Judul: Factors influencing to the performances of Rural Extension Center (BPP) and their impacts to the behaviors of ricefield farmers in South Sulawesi
Abstrak: Good performances of Rural Extension Center (Balai Penyuluhan Pertanian-BPP) are indicated through action programs that have both direct and indirect impacts to the farmer behavior in terms of increased competencies and participation, so that their agricultural business productivity is increase and sustain. It is expected in longer period that there is an increasing incomes and prosperity of the farmers and their families. This research was aimed to know factors related to the action programs as a representation of BPP performance and relationship between factors that potentially increase BPP performance and their impacts to the behavioral changes of ricefield farmers in South Sulawesi. Population of this research were all BPP located in 15 districts (regencies) in South Sulawesi (176 sub-districts/150 BPP). Determination of samples used Slovin method, number of samples was 109 BPP located within 109 sub-districts. Research design was done based on the ex post facto with method design of survey and interviews using questionnaires. Design of data analysis used approach of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) model applying LISREL program. Results of the research showed that variables of BPP development, BPP management, human resources, guided farmers, BPP resources, and BPP adaptation were significantly influencing the action programs as BPP representative performances with correlation coefficient (R2) was 0.72, the remaining 28 percent was affected by other factors outside of the study. Those factors directly influenced each others both insignificant and significant at α = 0.05. Besides that, they also indirectly influenced farmer behavior as much as 0.78 unit. The influence of action program as representation of BPP performances to the farmer behavior was indicated by correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.61, the remaining 39 percent was influenced by other variables outside of the study. Strategic implication of this research become important to the farmer behaviors, and to the development of BPP performances through action programs to a better direction by considering BPP development, BPP management, human resources, guided farmers, BPP resources and BPP adaptation.
Keyword: Farmer behavior, Agricultural business, Human resources, Action program, South Sulawesi

Judul: Factors Affecting The Agricultural Extension Agents' Performance and Its Impact On The Rice Farmers' Behavior.
Abstrak: Pada dekade I 980-an Indonesia telah berhasil mencapai swasembada beras. ~P roduksl beras yang pada tahun 1975 sebanyak 22,3 Juta ton menggelembung '§.32,74% menjadi 29,6 juta ton pada tallUn 1980. Perkembangan yang sarna juga ~terjadi pada tahun 1985, yaitu naik 31 ,64% dengan jumlah produksi 39 juta ton. :Namun tahun-tahun berikutnya, produksi beras menunjukkan perkembangan yang ;'"1 idak menggembirakan. Produksi beras pada tahun 1990 hanya tumbuh 15,75% -OUibandingkan tahun 1985 dan hal tersebut tidak sebanding dengan pertumbuhan ~ u mlah penduduk . Data juga menunjukkan bahwa dari tahun 2002 hingga 2007 13P roduksi beras Indonesia tidak stabi!. Rata-rata pertumbuhan tidak mencapai 5% dan c . ~ u as panen padi cenderung sarna saja. Tingkat pertumbuhan yang tidak stabi! tersebut 3.banyak dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan pemerintah yang kurang efektif dalam ~engembangan usahatani khususnya padi, seperti pengadaan benih padi, pupuk, ~estisida, kredit usahatani, harga produk, dan pemasaran hasil dan penyuluhan gpertanian. Sikap petani pada penyuluh menjadi acuh. Mereka apatis, ada atau tidak 'gada penyuluh pertanian di desanya, mereka sudah tidak peduli lagi. Aktivitas mereka .::!clilakukan berdasarkan apa yang sudah mereka ketahui, sehingga produktivitas usahatani padi mereka statis. Proses pembelajaran dalam berusahatani tidak be~alan optimal, mereka melakukan apa adanya.
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Judul: Infeksi Cacing Jantung Dirofilaria Immitis, Railliet & Henry, 1911 Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Cacing Dirofilaria immitis dewasa yang tinggal dalm ventrikel kanan jantung anjing, sering kali menimbulkan gejala klinis yang cukup berat. Cacing Tersebut menghasilkan mikrofilaria yang selanjutnya berkembang menjadi larva infektif dalam saluran malphigi induk semang entara, yaitu nyamuk dari genus Culex, Aedes dan Anopheles.
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