Dynamic modeling of rice stock in Bali Province, Indonesia

The aim of this study is to discover rice stock design in Bali Province from production and consumption point of view, as well as overview of current and future progress.The approach used in this study was simulation model with PowerSim software.  Results of the study showed that dynamic modeling of rice stock in Bali Province consisted of six submodels: (1) population submodel; (2) income submodel; (3) production submodel; (4) gross regional domestic product submodel; (5) land submodel; and (6) consumption and rice balance sheet submodel. Relationship between submodels was depicted in a form of causative diagram. Causative relationship (causal diagram) showed that there was positive feedback. Results of model simulation showed that dynamic modeling of rice stock successfully explained annual dynamic behavior in every submodel. With accurate initial data input, this model can be used as control of system or anticipation to changes of policies related to rice stock in Bali Province. Model simulation with combined scenario, such as intensification, minimalizing rice consumption, or mantaining timeless rice field soil, is needed to overcome the threat of food crisis in Bali Province in the future. Keywords: dynamic system, rice stock, Powersi

Perencanaan Sistem Pemasaran Online Produk Pertanian Melalui E-Marketplace

Angka pengguna internet semakin berkembang pada era revolusi industry 4.0. Hal ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk mengembangkan bisnis secara lebih luas, salah satunya dapat memanfaatkan berbagai media pemasaran online yang tersedia seperti marketplace. Sektor pertanian berpotensi untuk diterapkan pemasaran produk secara online yang mengadopsi konsep marketplace. Namun, berbagai tantangan muncul seiring dengan lahirnya berbagai marketplace di Indonesia, khususnya berkaitan dengan kemudahan penggunaan marketplace produk pertanian, mengingat pengguna internet di Indonesia beranjak dari berbagai rentang usia dan latar belakang. Artikel ini bertujuan membangun perancangan marketplace pertanian dengan menerapkan kualitas pelayanan marketplace yang baik dengan memperhatikan nilai user experience (UX), tingkat efektivitas serta tingkat efisiensi untuk pengguna. Metode yang digunakan dalam perancangan marketplace ini adalah metode five plane user experience elements yang terdiri dari lima tahapan antaralain Strategy Plane, Scope Plane, Structure Plane, Skeleton Plane, Surface Plane yang memiliki keterkaitan antar lapisnya. Adapun hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa responden membutuhkan suatu aplikasi yang lebih menarik dalam segi tampilan seperti memberikan detail produk yang lengkap dengan hasil gambar yang nyata, juga menampilkan gambar dari sudut pandang yang berbeda – beda serta pemilihan huruf (font) dan tema warna yang sesuai. Sedangkan perancangan prototipe HiTani sebagai hasil dari adaptasi terhadap karakteristik dan kebutuhan konsumen menunjukkan hasil perhitungan Success Rate yang diperoleh pada pengujian tingkat efektifitas sebesar 85,6% dengan tingkat pencapaian sangat efektif, dan pengukuran terhadap tingkat efisiensi pada prototype ini nilai efisiensinya dalah 84,74% maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa prototype marketplace HiTani ini sudah efisien dari segi efisiensi waktu penggunaannya

Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi nasabah menabung di lembaga perkreditan desa (LPD) kawasan pemukiman dan pariwisata

Local credit institutions (LPD) are non-bank financial institutions manager by local governments and are autonomous and oriented to strengthen the economic and socio-cultural life of indigenous peoples in Bali. This study aims to analyze what factors influence the customer's decision to save in the LPD of residential and tourism areas and analyze what are the dominant factors that influence the customer's decision to save in the LPD of residential areas and tourism. The data used using primary data as the main data by distributing questionnaires in each LPD as many as 50 respondents. The data obtained were processed using SPSS and SEM-PLS analysis techniques. The results showed that factors such as the environment of the customer's residence significantly influence the interest in saving in the LPD of residential areas and security guarantees affect the interest in saving customers in the LPD of the tourism area

