DEVELOPMENT CULTIVATION AND POSTHARVEST TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CACAO FARMERS

Veronice and Nelson

Agricultural Politechnics of Payakumbuh West Sumatera, Indonesia

Jl.Raya KM 7 Tanjung Pati

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ABSTRACT

Knowledge and skills of farmers is one of the causes of low productivity and quality cocoa that cocoa farming has not been able to improve a great advantage. It is necessary to educate the cocoa farmers, especially for areas Limapuluh Kota central areas of the city and other cocoa in West Sumatra. For more effective and efficient extension activities can be carried out through a model village called CVM (Cocoa Village Model). Of this method is expected to obtain an increase in production, reduction of pests and diseases, and improved performance of the institution formed cocoa farmers in the area, and  increasing social welfare. These efforts more effectively and efficiently implemented on farmers' groups, as well will have an impact on institutional strengthening farmers. Baruah Anduriang Sepakat (BAS) one of the farmers group in Nagari Guguak VII Koto Talago, District Limapuluh Kota has implemented cocoa crop farming since fifteen years ago, but the productivity and the results are still very low.This program by can be summarized that awareness of farmers to strive as a group have increased, farmers group members have understood how or principles cocoa cultivation and cocoa crop production has increased from 0.6 kg/rod to 1 kg/rod.

Keywords: Cacao, Farmers Group, Productivity, Technology

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A CRITICAL REVIEW OF MECHANIZATION IN RICE FARMING IN INDONESIA

Kiki, Suheiti¹ , Peeyush, Soni² and Yardha¹

¹Jambi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, Jambi, Indonesia

²Agricultural Systems and Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120.

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ABSTRACT

This paper explains the development of agricultural mechanization in Indonesia. Challenges ahead of Indonesian agricultural development include increasing rural welfare, food needs, and the provision of employment through resource optimization that are laid out in agribusiness system. The agricultural system also responsive to the changing strategic environment. However, mounting pressure of population increase and changes in land-uses, require intensive use of agricultural land with modern agricultural technology. Similarly, environmentally friendly technologies should continue to be developed in an effort to build and develop good farming practice model. Therefore, there are many supporting factors that contribute to the agricultural mechanization development. This paper also discusses about the available potential, based on their contribution to the development of rice agricultural mechanization.

Keywords: rice, mechanization, planting, harvesting, Indonesia

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COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT OF RICE AND RICE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH SULAWESI

Majdah M. Zain Lasumange, Rahman Syafar and Fatmawati, Helda

Islamic University of Makassar

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ABSTRACT

This paper aims to present some of the research results of the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development (MP3EI), entitled "Systems Analysis and competitiveness of rice-based production group and inter-island market sustainability in South Sulawesi", with the intention to become a reference in preparing MP3E South Sulawesi 2014-2025. Results of the research include the measurement of competitiveness of each district and identification of factors affecting the production system measured based on rice management system in South Sulawesi. The analytical tool used to determine the competitiveness ranking in each district is Competitiveness Balance Sheet analysis, whereas to determine the dominant factors affecting the production system in South Sulawesi is econometric analysis tool.

Keywords:  Rice production systems and competitiveness analysis of the balance sheet.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AGROFORESTRY’S AND WILD FISHERIES BILIH FISH CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT NAGARI GUGUAK MALALO

Siska Handayani , Rudi Febriamansyah and Faidil Tanjung

Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University

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ABSTRACT

Fish production in Nagari Guguak Malalo that was one of the main sources of community income declined. This impacts local economy, as a consequence, local people begun to intensify agroforestry to meet their needs.There is an indication of shifting in economic activities from wild fisheries to agroforestry. The aim of this research is to analyze the ratio of income contribution of agroforestry and wild fisheries bilih fish on household income. The research used  a case study method. The sample consisted of 40 households were selected randomly. Income from agroforestry and wild fisheries bilih fish were calculated by subtracting the total revenue of each activity  with the direct costs while household income is calculated from household annual expenditure. The results showed that agroforestry has been able  contribute for  8.78%  of  the household  income,  while the wild fisheries bilih fish business 45.37%. Nevertheless, there is possibility of agroforestryto replace wild fisheries bilih fish in the future, because agroforestry’s contribution showed an enhancement if people do agroforestry intensification. The finding suggests there is a need by the community to make decisions and choose the source of income, it also suggest that the government to issue agroforestry base development program in Guguak Malalo village.

Keywords: Agroforestry, wil fisheries bilih fish, income’s contribution, Guguk Malalo

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