Judul: Dampak Program Bantuan Langsung Benih Unggul terhadap Ekonomi Rumahtangga Petani Padi di Desa Bangunharja Kecamatan Cisaga Kabupaten Ciamis
Abstrak: Agriculture is one of the main sectors in the Indonesian economy. One of the sub-sectors of agriculture that promotes economic growth is that of food crop production. Rice is one of highly produced agricultural product in indonesia.This is because it is the staple food in Indonesia. Bangunharja is one of the villages in Ciamis that is capable of producing large quantities of rice. Farmers should be able to earn a decent income from farming, however most farmers can do not thrive in this business. The government has formed BLBU Program (Direct Superior Seeds aid program). The purpose of the study is: (1) identify the characteristics of farmers and the implementation of the Direct Superior Seeds Aid Program at Village Bangunharja, (2) analyze the factors that influence the decision by farming households in allocating the outpouring of work, production and expenditure of households in the village Bangunharja, and (3) comparing the impact of Superior Seeds Direct aid Program to the economy of household farmers BLBU and Non BLBU in Bangunharja village. This study uses cross section data from sample of households within Bangunharja village in the year 2013. Bangunharja farm household economic model is built as simultaneous equations system and estimated using Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). Increase in the amount of seed aid (BLBU 100 percent) increases household expenditures farmers. Wherease for farmers who did not receive BLBU, an increasing number of seed aid (50 percent of total seeds) can increase household expenditures farmers.
Keyword: Increasing Number of Seed Aid, Farmers, Household Spending, Superior Seeds Direct Assistance Program

Judul: A. Policy Impact of Government Purchase Price  (HPP) and Subsidy of Urea Fertilizer to Maize Farmer Household Welfare in  Dangdeurvillage, Banyuresmi, Garut
Abstrak: Jagung merupakan salah satu komoditas utama tanaman pangan yang mempunyai peranan strategis dalam pembangunan pertanian dan perekonomian Indonesia,dan komoditas ini mempunyai beberapa fungsi, baik untuk konsumsi langsung maupun sebagai bahan baku utama industri pakan serta industri pangan. Selain itu, pentingnya peranan jagung terhadap perekonomian nasional telah menempatkan jagung sebagai kontributor terbesar kedua terhadap Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) setelah padi dalam subsektor tanaman pangan. Sentra jagung di Jawa Barat adalah Desa Dangdeur, Kecamatan Banyuresmi, Kabupaten Garut. Permasalahan utama yang dihadapi petani jagung adalah rendahnya harga jual jagung pipilan kering dan harga pupuk yang relatif mahal. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk (1) mengidentifikasi karakteristik responden dan usahatani rumahtangga petani jagung, (2) Menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi keputusan rumahtangga petani jagung dalam alokasi curahan kerja, produksi, dan pengeluaran rumahtangga, dan (3) Menganalisis dampak kebijakan harga pembelian pemerintah (HPP) dan subsidi pupuk urea. Model ekonomi rumahtangga petani jagung dibangun sebagai suatu sistem persamaan simultan dan diestimasi menggunakan metode Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). Hasil simulasi menunjukkan rumahtangga petani jagung dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraannya dengan peningkatan harga jagung dan penurunan harga pupuk urea, dan kombinasi peningkatan harga jagung dengan peningkatan harga pupuk urea. Dampak peningkatan harga jagung lebih besar dari peningkatan harga pupuk urea, sehingga untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan rumahtangga petani jagung perlu segera diberlakukan harga pembelian pemerintah (HPP).
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, Institut Pertanian Bogor, IPB, Household economy, Maize, Government purchase price, Simultanous equations system, Subsidy of urea fertilizer, Maize farmer, Indonesian economy, Direct consumption, Food industry

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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