Judul: Kesinambungan usaha bisnis kemitraan ayam ras pedaging kasus di Tunas Mekar Farm Bogor
Abstrak: Contract farming has been in existence for many years as a means of organizing the commercial agricultural production of both large scale and small scale farmers. Contract farming can be defined as an agreement between farmers and marketing firms form the production and supply of agricultural product under forward agreements, frequently at predetermined prices. The objective of this research is to know relation between the analized factors wich are (1) business ethics (2) leadership (3) partnership motivation (4) performance numerical (5) contract agreements, and the sustainable contract farming. Primary data were collected by interviewing the farmers and analized using multiple regression. The result of the estimates equation of sustainable contract farming is Y= -1,740+2,939X1+1,817X4–0,911X5. Only business ethics and performance numerical were significant at the 95% level. The condition of the contract farming at Tunas Mekar Farm will be sustainable if the performance of business ethics and performance numerical improved significantly. It means that both side involved in the broiler business contract should make the best efforts to maintain it.
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Judul: Peranan Kemitraan Pada Usaha Ternak Ayam Ras Pedaging
Abstrak: Usaha ayam ras pedaging merupakan salah satu usaha yang potensial dan dapat diusahakan peternak dengan skala yang bervariasi. Usaha ini umumnya dikelola secara kemitraan karena berisiko tinggi dan membutuhkan modal besar. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan kemitraan ayam ras pedaging dan menganalisis peranan pelaksanaan kemitraan terhadap keuntungan usaha peternak mitra pada dua skala usaha yang berbeda. Responden penelitian sebanyak 30 peternak bermitra yang terdiri dari 19 peternak skala kecil (≤ 5 000 ekor ayam) dan 11 peternak mitra skala besar (> 5 000 ekor ayam). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam pelaksanaan kemitraan, kedudukan perusahaan inti lebih tinggi dari peternak mitra sehingga peternak tidak memiliki kekuatan tawar terhadap perusahaan. Selain itu, dalam pelaksanaan kemitraan juga masih terdapat kondisi yang dapat merugikan peternak mitra. Meskipun demikian, kemitraan berperan dalam menyediakan sarana produksi, melakukan pembinaan dalam pemeliharaan, dan jaminan pemasaran hasil. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa keuntungan, produksi, dan rasio R/C peternak mitra skala usaha besar lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan peternak mitra skala usaha kecil.
Keyword: analisis keuntungan usahatani, ayam ras pedaging, kemitraan

Judul: Characterizations of low alloy steel sae 4422  plated with chromic acid (Cro3)
Abstrak: Characterizations of low alloy steel SAE 4422 plated with chromic acid (CrOrO3) was use Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), RD),Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-Ray (EDAX), Hardness Test and Roughness Test. Microstructures analysis exhibits cracks and grain boundaries microcracks as a characteristics of chrome metal found at plating metal. Perlite and Ferrite as grains of steel found at base metal with grain boundaries around it. Phase analysis of plating metal appropriate to chrome metal with lattice constant (a) is 2.559 Å and phase analysis of base metal appropriate to iron ferrite with lattice constant (a) is 3.318 Å. Both plating and base metal have cubic system. Chemical analysis of plating metal at surface section exhibits that cracks area have highest value of carbon element compare with grains and grains boundaries area. While chemical analysis of base metal at cross section exhibits that perlite have highest value of carbon element compare with ferrite and grain boundaries. The hardness value of plating metal at surface section and cross section are 753 and 637 VHN. While, the hardness value of base metal and interface area at cross section are 205 and 373 VHN. The roughness value at measurement points of chrome surface for as received sample are 0.445 μm. Observation used Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy exhibits surface irregularities combine to form surface texture of plating metal at surface section.
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