Analisis Kemampuan Ekonomi Rumah Tangga Petani Karet di Sumatera Selatan

Issue of this research is: (1) There is factors influence applied to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation, (2) Does farmer have allocation ability of the earnings to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation, (3) Does the residue of earnings that is not consumed (real saving) can be applied to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation, (4) Is there is source of other business to add earnings of farmer to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation. Analytical method used is regression and hypothesis test. The result of this research is: (1) Partially, household earning, residue of earnings that is not consumed (real saving), formal education of farmer, old worked as farmer, and rubber plantation wide variable have positive and significance effects to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation, (2) Partially, household expenditure variable have negative and significance effects for forming of capital to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation, and (3) Partially, sum of member of adult families and ownership status of rubber plantation variable have no significance effects to forming of capital for rejuvenation of rubber plantation

Pengaruh Faktor-Faktor Pembentuk Loyalitas Mahasiswa Universitas Terbuka

Currently the learning system based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been growing. The Open University (UT) has been using e-learning in the provision of learning support services. Online tutorials (Tuton) is one form of e-learning provided UT. Since the registration period of 2013.1-2014.2, the number of courses offered in Tuton increased by 11% and participants also increased by 52%. Although Tuton has been growing rapidly, the total number of students has declined from the registration period of 2013.1 to 2015.1. Such a decrease can be justified as an indicator of lack of loyalty or retention of students. The main objective of this study is to test the relationship between the antecedents of loyalty, service quality, commitment, satisfaction, and reputation. The study population comes from four faculties and one graduate program. Nonprobability method of sampling with judgmental sampling technique is used in this study. The minimum required sample size is 200 respondents. Survey data collection is conducted by inviting respondents by email to fill out a questionnaire online in google site. Then the data were analyzed both descriptively and quantitatively using descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results of hypothesis testing showed that 6 of 7 hypothesis were accepted with significant results. These sixth hypothesis are1) the influence of the quality of services to satisfaction; 2) the effect of the reputation on the quality of services; 3) the effect of commitment to student satisfaction; 4) the effect of satisfaction on reputation; 5) the effect of satisfaction on loyalty; and 6) the effect of reputation on loyalty. As for the rejected hypothesis is the effect of reputation on commitment

Pola USAha Dan Pendapatan Rumah Tangga Petani Pada Berbagai Tipologi Lahan Rawa Lebak

Tujuan penelitian ini 1) mendeskripsikan pola USAha yang dikembangkan rumah tangga petani pada berbagai tipologi lahan rawa lebak, dan 2) menghitung pendapatan rumah tangga petani pada berbagai pola USAha yang dikembangkan pada lahan rawa lebak. Metode penarikan contoh yang digunakan adalah sampel acak sederhana (random sampling) dengan jumlah total sebanyak 222 orang petani. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode survei. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pola USAha yang dikembangkan petani lahan rawa lebak pematang adalah: hortikultura:buah-buahan tahunan, Ternak: ayam dan kambing, dagang, industri rumah tangga, jasa angkutan, padi, penangkapan ikan, hortikultura: sayuran dan buah-buahan semusim dan palawija: ubi kayu dan kacang tanah, Buruh, budi daya ikan. Pola lebak tengahan: hortikultura:buah-buahan tahunan, Ternak: itik, dagang, industri rumah tangga, jasa angkutan, padi, penangkapan ikan, hortikultura: sayuran dan buah-buahan semusim, Buruh, budi daya ikan. Pola USAha rumah tangga pada lebak dalam: hortikultura:buah-buahan tahunan, Ternak: itik dan kerbau, dagang, industri rumah tangga, jasa angkutan, padi, penangkapan ikan, hortikultura: sayuran dan buah-buahan semusim, Buruh, penangkapan ikan, budi daya ikan. Pendapatan rumah tangga yang mengusahakan lebak, yaitu lebak tengahan: Rp20.212.000/rumah tangga/tahun, lebak pematang Rp19.525.400/rumah tangga/tahun dan lebak dalam Rp18.248.000/rumah tangga/tahun

THE ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY RESPONSE OF RICE UNDER RISK IN JAMBI PROVINCE

Farmers’ supply responsiveness planting rice in Jambi Province was estimated using Meta- Profit analysis function. The objective of study is to analyze rice farmers’ supply response. Research was conducted in Jambi Province in the year of 2010. Result showed that farmers’ profit planting rice increased because its price increased. Furthermore, its share decreased when its labour wage increased. This implied to farmers to plant rice because rice was relatively more profitable than other plants. The result showed that farmers tended to pushed risk in planting decision. As expected that irrigation index was also the important significant factor. Following it found that its profit planting rice increased in wet season. This results were consistent with the fact that the water availability was important factor to plant rice. The consistency of previous result, it found that profit to plant rice was the positive determination with irrigation index. This implied that government policy in agriculture had positive impact on technological adoption. The analysis production function suggested that labour and fertilizer elasticities higher than zero significantly. Production rice elasticity by considering the number of labour used was a little bit lower than fertilizer. As expected, it found that rice production elasticity by considering irrigation index was bigger than zero significantly

The Development Strategy of Halal Nature Tourism Based on the Empowerment of Bangka Belitung Coastal Community

The purpose of this research is to identify internal and external factors and analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in developing halal ecotourism based on the empowerment of coastal communities in Bangka Belitung. Furthermore, a strategy for development is formulated by minimizing weaknesses and threats, maximizing utilization of opportunities and strengths. The background of this research departs from the complaints of Muslim tourists when visiting a region or country that they doubt the halalness of food and the lack of available places of worship and the trend of world tourism based on nature and environmentally friendly. The locus chosen in this study was the Province of Bangka Belitung Islands. The potential of an archipelagic province with exotic beaches and one of the largest fish producers, makes fishermen and coastal communities dependent on marine products and their products. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The results obtained in this study are the need for community empowerment in the development of tourism products in accordance with local government regulations and policies as well as the values of politeness and morality, the development of marketing for halal nature tourism programs and the physical, social, cultural and economic environment of the community

Sustainable Development Strategies For The Hinterland KTM Telang, Banyuasin District, Indonesia

The Development of Independent Integrated City (Kota Terpadu Mandiri/KTM) Telang has been going on for 10 years and has succeeded in increasing economic growth in the KTM Telang and the surrounding area. Economic growth at the KTM Center has not been fully felt by the people of Hinterland. The lack of linkages between the city center and the region behind it is the reason for researchers to formulate a sustainable development strategy for the Telang hinterland. The study was conducted in the KTM Telang Area which included three sub-districts, namely Tanjung Lago Sub-District, Muara Telang, and Sumber Marga Telang. Primary data collection techniques are done through in-depth interviews with respondents selected by purposive sampling. The data analysis technique used in this study is the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Product) method. Based on the results of interviews processed by the AHP method the development of the KTM Telang hinterland area is carried out by taking into account aspects sorted according to priority interests, among others through increasing power capacity (1.00), developing market networks (0.59), developing irrigation networks (0.41). Furthermore, social aspects are carried out through enhancing the ability of human resources (0.23), cooperation (0.17), improving communication (0.15), strengthening institutions and associations (0.07)