ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FERTILIZER SUBSIDY POLICY ON RICE FARMERS IN WAJO DISTRICT

The fertilizer subsidy policy is a government program with the aim of supporting the agricultural sector by providing input subsidies through setting the highest retail price (HET) for fertilizer subsidies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the fertilizer subsidy policy on rice farmers in Wajo Regency using four indicators of the effectiveness based on the fertilizer subsidy policy indicators and criteria, namely the right price, the right place, the right time, and the right amount. This study uses a survey method with a qualitative and descriptive approach. In this study, the determination of the sample used the cluster sampling with the Two-Stage Cluster Sampling in which the sampling was carried out in two stages. The data analysis method used to describe the procedure for implementing the fertilizer subsidy policy is descriptive analysis, while the data analysis method used to analyze the effectiveness of the fertilizer subsidy policy is descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of this study are the level of effectiveness of the fertilizer subsidy policy based on four indicators of overall success with an average indicator of 46.46 percent; so that it can be categorized as not effective.

Aplikasi Kombinasi Pupuk Organik Cair Plus Untuk Perbaikan Kualitas Tanah, Efisiensi Pemupukan dan Peningkatan Produktivitas Jagung (Zea mays, Linn)

Tanaman jagung banyak dibudidayakan pada lahan kering dengan tingkat kesuburan yang rendah dengan produktivitas beragam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan teknologi pengelolaan tanaman dalam upaya peningkatan produksi jagung melalui analisis interaksi faktor pupuk organik cair, nitrogen, dan jarak tanam. Percobaan lapang dilaksanakan di Teaching Farm, dan analisis pupuk organik cair, jaringan tanaman dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Kimia dan Kesuburan Tanah, sedang perbanyakan bakteri pelarut fosfat dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Tanah Jurusan Ilmu Tanah Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar. Metode penelitian ini didesain menggunakan rancangan faktorial yang didesain dengan: faktor pertama adalah jarak tanam (J) yang terdiri dari dua taraf: J1 = Jarak tanam 75 x 25 cm; J2 = jarak tanam 50 x 20 cm; faktor kedua perlakuan pupuk organik cair (P) yang terdiri dari tiga taraf; P0 = tanpa pupuk organik cair (kontrol); P1 = pupuk organik cair 100 mL/L; P2 = pupuk organik cair 300 mL/L; faktor ketiga adalah perlakuan pupuk nitrogen (N) yang terdiri dari tiga taraf: N0 = Tanpa Urea (kontrol); N1 = urea rekomendasi (300 kg/ha); N2 = urea - 20% dari rekomendasi (240 kg/ha). Masing-masing kombinasi perlakuan diulang tiga kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan J1P1N1 secara umum untuk semua parameter yang diamati memberikan nilai tertinggi seperti pada tinggi tanaman 198,07 cm, jumlah daun 16 helai, berat segar 326,57 gram, berat kering 124,00 gram, berat tongkol 230 gram, serapan N 3,76%, dan serapan P 1,36%. Meskipun demikian untuk produksi total nilai tertinggi ditunjukkan pada perlakuan J2P2N2

The role and elements of social capital of potato farmers in Pattapang Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency

Social capital is something that is real in everyday life, especially the presence of sympathy, community social relations, and community life that form a social unit. Social capital is meaningful by contributing to the farming community based on the principles of trust, mutual support, and realizing mutual benefits. The purpose of this study was to describe the role and elements of social capital in potato farming in Pattapang Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency. The research method uses descriptive qualitative analysis to describe the investment system and the role of social capital. The results of this study show that social capital is beneficial for Potato Farmers in running their farms, then the coordination activities of farmers are able to work together in choosing quality seeds, and farmers are able to make joint decisions so that the choices made are not misguided. With the establishment of good interactions based on the social capital of the Pattapang farming community, it is easier to carry out farming activities and daily life in the community.Social capital is something that is real in everyday life, especially the presence of sympathy, community social relations, and community life that form a social unit. Social capital is meaningful by contributing to the farming community based on the principles of trust, mutual support, and realizing mutual benefits. The purpose of this study was to describe the role and elements of social capital in potato farming in Pattapang Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency. The research method uses descriptive qualitative analysis to describe the investment system and the role of social capital. The results of this study show that social capital is beneficial for Potato Farmers in running their farms, then the coordination activities of farmers are able to work together in choosing quality seeds, and farmers are able to make joint decisions so that the choices made are not misguided. With the establishment of good interactions based on the social capital of the Pattapang farming community, it is easier to carry out farming activities and daily life in the community

The Role of Social Capital of the Urban Farming Community in the Development of Horticulture in Makassar (Case Study: Women's Group Dewi Sari Lorong Garden, Tamalanrea District)

Social capital is one of the conditions that must be met in the development process. Weak social capital will reduce the spirit of mutual cooperation, exacerbate poverty, increase unemployment and crime and can hinder any efforts to improve social welfare. This research uses a combination method or better known as a mixed method, which is a combination of qualitative research and quantitative research. The results of the study illustrate that in the hallway garden community, the potential for social capital is relatively high as seen through the elements of social capital, trust, institutions and networks. This can be seen in the daily life of the community, such as mutual trust in the harmonious neighbors, kinship, helping nature, mutual help, social solidarity, being cooperative, and all of these appear in the collective behavior of the community in the form of urban farming activities

Strengthening of seaweed business institutions through cooperatives in Bulukumba Regency, Indonesia

Cooperatives are one of the supporting sectors for the economy based on a people's economy. Therefore, cooperatives can function well, if there is the institutional strengthening of cooperatives in them, especially regarding seaweed cooperative institutions. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential and strategies for strengthening seaweed business institutions through cooperatives. The method was using qualitative approach method using SWOT analysis. The results of this study indicate that the potential for strengthening the economic institutions of seaweed farmers through cooperatives is quite large through the main strategies: Increasing the quantity & quality of production through increasing the area of seaweed cultivation; Developing partnership; Capital accumulation through the addition of cooperative members; implementing innovation; and implementing priority scale