Judul: Perencanaan bisnis pengeringan komoditas buah kapulaga dengan pendekatan cooperative entrepreneur di Bogor
Abstrak: Formulation of business plan is required to simplify and clarify the ilustration for starting a business. This business plan of cardamom is created to increase production of it in Indonesia and make farmers prosperous. This research using RRA method. The type of data are primary and secondary. They are collected by using an observation, interview and literature. Data analysis in this research are qualitative descriptive and quantitative descriptive data analysis. In marketing aspect, this business is planned to meet the needs of foreign markets. In Production aspect, this business prepares the fresh product becames intermediate product by producing 4.8 tons each month. In establishing this business, decided cooperative as enterprise, where the members of cooperative are cardamom farmers in Bogor. Financial aspects result that NPV obtained at Rp3 558 849 000, Net B/C obtained at 2.31, IRR obtained at 73 %, and payback period obtained fourty days. Economic impacts and benefits of cardamom drying business establishment are increase the economic of farmers, increase the local and regional economic, and developing regions, especially Bogor.
Keyword: cooperative entrepreneur, cardamom, business plan, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Judul: Rencana bisnis produk Pegagan kering (Gotu kola) melalui pendekatan cooperative entrepreneur di Bogor
Abstrak: As one of bio-pharmaceutical plant, gotu kola (Centella asiatica) has many potencies, not only from health aspect but also from economical aspect. The high demand for raw material of pharmaceutical industries contributes a high market prospect for gotu kola to expand locally particularly in Bogor. This research aims at designing a business plan of gotu kola leaves processing through the selfmanaged cooperative entrepreneur approach. Cooperative entrepreneur build high motivation of farmer to produce gotu kola by offering highest price. The highest price is due to product as well as market development. This research used the method of quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Quantitative analysis method was used in developing financial planning of the business operation. Business financial report projection of this gotu kola processing and packaging smallholder industry were: Net B/C ratio 2.6 and gross B/C ratio 1.1, and 67% in IRR (Internal Rate of Return). From the financial projection can be concluded that the business was capable to provide a high benefit as well as the farmers’ income increase.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), gotu kola., cooperative entrepreneur, business, bio-pharmaceutical

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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