Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui masalah - masalah dalam pengembangan kakao di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman serta menentukan masalah utama yang perlu mendapatkan prioritas penanganan. Disamping itu juga diteliti dampak pengembangan kakao ini terhadap perekonomian daerah. Data utama yang digunakan adalah data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui kuisioner Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan data sekunder yaitu Tabel Input Output Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 2007 Transaksi Domestik Atas Dasar Harga Produsen.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa masalah utama yang perlu mendapatkan prioritas penanganan adalah permodalan. Dampak pengembangan kakao terhadap perekonomian daerah untuk saat ini masih rendah. Namun simulasi kebijakan menunjukkan bahwa investasi yang dilakukan di sektor kakao akan mampu meningkatkan output, Nilai Tambah Bruto (PDRB) dan pendapatan masyarakat Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Untuk itu disarankan kepada stake holder terkait agar melakukan terobosan untuk mengatasi permodalan, meningkatkan kegiatan pembinaan dan penyuluhan serta pengembangan industri pengolahan kakao.

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The objective of the research was to understand both of problems of cocoa development on padang pariaman regency and its priority treatment to solve. Despitefully, this research is also attributed to understand the cocoa development impact on regional economy of padang pariaman regency. The research utilizes the prominent data which consist of primary data and secondary data. The primary data was collected by analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) quisioner whereas the secondary data was provided by domestic input-output tabel transaction base on producer price of Padang Pariaman regency on year 2007.

The observational result indicates that the capital is the priority treatment which must be performed. Nowadays, the cocoa development impact on regional economy is still contemning. However, the policy simulation shows that the investment which done on the cocoa sector will increase the output, Gross District Product (GDP), and society income of Padang Pariaman Regency. There is several recommendations for relevant stakeholder to increase attainment of cocoa development impact on regional economy such as breakthrough the overcame capital, improving guidance and counseling activities, and development of cocoa processing industry.