Judul: Tataniaga Kentang di Desa Sangiang, Kecamatan Banjaran, Kabupaten Majalengka, Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Potato is one of advantage commodities in Indonesia which has economic value. The high disparity of potato’s price between the farmer’s and the consumer’s level also the low price of potato at the farmer’s level may cause low farmer’s share. This research was aimed to analyze the institution, function and marketing distribution; identify the market structure; and to analyze the operational efficiency by marketing margin, farmer’s share and ratio of benefits to cost approach. Observation and interview were done toward the farmers in Sangiang village by using purposive sampling method and for the other marketing institution by using snowball sampling. There were five channels in potato marketing system with different functions and market structure. The result showed that the potato marketing system in Sangiang Village was not efficient, whereas the farmers still role as a price taker. Therefore, the government’s and instructor’s role are very important in empowering the farmers and the farmer’s group to solve the problem faced in potato marketing system in Sangiang Village.
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Judul: Analisis Sistem Tataniaga Mentimun di Desa Laladon, Kecamatan Ciomas, Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Cucumber is one of the prime commodities in Indonesia. The fluctuating price of cucumber and high marketing margin between received price by farmers and price which is paid by consumers make the received farmer's share by farmers is relatively small. The purpose of this research is to identify the channels and marketing functions, market structure and conduct of marketing institutions, and to analyze the efficiency of marketing channels of cucumber based on marketing marjin, farmer's share, and the ratio of benefits to costs. The data were collected by observation and interview to farmers in Laladon village, Subdistrick Ciomas, Bogor Regency. The result of research stated that there were three marketing channels formed with different functions, different institutions, and different market structure on every channel. The analysis of the marketing efficiency concluded that marketing channel III is the most efficient channel because it has the lowest marketing marjin, highest farmer's share, and highest ratio of benefits to costs.
Keyword: system, marketing, Laladon village, efficiency, Cucumber

Judul: Durability of Specific Immunoglobulin (Ig) Y Againts Influenza and Covid-19 in Sunscreen
Abstrak: The benefit of specific immunoglobulin Y (Ig Y) as an active ingredient in personal care products such as sunscreen has not been properly studied. Our study aims to evaluate the reliability of specific IgY against influenza and the COVID-19 virus in a sample sunscreen product. Specific IgY influenza and COVID-19 viruses were inserted in the sample sunscreen at two concentrations of 0.1% and 0.25%. Three treatments were observed: control (C) sunscreen without IgY, treatment 1 (T1) sunscreen with 0.1% IgY, and treatment 2 (T2) sunscreen with 0.25% IgY. Organoleptic observations were carried out to monitor changes in aroma, color, and texture, and sunscreen sampling was done every week for 6 weeks. The durability of IgY was evaluated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a neutralization assay. Organoleptic observation from weeks 1 to 6 showed consistency in its aroma, color, and texture. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and neutralization assay (NA) results of the T1 and T2 groups showed negative results except for sample T1 at week 5, which showed a positive result in the Influenza A ELISA. Based on the results, it seems that IgY concentrations of 0.1% or 0.25% were not optimal. However, this negative result might be due to low concentration of the IgY and the presence of beeswax, which inhibits IgY and causes it to dissolve in distilled water, thus preventing it from being detected in the assay.
Keyword: Immunoglobulin Y, Sunscreen, Influenza, COVID-19, Biological Activity