Judul: Analisis Kelompok Nelayan di Kecamatan Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Provinsi Maluku Utara
Abstrak: Sub Tobelo as a center of government and economy into the potential and trigger growth and development of civil society groups, especially groups of fishermen. This is the main attraction of researchers to examine or investigate the phenomenon. This study aims to: 1). Identify the characteristics and the role of fishermen's groups, 2). Evaluate the potential and problems of fishermen, and 3). Formulate strategies to strengthen institutional group of fishermen. This research was conducted from June to November of 2009 in North Halmahera District Tobelo. This research was conducted with a participatory approach using Focus Groups Discussion (FGD) with 3 groups of fishermen, a group of Karunia, Nustalenta, and Emmanuel. The three groups were purposively selected (purposive sampling). Based arsif groups and FGD results obtained information that the characteristics of groups of fishermen in the district of Tobelo strongly influenced by socio-economic conditions of society. Groups of fishermen in the district of Tobelo have a role in various spheres of life scale, although still a member of the group and has not been formally institutionalized. Roles include economic, social, religious, political, security and technical education. Groups of fishermen in the district of Tobelo had 10 and 15 potential issues that reflect the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the group. The high motivation and work ethic administrators group into power factor with the most potential for increasing productivity of the group and supported by a number of opportunities for programs based on institutional empowerment. Problem of lack of knowledge and organizational skills a factor weaknesses that greatly affect the sustainability of the group and obscurity rules fishing gear and fishing areas that can pose a threat down passion and productivity of fishermen in the district of Tobelo. The strength effort and increased productivity of fishermen in the district of Tobelo group there are 12 alternative strategies. Of the 12 that strategy there are four priority strategies to be implemented, including: Improved communication systems, means of groups working paper, documentation and publishing and making the group a legal entity.
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Judul: Analisis pemberdayaan masyarakat nelayan di Kecamatan Tobelo Kabupaten Halmahera Utara
Abstrak: The objectives this research were : (1) to assess the implication PEMP program on the performance of technology, social, economic and institutional development of coastal communities, (2) to determine the improvement strategy of empowerment of coastal communities in research sites, (3) to provide improvement strategy for coastal communities in research sites. Research was using survey method, with research subjects were 30 samples of coastal communities in Tobelo, five samples LEPP-M3 and five samples of Marine and Fishery Department of North Halmahera Regency. Result of this research showed that, implementation PEMP program has triggered changes in social-cultural, technological, economic and institutional development of coastal communities in North Halmahera Regency. Results of internal and external evaluation showed that: (1) their strengths were: availability labor, productive age, adecuate level of education dan strongh motivation; (2) their opportunities were: potential of fish resources, employment opportunities in the field of fisheries, cooperatives LEPP-M3 and local government support; (3) their weakness were: lack of technological, lack of capital, limited market access, and limited support facilities fishing effort; dan (4) their theats were: low fish prices, high fuel prices, bed weather or season causing them doesn’t operating; dan Illegal fishing. Priority alternative of empowerment for coastal community in North Halmahera Regency were: (1) development of capital access; (2) development of technology and scale fisheries; (3) development of market access; (4) capacity development of coastal community Institutional; (6) community base management of fisheries; (6) development of support facilities fishing effort; and development of fishes processing diversification.
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Judul: Perlakuan hari pendek (Periode gelap) untuk menjadwalkan waktu pembungaan pada poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.)
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara tepat lama perlakuan hari pendek yang harus diberikan pada tanaman Poinsettia yang dipincing (pucuk dipangkas) dan yang tidak dipincing sampai bract mencapai ukuran maksimal, dan untuk mengetahui lama keseluruhan waktu yang diperlukan mulai saat tanam sampai pembungaan untuk menghasilkan Poinsettia dengan kualitas internasional di daerah Bogor. Penelitian ini terdiri dari dua tahap. Penelitian pertama dilakukan di kebun Paradisa Flower Ranch pada ketinggian 370 m dpl dari bulan Oktober 1996 sampai dengan bulan Februari 1997, sedangkan penelitian kedua dilakukan di Lereng Gunung Salak (Desa Sukaharja Kec. Cijeruk) pada ketinggian 800 m dpl, dimulai sejak bulan Maret 1997 sampai dengan bulan Juni 1997. Penelitian tahap I dilakukan pada tiga varietas Poinsettia yaitu Freedom Red, Freedom White, dan Annette Hegg, sedangkan penelitian tahap II dilakukan pada satu varietas saja yaitu Annette Hegg. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok yang masing-masing terdiri dari 3 taraf perlakuan lama periode gelap (short-day) yaitu 6, 7, dan 8 minggu, namun pada penelitian 1 lama perlakuan hari pendek diperpanjang menjadi 8, 9, dan 10 minggu untuk Annette Hegg yang dipincing, Freedom White dan Freedom Red, sedangkan untuk Annette Hegg yang tidak dipincing diperpanjang menjadi 9, 10, 11 minggu. Masing-masing perlakuan diulang empat kali (4 kelompok) dan setiap ulangan terdiri dari lima pol Lanaman. Perlakuan periode gelap dilakukan dengan penyungkupan tanaman dengan plastik cor warna hitam mulai pukul 17.00 hingga 08.00 setiap hari. Pada penelitian hasil uji beda nyata (BNJ) menunjukkan bahwa tinggi tanaman Annette Hegg yang dipincing tidak dipengaruhi secara nyata oleh perlakuan periode gelap. Sedangkan untuk tanaman yang tidak dipincing perlakuan 9 minggu menghasilkan tanaman yang lebih pendek secara nyata dibandingkan dengan perlakuan 10 dan 11 minggu. Tinggi tanaman pada varietas Freedom Red yang tidak dipincing tidak dipengaruhi oleh perlakuan periode gelap, sedangkan pada tanaman yang dipincing perlakuan 8 minggu secara nyata lebih pendek dibanding perlakuan 9 dan 10 minggu. Pada cv. Freedom White yang dipincing perlakuan 10 minggu menghasilkan tanaman nyata lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan perlakuan 8 dan 9 minggu, sedangkan untuk tanaman yang tidak dipincing tinggi tanaman tidak berbeda nyata antara perlakuan 8 dan 10 minggu. Hasil uji BNJ pada Poinsettia cv. Freedom White yang dipincing menunjukkan bahwa jumlah bract tidak dipengaruhi secara nyata oleh perlakuan hari pendek, sedangkan pada cv. Annette Hegg dan Freedom Red yang dipincing perlakuan 10 minggu nyata menghasilkan jumlah bract yang lebih banyak dibandingkan 8 minggu...
Keyword: pembungaan, poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd