Judul: Pemberian Insentif Panen dan Kaitannya dengan Kinerja Petani Plasma dan Perusahaan di Kebun Amartha Jaya
Abstrak: Di kebun Amartha Jaya telah diuji coba dan diberikan insentif panen yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak pemberian insentif terhadap disiplin panen, persentase potongan grading, dan peningkatan pendapatan petani serta perolehan Crude Palm Oil (CPO).
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Judul: Kajian Kemitraan pada PT Agrowiyana Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat, Provinsi Jambi
Abstrak: Kemitraan muncul akibat ketidakmampuan perusahaan dan petani dalam menangani kendala dalam usahatani kelapa sawit. Pola kemitraan PIR Trans dan KKPA memiliki tujuan meningkatkan produksi non migas, meningkatkan pendapatan petani, membantu pengembangan wilayah, serta menunjang pengembangan perkebunan, meningkatkan dan memberdayakan KUD di wilayah plasma. Dalam hal ini kemitraan dengan pola PIR Trans dan KKPA komoditas kelapa sawit telah dijalankan oleh PT Agrowiyana, Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi. PT Agrowiyana melakukan kerjasama dengan petani plasma, bank pelaksana, dan dinas pertanian dalam melaksanakan kinerja kemitraan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) mengidentifikasi mekanisme pelaksanaan kemitraan antara petani plasma dan PT Agrowiyana, dan (2) menganalisis kinerja atribut kepuasan kemitraan petani plasma dan PT Agrowiyana. Penelitian dilaksanakan di wilayah operasional PT Agrowiyana dan petani plasma di Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi. Waktu penelitian dilakukan selama bulan Maret hingga April 2011. Responden penelitian adalah pihak internal PT Agrowiyana seperti manajer plasma, humas, dan manajer pabrik. Selain itu responden juga terdiri dari 30 orang petani pola kemitraan KKPA dan 30 orang petani dengan pola kemitraan PIR Trans. Penelitian menggunakan importance performance analysis (IPA). Hasil matrik IPA pola kemitraan KKPA dan PIR Trans menunjukkan beberapa perbedaan atribut yang memberikan tingkat kepuasan bagi petani pada Kuadaran I (Prioritas Utama) atribut KKPA yaitu: kualitas sarana produksi, kemudahan dalam memperoleh sarana produksi, daya tampung inti, frekuensi pembinaan plasma, pelayanan dan materi pembinaan, pengenalan teknologi, ketanggapan inti dalam menyelesaikan keluhan petani, bantuan dalam menanggulangi hama dan penyakit tanaman. Sedangkan pada pola PIR Trans, atribut yang terdapat pada kuadran I yaitu: kualitas sarana produki, kemudahan memperoleh sarana produksi, daya tampung inti, bantuan dalam menanggulangi hama dan penyakit tanaman Atribut-atribut yang terdapat pada kuadran II (pertahankan prestasi) pada pola KKPA yaitu: harga beli TBS, waktu pembayaran TBS, disiplin inti dalam mentaati perjanjian, sikap inti terhadap kesejahteraan petani plasma. Atribut-atribut pola PIR trans pada kuadran II yaitu: harga sarana produksi, pengenalan teknologi, harga beli TBS, waktu pembayaran TBS, peranan inti dalam membantu pengembalian kredit petani plasma, ketanggapan inti dalam menyelesaikan keluhan petani, disiplin inti dalam mentaati perjanjian.
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Judul: Biology and ecology of the buffalo fly, haematobia exigua de meijere (diptera:muscidae)
Abstrak: The life history of the buffalo fly was observed at room temperature of 27°-29.5°C and at a relative humidity of 48-68 percent. The eggs hatched after 17-22 hours, with an average of 18 hours. First instar larvae measured 1.25 + 0.16 mm long and 0.27 + 0.037 mm wide. reach the second larval stage. It took 6-12 hours to the second instar larvae measured 2.676 +0.187 mm long and 0.353 +0.028 mm wide. The second instar took about 12-24 hours to reach the third larval stage. The third instar measured 6.833 + 0.189 mm long and 0.919 + 0.051 mm wide. It took about 2-3 days for the third instar to become pupae. Duration of the pupal stage was about 5-7 days before the adults emerged. Under laboratory condition, the buffalo fly completed its life cycle in 9.5 to 10.5 days, whereas under field condition it took 9-14 days with an average of 10.5 days. The growth ratio which was based on the measurements of the cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton of each instar was 1.797. The preoviposition period was 8-12 days and mating usually occurred on the 6th or 7th day. The longevity of the male was 29 days, whereas it was 32 days in the female. The range of egg production under laboratory condition was between 20-139 per female fly. The belly and hind legs of the carabao were the most preferred habitat either during cloudy and cool dry or shiny and warm day. When the weather was clear and the carabao was in the shade, the flies tended to be more distributed particularly on the shoulder, dewlap, back and horns. The carabaos had relatively fewer Musca sp. and Stomoxys calcitrans than cattle; never the less carabaos had a higher infestation of buffalo fly than cattle. Oviposition occured either during the day or night but the buffalo flies were more active during the night than in the day time. The effect of various lengths of exposure time of manure in relation to the oviposition was profound. observed, the maximum number of the buffalo flies was occurred when the dung was exposed for 30 minutes. With increasing time of exposure the number and variety of insects also increase. It was evident that Sepsidae and psychodidae were the most dominant insects emerging from the dung. The number of buffalo flies also increased with increasing
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