year 1991, the effectiveness of the upsus pajale program in west aceh forrice and soybean categorized as effective, which is within the range of ≥80 – 100. meanwhile for thecommodity of corn categorized as quite effective, which is within the range of ≥60 – 80. this shows thatthe upsus pajale program implemented in west aceh can support sustainable food self-sufficiencytargeted by the government for rice and soybean commodities. this can be done by increasing theharvested area and production of both commodities.the impact of the program determined using the policy analysis matrix (pam). if the profitcoefficient (pc) > 0, then the government policies can increase profits obtained by producers, and viceversa. based on the pam calculation result on the impact of the program, it shows that the upsus pajaleprogram implemented in west aceh can increase profits achieve by producers for all three commodities,rice, corn, and soybean where is the pc > 0.