Judul: Analisis faktor-faktor pendukung penguatan calon penyuluh pertanian ahli untuk pembangunan ketahanan pangan, The Analysis of Supporting Factors in Strengthening Agricultural Extension Expert Candidates for the Development of Food Security; Case of High School Agricultural Extension Bogor
Abstrak: The improvement of understanding for agricultural extension expert candidate on the duties and functions of agricultural extension and food security in the STPP Bogor had never been properly measured. Characteristics of area of origin, formal education, non formal education, field of expertise and mastery level of perception the material were all factors supporting the strengthening of agricultural extension specialist candidates in STPP Bogor. The aim of this research was to analysis the candidates understanding of agricultural extension expert on basic tasks and functions, food security, and formulate strategies that support the curriculum development of these competencies. The method used in this study was complete enumeration which processed by descriptive, correlation, multiple regression analysis, and SWOT analysis. The result of the study showed that factor influencing the basic tasks and functions, and food security was characteristic of local origin. This result was also strengthened with the relationship between the origin of agricultural extension expert candidate against level of understanding of the basic tasks and functions, and knowledge of food security. Agricultural extension specialist candidate from the Indonesian West Region had better level of understanding than Indonesian Central and East Regions. Chosen strategy for curriculum development in the STPP Bogor is in quadrant two. Shared commitment among all parties involved in the process of education and increased capacity of agricultural extension expert candidates in providing agricultural extension agents who had a double competence was essential to make it happen.
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Judul: Analisis Gender dalam Kinerja Penyuluh di Badan Pelaksana Penyuluhan Pertanian, Perikanan dan Kehutanan (BP4K) Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Agriculture sector has central position in economic development in Indonesia. However, its development is facing obstacles such as low quality of human resources. According to government acknowledgment, cooperative extension system has been less function. Recent study also acknowledged about the extension worker performance. However, those studies did not include analysis of extension worker performance based on gender perspective whereas it was mentioned in President Instruction No. 9 Year 2000 that all stakeholders should include gender mainstreaming in policy and development programs. It is also stated in Law of Agriculture Extension No. 16 Year 2006 about agriculture extension with gender equality strategy. Based on these reasons, research on agriculture extension performance with gender perspective has been conducted. The purposes of this study were to: analyze the profile of BP4K Kabupaten Bogor on organization structure, job description and function and also human resources profile; extension worker performance based on gender perspective and; problems faced by extension worker to do their duties. This research involved 49 respondent consist of 42 male extension workers and seven female extension workers. This research used quantitative approach with survey method. Field observation was also conducted to see extension worker performance. Generally, skilled extension worker and expert extension worker have access toward all extension programs. It was found that the majority of all extension workers did not participate in PUAP and Prima Tani project. The problems faced by extension workers were low amount of extension worker resource, minimum facilities and inappropriate of PEMENPAN No. 2 Year 2008 with actual condition.
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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