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Competitiveness is the economic ability of a country to innovate, increase productivity, and maintain its position in the global market. Competitiveness is one of the most important activities for the development of the Indonesian economy, high competitiveness helps countries to adapt to global changes, improve the welfare of their people, and achieve sustainable economic growth. International trade is a trading activity carried out by the people of a country with the people of another country on the basis of mutual agreement. Trading activities are activities related to transactions of goods and services domestically and between countries with the aim of gaining profit. With the advancement and development of technology, in the future, international economic and trade activities will also increase. This international trade occurs because a country is unable to meet its needs, this encourages a country to trade. International trade consists of export and import activities. Export is the activity of removing goods from the Indonesian customs area and services from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. The customs area is the territory of the Republic of Indonesia which includes land, waters, airspace above it, and certain places in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Cocoa is one of Indonesia's leading export commodities. Cocoa commodities consistently act as a source of foreign exchange that contributes to the structure of the Indonesian economy. This study aims to analyze competitiveness, the influence of production, and international prices on the competitiveness of Indonesian cocoa exports. The data used in the study are secondary time series data from 1990 to 2023. The analysis used in this study is Relevant Comparative Advantage (RCA) and multiple linear regression. Based on the results of the Relevant Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis, the RCA value is greater than 1, indicating that Indonesian cocoa exports have strong competitiveness. Based on the results of multiple linear analysis, it shows that production does not have a significant effect on the competitiveness of cocoa exports, international prices have a positive and significant effect on the competitiveness of cocoa.

This study looks at the relationship between Indonesian cocoa production and economic expansion. This study investigates the relationship between Indonesia's economic growth and cocoa production using quantitative methodology and secondary data. A 1% increase in cocoa production is associated with a 1% increase in economic growth, according to the findings of a simple linear regression study. Because other factors not included in the analysis also have an impact, the coefficient of determination () of 0.011 indicates that the impact of cocoa production on economic growth is around 1%. Additionally, hypothesis testing shows how independent factors work together to influence the dependent variable. The findings of this research contribute to the understanding of how cocoa production can influence economic growth in Indonesia and can be used as a consideration in developing more effective economic strategies.

Cocoa is a plantation crop that has a high contribution to the Indonesian economy through export activities. The large number of people interested in processed cocoa products means that demand for cocoa is increasing every year. The aim of the research carried out was to measure and see the level of comparative competitiveness of Indonesian cocoa in the main importing country, namely Malaysia. This research was conducted from March 2024 to April 2024. This research uses secondary data in the form of panel data for the period 2013-2022. The method used is Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) to measure and determine the level of competitiveness of Indonesian cocoa's comparative advantage. The research results show that Indonesian cocoa in the Malaysian market has strong competitiveness with an average RCA value of 2.61197. This also shows that Indonesian cocoa can compete in the global market by continuing to develop both technology and information.

This study aims to determine the effect of giving neem leaf extract (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) as a vegetable pesticide against Helopeltis antonii pests on cocoa plants (Theobroma cacao L.). This research was conducted in Hebing Village, Mapitara District, Sikka Regency, which lasted for one month, from March 1 to March 31, 2023. The research method used was an experimental method with a Randomized Block Design (RBD). The factor studied was the effect of neem leaf extract on the number of punctures by Helopeltis antonii on cocoa pods, which consisted of 5 treatments and 4 replications. The treatments used in this study were P0: Without neem leaf extract (control), P1: 30ml neem leaf extract, P2: 60ml neem leaf extract, P3:90ml neem leaf extract, and P4: 150ml neem leaf extract. The parameter measured was the number of punctures by Helopeltis antonii. Research data were analyzed by normality test and homogeneity test. The normality test shows that the significance value is 0.200, which is a significant value > 0.05, meaning that the data is declared normal. The homogeneity test shows a significance value of 0.372, which is a significant value > 0.05 so the data is declared homogeneous. Based on the results of the ANOVA test, it was concluded that the administration of neem leaf extract affected the number of Helopeltis antonii pest pricks between treatments.