Judul: Analisis pendapatan usahatani dan pemasaran ubi jalar di desa bandorasa kecamatan Cilimus kabupaten Kuningan, Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Sektor pertanian mempunyai peranan penting dalam perekonomian Indonesia baik dalam pembentukan PDB (Produk Domestik Bruto) maupun dalam hal penyerapan tenaga kerja. Berdasarkan bidang usahanya, sektor pertanian terbagi atas subsektor tanaman pangan atau palawija, hortikultura, perkebunan, peternakan, kehutanan dan perikanan. Salah satu komoditi pertanian pangan yang mempunyai prospek untuk dikembangkan dalam rangka memenuhi kebutuhan pasar domestik maupun internasional adalah ubi jalar. Permintaan ubi jalar dari tahun ke tahun mengalami peningkatan baik pasar dalam negeri maupun luar negeri. Peningkatan permintaan dalam negeri disebabkan oleh pertumbuhan penduduk yang setiap tahunnya mengalami peningkatan 2,7 juta jiwa per tahun. Di luar negeri, khususnya negaranegara maju, ubi jalar dijadikan makanan mewah dan bahan baku aneka industri seperti industri fermentasi, tekstil, lem, kosmetik, farmasi dan sirup. Ubi jalar juga merupakan salah satu makanan tradisional populer bagi masyarakat Jepang yang kedudukannya setaraf dengan pizza dan hamburger.
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Judul: Analisis Pendapatan Usahatani Ubi Jalar Di Desa Panawuan, Kecamatan Cigandamekar, Kabupaten Kuningan, Provinsi Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Kabupaten Kuningan merupakan salah satu sentra penghasil ubi jalar di Indonesia. Desa Panawuan merupakan salah satu desa yang menghasilkan ubi jalar di Kuningan. Akan tetapi, jumlah petani ubi jalar di Desa Panawuan sangat sedikit. Hal ini disebabkan oleh pola fikir petani yang lebih menganggap sektor pertanian tidak mengantungkan dibandingkan dengan sektor di luar pertanian. Oleh karena itu, untuk membuktikan paradigma tersebut, penulis melakukan penelitian terkait analisis pendapatan usahatani ubi jalar di Desa Panawuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengetahui pendapatan ril dan balas jasa terhadap faktor produksi seperti modal, lahan, dan tenaga kerja yang diterima petani ubi jalar di Desa Panawuan. Analisis pendapatan diukur dengan mengurangi penerimaan baik penerimaan tunai, maupun penerimaan yang diperhitungkan. Hasil yang diperoleh memiliki nilai yang positif, sehingga usahatani ubi jalar di Desa Panawuan ini dapat dilanjutkan untuk musim selanjutnya. Begitu juga dengan nilai balas jasa yang bernilai positif yang secara umum dapat diartikan bahwa usahatani ubi jalar di Desa Panawuan memberikan keuntungan dan imbalan kepada petani di Desa Panawuan.
Keyword: Analisis Balas Jasa, Analisis Pendapatan, Ubi Jalar, Usahatani

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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