Biodiversity of Bali Banana (Musaceae) and its Usefulness

Banana (Musa spp.) is one the most important agriculture commodities in Indonesia. Archeological and molecular evidences suggest that speciation of this herb occurred in Indonesia, leading to the high diversity in the archipelago. In Bali Island, banana is not only sought for food but as well as for their symbolic role in religious and cultural ceremonies. However, the high demand for bananas in Bali is not yet supported by the adequate production of local farms. This presented study aimed to investigate the diversity of banana cultivars or sub-species in Bali and its usefulness to determine preferable cultivars to cultivate. We recorded and characterized 43 banana cultivars in 10 villages that represent the 8 regencies and 1 city of Bali province. Out of the 43 cultivars, 7 were highly used and at least one cultivar was discovered in each of the studied village.  The presence of these cultivars in the study areas were confirmed by site visit and characterization of the fruits. Among the highly ranked cultivars or species, only biu kayu is unique to Bali as it was not found in the closest provinces of East Java and Madura. Hence, the results suggested that to improve the cultivation and production of these 7 highly used cultivars could be an appropriate solution to meet Bali demand of bananas. Furthermore, cultivating biu kayu would also help conservation effort since this cultivar is also currently listed as a rare genetic resource

PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN KREDIT, EFISIENSI OPERASIONAL, DAN KECUKUPAN MODAL TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PADA LEMBAGA PERKREDITAN DESA (LPD) DI KECAMATAN BANJARANGKAN, KLUNGKUNG, BALI

Pengembangan Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) dalam mendukung pembangunan nasional salah satunya adalah melalui LPD Kecamatan Banjarangkan, Klungkung, Bali. Dalam rangka mempertahankan dan meningkatkan kontinuitasnya, LPD juga memerlukan kinerja keuangan yang handal. Hal itu sejalan dengan prinsip keuangan berkelanjutan yang menekankan upaya agar laba usaha atau profitabilitas dapat ditingkatkan.Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pertumbuhan kredit (LDR), efisiensi operasional (BOPO), dan kecukupan modal (CAR) terhadap profitabilitas (ROA) LPD di tahun 2015-2017. Teknik penentuan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan secara sensus, dan  diperoleh 20 LPD. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan kredit berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap profitabilitas, efisiensi operasional berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap profitabilitas, dan kecukupan modal berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap profitabilitas LPD di Kecamatan Banjarangkan, Klungkung Bali periode 2015-2017

THE ROLE OF LOCAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (LPD) IN DISTRIBUTING AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IN PENATIH VILLAGE, DISTRICT OF EAST DENPASAR, DENPASAR CITY

Local credit institution (LPD) is financial enterprise that owned by the village to carry out business activities in that village and or the villagers. In its development, LPD has a imperative role that is not far from the goal of establishing LPD its sel, viz. Encouraging the development o rural economic throughraising the unds, distribute the loan for the community, create equal opportunities for business activities and employment opportunities for villagers.This study aims to determine characteristics of the agricultural debtor in LPD Desa Adat Penatih, the criteria for amount of agricultural credit distributed in LPD Desa Adat Penatih, the procedure for distributing agricultural credit in LPD Desa Adat Penatih and also the interference in repayment of credit in LPD Desa Adat Penatih. The location of this study were selected purposively. Data used in this study is qualitative data and quantitative data.The result of the study showed that the characteristics of the agricultural debtor in the LPD Desa Adat Penatih are seen from age and gender, the number of family dependents,  the level of education, the criteria for amount loan and the business fields. The amount of agricultural credit distributed in LPD Desa Adat Penatih base of the collateral value for collateral provided by debtor.  The procedure for distributing agricultural credit in LPD Desa Adat Penatih starts by of the loan application, analysis or assessment of credit, credit decision, disbursement and loan administration. There is no interference to LPD Desa Adat Penatih in repayment of agriculture credit. Both in terms of repayment period and credit collectibility

Transformasi petani madu menjadi agripreneur di kabupaten Sumbawa

This study aims to analyze the characteristics of honey farmers who have become agripreneurs and analyze the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral control, and entrepreneurship education on the transformation of honey farmers into agripreneurs in Sumbawa Regency. The number of samples of respondents was 34 respondents who were obtained based on the saturated sample method. The model was designed based on the approach Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Smart PLS version 3.0 which was analyzed through a computer program. The results showed that behavioral control and entrepreneurship education had a significant effect on the transformation of honey farmers into agripreneurs in Sumbawa Regency. Therefore, behavioral control which contains encouragement from family, relatives, motivators, and themselves to build a business needs to be improved, and also increasing entrepreneurial education activities containing seminars and entrepreneurship training is also very much needed by honey farmers to be able to transform into agripreneurs