Judul: Tingkat Kinerja Penyuluh Kehutanan di Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: This study aimed to explain the performance level of forestry extension agents in Bogor district and the relation between internal and external factors to the performance level of forestry extension agents. Forestry extension agents and farmers were as units of analysis in this study. Performance level of forestry extension agents assessed by farmers, while internal and external factors were assessed by the extension agents themselves. The performance level of all the forestry extension agents were in the low category. The factors related to low levels of forestry extension agents’s performance are not identified.
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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: Synthesis of Apatite - Chitosan Composite Using Duck Eggshell and Chitosan with Temperature and pH Control
Abstrak: Composite of apatite-chitosan was prepared by using chitosan as polymer matrix. Calcium phosphate was prepared from CaO and (NH4)2HPO4, which the ratio Ca : P had to be 1.67. Chitosan is produced by deacetilase from biopolymer chitin. Duck eggshell (95% CaCO3) as starting material was converted to be calcium oxide (CaO) through calcinations with temperature 1000oC for 5 hours. In-situ and ex-situ methods were prepared from apatite and chitosan (dissolved with acetate acid 2%). Calcium phosphate prepared for bone implantation, but it is too fragile and brittle to be implant into the body. So addition of chitosan can decrease crystalinity and increase mechanic characteristic (tougher). Composite apatite-chitosan was resulted by fast precipitation. Fast precipitation was held in a breaker glass with nitrogen atmosphere, under controlled temperature at 37oC and pH 7, in order to increase amount of hydroxyapatite. Precipitation with CaO which was dropped by (NH4)2HPO4. Hydroxyapatite and chitosan were appearing at samples with in-situ and ex-situ methods which indicating by peak matching of XRD (closed lattice parameter, crystal size), overlapping at FTIR spectra and supporting by SEM picture (homogenous and agglomerated particle). However, it still needs further research to examine biocompatibility osteoconductive degree of sample by in-vivo and in-vitro test.
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