Stakeholder role in improving agribusiness efficiency and food security in developing countries

Purpose: Food security is one of the main goals for sustainable development having an important position in determining the government policies. The main objective of this study is to analyze the role of stakeholders in corn farming business efficiency by 1) analyzing the efficiency of small-scale corn farming in Grobogan Regency, Central Java and 2) analyzing the role of stakeholders in increasing food security. Design/methodology/approach: The study used a mixed method, a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The analytical tool used was Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), regression analysis, and stakeholder analysis with a focus on convergence and divergence among stakeholders. Findings: The calculation results show that as many as 18 (30%) corn farming has been efficient. The main stakeholders’ role was found between the Agriculture office and farmers’ associations. Practical implications: The results show a close relationship and communication among actors. Furthermore, the actors share the same objectives so that the convergence path is mutually supportive and synergistic. Originality/value: The study provides a new discourse in an effort to improve agricultural efficiency in developing countries by analyzing the closeness between actors and modeling farmers' access to agricultural resources and governance.peer-reviewe

Adaptation To Climate Change Through Economic Valuation Of Coastal And Marine Resources Ecosystems To Yellowfin Tuna Fisheries: Empirical Study In Cilacap, Central Java

Cilacap is a seaside area, which has the privilege of being ayellowfin tuna-producing area in Central Java Province. This capacity must be used continuously to support development in the Cilacap area and is useful for building community welfare so that it can be created. Therefore, information on the economic value of yellowfin tuna fisheries is needed which will be used as a basis for the development of yellowfin tuna in the future. come. Writing by identifying the benefits of coastal and marine ecosystems, as well as knowing climate change that is happening to the yellowfin tuna fishery in the ultimate objective of writing is Cilacap.. Data that is secondary comprises data on the amount of yellowfin tuna production, which is the type of data needed. Methodology with Benefit Transfer. The research sample used a stratified random approach. The benefit value of yellowfin tuna is Rp. 1,195,475,369, - consisting of a direct use value reaching Rp. 77,000,000, - an indirect use value reaching Rp. 1,070,425,423, the value of the optional benefits reaches Rp. 36,572,823, -Inherited the benefit value of Rp.7,700,000, - shows the results of the analysis. The climate will affect the catch of yellowfin tuna on the welfare of the fishing community in Cilacap seen from the results of the analysis.Keywords: Adaptation; Benefit Transfer; Climate change

The Welfare of the Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) in the Land of a Malay Nation: A Socio-Economic Analysis

The aim of this research is to find out whether the welfare of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) working in Kedah, Malaysia, increases. There are three special targets which the researchers want to reach: (1) to identify and to map the location of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) working in Kedah, Malaysia, (2) to analyse their social and economic condition, and (3) to identify their problems met during they work in the location. The methods used are spatial and regression method. Geography Information System (GIS) is used to map the location of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI). Regression method gives information of primary factors of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) that can increase their welfare. Spatial analysis is divided by three themes of map: (1) work type, (2) education, experience, age, and family size, and (3) remittance, income and migration cost. Socio-economy condition of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) is good enough. Other important finding is that the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) mostly spend their money for phone deposit and cigarettes. Remittance is a proxy of the Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) welfare. It is significantly influenced by income, education level, family size, and living cost. Meanwhile, age, experience, and migration cost do not influence the remittance

Leveling entrepreneurial skills of vocational secondary school students in Indonesia: impact of demographic characteristics

Context: This article aims to determine the entrepreneurial skills of Vocational Secondary School students after the implementation of a new curriculum that promotes entrepreneurship courses in Indonesia. The authors believe that after taking such courses, students will be able to generate entrepreneurial skills. This study also explores the effect of demographic characteristics on students\u27 entrepreneurship skills level, especially with respect to gender, school, and family. Approach: This study used a quantitative approach, with data collected through a questionnaire with five variables, that is, leadership, reflective communication, risk-taking, creatively innovative, and future orientation. Data were collected from 463 students who had taken entrepreneurship subjects that were chosen randomly. Data were analyzed using linear regression. Findings: 52.22% of our respondents had a moderate score for entrepreneurial skills, this is not in accordance with the expected learning outcomes, there are students who have entrepreneurial skills at a high level. With respect to creative innovation, in particular, a majority (53.15%) had a low score and 4.1% had a very low score. Moreover, family had a significant and positive effect on all dependent variables (leadership scores, reflective communication scores, risk-taking scores, creatively innovative scores, future orientation scores, and overall entrepreneurial skills scores). School demographic characteristics had a significant positive effect on the value of future orientation. These results indicate that private schools tend to strengthen the level of reflective communicative scores. Conclusion: The entrepreneurial skills of most vocational students are middling. This indicates that entrepreneurship subjects at Vocational Secondary schools have not been able to achieve their expected learning outcomes or help students develop entrepreneurial skills at a high level. Thus, further research is needed to determine the causes behind the problem. Schools are expected to be able to establish harmonious relationships by involving families to support the improvement of an informal learning environment that supports the mastery of entrepreneurial skills of vocational students. (DIPF/Orig.

Leveling Entrepreneurial Skills of Vocational Secondary School Students in Indonesia: Impact of Demographic Characteristics

Context: This article aims to determine the entrepreneurial skills of Vocational Secondary School students after the implementation of a new curriculum that promotes entrepreneurship courses in Indonesia. The authors believe that after taking such courses, students will be able to generate entrepreneurial skills. This study also explores the effect of demographic characteristics on students' entrepreneurship skills level, especially with respect to gender, school, and family. Approach: This study used a quantitative approach, with data collected through a questionnaire with five variables, that is, leadership, reflective communication, risk-taking, creatively innovative, and future orientation. Data were collected from 463 students who had taken entrepreneurship subjects that were chosen randomly. Data were analyzed using linear regression. Findings: 52.22% of our respondents had a moderate score for entrepreneurial skills, this is not in accordance with the expected learning outcomes, there are students who have entrepreneurial skills at a high level. With respect to creative innovation, in particular, a majority (53.15%) had a low score and 4.1% had a very low score. Moreover, family had a significant and positive effect on all dependent variables (leadership scores, reflective communication scores, risk-taking scores, creatively innovative scores, future orientation scores, and overall entrepreneurial skills scores). School demographic characteristics had a significant positive effect on the value of future orientation. These results indicate that private schools tend to strengthen the level of reflective communicative scores. Conclusion: The entrepreneurial skills of most vocational students are middling. This indicates that entrepreneurship subjects at Vocational Secondary schools have not been able to achieve their expected learning outcomes or help students develop entrepreneurial skills at a high level. Thus, further research is needed to determine the causes behind the problem. Schools are expected to be able to establish harmonious relationships by involving families to support the improvement of an informal learning environment that supports the mastery of entrepreneurial skills of vocational students

Social engineering strategy of entrepreneurship behavior of Indonesian migrant workers during the placement period

Purpose: The main objective of this research is to formulate a social engineering strategy of entrepreneurship behavior of Indonesian workers. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study used a sequential mixed method with regression by analyzing (1) factors that influence their entrepreneurship behavior, (2) factors that influence their remittance delivery, and (3) social networking patterns that influence their characteristics and motivation to be independent. Findings: The results showed that training, marital status, and work experience in the home country were factors influencing entrepreneurship motivation, while training, remittance recipients, origin and determinants of remittance utilization affected the amount of remittances sent. In addition, social networking shows that motivation to be independent is influenced by training in both hard and soft skills and assistance in both institutional and capital. Practical Implications: This research is expected to be able to provide input to the government, especially the central government as the regulator to formulate regulations in the form of legislation, especially for increasing the human capital of Indonesian migrant workers from the time of pre-placement, placement and through to post-placement. Originality/Value: The social engineering model proposed that is integrated with the structured curriculum and materials followed by ongoing mentoring with a learning group system or Community Learning will encourage migrant workers.peer-reviewe

People’s Economic Development Model based on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) during Covid19

The aims of this study are analyzes the MSMEs business cycle based on the types of business in the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzes the supporting aspects in supporting the working system for MSMEs before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and analyzes MSMEs immunity. The findings of these three objectives will be used to formulate the MSME-based People's Economic Development Model. This study used a mixed method with a sequential explanatory model, where the researcher uses quantitative and qualitative methods sequentially. The quantitative method was carried out by analyzing the business cycle to determine the types of business according to the stages: peak, recession, depression or recovery so as to provide an overview of the pattern of MSME development. Result of this study are the MSMEs conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic can be divided into 4 quadrants: quadrant 1 Unable to market and unable to produce; quadrant 2, able produce but unable to market; quadrant 3, unable to produce but able to market; quadrant 4, able to produce and market. The role of stakeholders is divided into five actors, namely academics, business, government, society and mass media. The five actors together have their respective contributions to the development of MSMEs during the pandemic.Key words : MSME, Covid19, imunity, development mode

Determinants of Variables That Affect Electrical Energy Consumption in Indonesia 2011-2020

