Judul: Agribusiness competency development of cocoa farmers at konawe regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province
Abstrak: The objectives of this research were to identifity the level of agribusiness competency of cocoa farmers; to analyze the factors that influence its competency; to explain model agribusiness competency of cocoa farmers of dry land farming; and to formulate effective extension development planned and community empowerment to increase productivity and earning. The research was conducted from August 2009 to January 2010 at the center area of cocoa production Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province. The population were cocoa farmers on dry land in cocoa production center. Sample based on the method of “Stratified Random Sampling” using the Slovin formula (0.08 error), the total sample were 180 respondents. Data were collected by using questionnaires, observation, indepth interview, and documentation study. The results of this research showed that the level of agribusiness competencies of cocoa farmers are influenced by internal farmers characteristics, within the external factors of extension activities, empowerment intervention and enviroment variables with t value (< 0.05). The level of competency cocoa farmers in agribusiness, with the coefficient (R2= 0.613). The study proposed recommendation for extension development and communities empowerment to improve of agribusiness competence of cocoa farmers, conducted with the participatory- learning and action (PLA).
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Judul: Analisis Kapasitas Kelembagaan dan Penerimaan Petani Anggota Poktan Program Nestle Cocoa Plan PISAgro
Abstrak: Cocoa has a strategic role in the Indonesian economy, both as a non-oil export and as the cocoa farmer source of income in some areas in Indonesia. While the world demand continues to increase, some countries try to inrease their production through several program and scheme. As a public private partnership that aims to help Indonesian goverment to address national food security by increasing agricultural production, PISAgro, through The Nestle Cocoa Plan Program, has established 100 field schools that train more than 1000 cocoa farmers in Mamuju, West Sulawesi. This study attempts to explain the level of participation and capacity of farmer’s group in implementing the program and how The NCP Program influence the cocoa production and farmer’s welfare. The results showed that the capacity degree of farmers group rely on the high level category. However it is still dominated by social activities than economy activities. Moreover, The NCP Program has a potential role in increasing the cocoa production and farmer’s income in Mamuju, West Sulawesi.
Keyword: productivity, Nestle Cocoa Program (NCP), income, Capacity of farmer’s group

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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