Judul: Pengaruh Media Komunikasi terhadap Pemberdayaan Petani pada Program Primatani Lahan Sawah Irigasi di Kabupaten Karawang
Abstrak: Penciptaan inovasi pertanian oleh Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan (Badan Litbang) Pertanian serta aplikasinya terus dilakukan melalui berbagai program penelitian dan pengembangan. Namun, penerapannya di tingkat petani seringkali sulit dilakukan. Hasil kajian lingkup Badan Litbang Pertanian menunjukkan bahwa proses transfer teknologi dari sumber ke pengguna dinilai lamban, maka guna mempercepat proses transfer teknologi dan aplikasinya di tingkat petani, Badan Litbang Pertanian mulai tahun 2005 telah menyusun dan mencoba membuat model percepatan transfer teknologi pertanian melalui Program Primatani. Penyebarluasan informasi dari sumber informasi (Peneliti) kepada para petani dilakukan melalui penggunaan media komunikasi. Meskipun demikian, penggunaan media informasi tersebut telah disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan petani.
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Judul: The Effectiveness of Information Technology as a Media for Empowering Rice Farmers
Abstrak: Produk pertanian yang dihasilkan petani sulit bersaing karena tidak mengikuti trend selera pasar, baik pasar lokal, regional, maupun nasional dan internasional. Hal tersebut menjadi penyebab sudah saatnya petani meningkatkan kompetensi dalam pertanian. Dalam mencapai tujuan pembangunan pertanian, petani memiliki peran penting sebagai aktor dalam meningkatkan produktivitas hasil pertanian. Kehadiran teknologi informasi menyediakan peluang bagi para petani untuk mengakses berbagai informasi dan pengetahuan seputar pertanian yang bermanfaat bagi pemberdayaan petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keefektifan teknologi informasi sebagai media pemberdayaan petani padi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Karangligar, Kecamatan Telukjambe Barat, Kabupaten Karawang. Penelitian bersifat eksplanatori menggunakan data kuantitatif dari kuesioner dan kualitatif dari wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik petani berhubungan nyata dengan tingkat keberdayaan petani. Namun, aksesibilitas petani dalam menggunakan teknologi informasi tidak berhubungan nyata dengan tingkat keberdayaan petani., Agricultural products produced by farmers find it difficult to compete because they do not follow market trends, both local, regional, national and international markets. This is the reason why it is time for farmers to increase their competency in agriculture. In achieving agricultural development goals, farmers have an important role as actors in increasing the productivity of agricultural products. The presence of information technology provides opportunities for farmers to access various information and knowledge about agriculture which is useful for empowering farmers. This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of information technology as a medium for empowering rice farmers. This research was conducted in Karangligar Village, West Telukjambe District, Karawang Regency. This research is explanatory using a quantitative data from questionnaires and qualitative data from in-depth interviews. The research results show that farmer characteristics are related to the level of farmer empowerment. However, farmers' accessibility in using information technology is not significantly related to the level of farmer empowerment. Keyword: empowerment, information
Keyword: Empowerment, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Rice Farmers

Judul: Characterizations of low alloy steel sae 4422  plated with chromic acid (Cro3)
Abstrak: Characterizations of low alloy steel SAE 4422 plated with chromic acid (CrOrO3) was use Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), RD),Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-Ray (EDAX), Hardness Test and Roughness Test. Microstructures analysis exhibits cracks and grain boundaries microcracks as a characteristics of chrome metal found at plating metal. Perlite and Ferrite as grains of steel found at base metal with grain boundaries around it. Phase analysis of plating metal appropriate to chrome metal with lattice constant (a) is 2.559 Å and phase analysis of base metal appropriate to iron ferrite with lattice constant (a) is 3.318 Å. Both plating and base metal have cubic system. Chemical analysis of plating metal at surface section exhibits that cracks area have highest value of carbon element compare with grains and grains boundaries area. While chemical analysis of base metal at cross section exhibits that perlite have highest value of carbon element compare with ferrite and grain boundaries. The hardness value of plating metal at surface section and cross section are 753 and 637 VHN. While, the hardness value of base metal and interface area at cross section are 205 and 373 VHN. The roughness value at measurement points of chrome surface for as received sample are 0.445 μm. Observation used Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy exhibits surface irregularities combine to form surface texture of plating metal at surface section.
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