This study aims to analyze the determinants of variables that affect electricity consumption in Indonesia 2011-2020. There are 4 variables that are used as determinant variables, namely (1) economic growth, (2) population growth, (3) Human Development Index (HDI), and (4) internet access. This study uses a random effect model regression method using data that is panel data consisting of 34 provinces in Indonesia in the span of 2011 - 2020. Secondary data were obtained from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), a statistical report of PT. PLN (Persero) and previous research literature studies. The results of this study found that (1) the variable of economic growth did not affect electricity consumption, (2) the population growth variable also did not affect the consumption of electricity, (3) the variable Human Development Index (HDI) had a positive effect on electricity consumption and (4) internet access variable has a negative effect on electricity consumption. Suggestions that the author can convey are: (1) optimizing the potential of New Renewable Energy (EBT), (2) conserving electricity and making efficient use of electricity, (3) increasing the electrification ratio so that electricity can be enjoyed by the entire community

Potensi Tenaga Kerja Indonesia Purna Penempatan dalam Upaya Peningkatan Ekonomi melalui Pemberdayaan TKI Purna Mandiri di Subosukowonosraten

Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui faktor utama yang dihadapi oleh TKI purna dalam upaya pengembangan potensi ekonomi, mengidentifikasikan hambatan dan kendala TKI purna untuk peningkatan ekonomi secara mandiri dan mengembangkan model yang tepat bagi pemberdayaan ekonomi TKI purna. Alat analisisnya adalah regresi logit dengan variabel dummy TKI purna yang berwirausaha dan yang tidak, dan variabel independennya, pendidikan, pendapatan, usia, jumlah tanggungan keluarga dan biaya keberangkatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan 50 responden TKI purna di wilayah Subosukowonosraten. Hasil pengolahan data menunjukkan faktor yang berpengaruh secara signifikan adalah usia, pendidikan dan biaya keberangkatan. Kendala utama TKI tidak berani melakukan kegiatan usaha adalah kurangnya ketrampilan, minimnya permodalan yang bisa dikumpulkan dan ketidaktahuan usaha apa yang akan dilakukan. Model pemberdayaan ekonomi TKI purna yang tepat yaitu: Melakukan rehabilitasi sosial budaya bagi TKI purna, Pelatihan kewirausahaan, meliputi 3 aspek yaitu produksi, pemasaran dan manajemen keuangan sederhana, Pembukaan akses permodalan,dan Pengembangan jejaring khususnya dengan supplier dan pengusaha sejenis

Pengembangan Batik Bermotif Local Wisdom Dalam Upaya Peningkatan Pendapatan Masyarakat di Kabupaten Ngawi

Batik merupakan salah satu warisan budaya bangsa Indonesia yang telah ditetapkan oleh UNESCO. Maka tiap daerah dipacu untuk mengembangkan batik sesuai dengan kearifan lokal dan keunikan budayanya. Ngawi belum mempunyai batik dengan ciri khas, sehingga agak sulit untuk membedakan batik produksi Ngawi atau daerah di sekitarnya seperti batik dari Sragen atau Magetan. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan pengembangan batik dengan ciri khas Ngawi berdasarkan kekayaanlokal serta warisan budaya sehingga akan menarik dan mendorong peningkatan permintaan pasar serta pendapatan masyarakat khususnya UMKM yang bergerak di bidang Batik. Pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di Ngawi dan bertujuan :1) Menggali motif khas batik Ngawi dengan memperhatikan kekayaan alam dan budaya 2). Mengenalkan model baru produkdi batik yang mengkolaborasikan antara batik tulis dan print dengan metode malam dingin3) meningkatkan pemasaran dengan pembuatan web dan instragram batik Ngawi. Metode yang digunakan pada pengabdian ini adalah : 1). Focus Group Discussion dengan beberapa stakeholder mengenai kekayaan budaya, sejarah dan alam di Ngawi yang melibatkan pelaku UMKM batik sehingga bisa memberikan konsep mengenai motif batik yang lebih bisa diterima oleh masyarakat luas, dan 2). Pelatihan, mendemonstrasikan membatik dengan teknik malam dingin kepada mitra UKM batik supaya pengetahuannya semakin bertambah dan mempersingkat proses membatik. Hasil dari pengabdian ini adalah diperolehnya desain motif batik khas  Ngawi dengan berdasarkan ada kekayaan alam dan budaya yang ada di Ngawi yaitu motif Benteng Van Den Bosch/ Benteng Pendem yang dikolaborasikan dengan motif pohon bambu, daun jati serta motif Trinil yang merupakan salah satu aset terbesar di Ngawi, serta motif Waduk Pondok yang merupakan slah satu kekayaan ekologi yang dimiliki Ngawi. UKM mitra pengabdian juga mendapatkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan terbaru dalam proses membatik dengan menggunakan metode malam dingin, yang proses pembatikkannya menjadi lebih cepat karena membutuhkan waktu ± 2 motif untuk proses pembuatan motif sehingga menghemat ongkos produksi. Screen batik yang digunakan dalam proses membatik dengan malam dingin bisa digunakan sampai dengan 1.000 lembar batik. Meningkatnya pemasaran batik ngawi dengan media online