Judul: The Role of the Warehouse Receipt System in Enhancing Small-Scale Farmer Livelihoods in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Indonesia’s Warehouse Receipt System
Abstrak: The objective of this thesis was to studythe role of the WRS in the agricultural sector and smallholder livelihoods. A further aim was to discuss the importance of improving the agricultural performanceand rural farmer livelihoods through developing WRS that is accessible to farmers in Indonesia. The study analysed whether this policy scheme could overcome the problems faced by farmers and improve the performance of the agricultural marketing system, and has identified several conditions required to develop a more advanced WRS practice in Indonesia. The findings show thata developing countrywith considerable agricultural potential in which the majority of agricultural actors are small-scale farmers,Indonesia should maintain the development of the agricultural industry, focusing more on the smallholder farmers. However, it has been recognised that in many rural areas, farmers face various challenges during the post-harvest period, especially in the market value chain. Initiation of the WRS will deliver advantages such as increasing farmers’ incomes, improving agricultural productivity and enhancing the agricultural marketing system in rural areas. This mechanism will help farmers to avoid losses during the harvest season through extending the sales period of the crops and to gain profits from price variations. Additionally,it can provide access to short-term financing from financial institutions by collateralising warehouse receipts. The system also providesa mechanism that facilitates smallholders’ participation further down in the markets. Clearly, the policy is a sustainable scheme in the agricultural sector that could increase agricultural productivity, ensure the availability of goods with good quality and provide financial access for smallholders.
Keyword: Warehouse receipt system, agriculture,agricultural innovations, microcredit, rural finance, small-scale farmer

Judul: Pengaruh Sistem Resi Gudang Terhadap Pendapatan Usahatani Padi di Kecamatan Perak Kabupaten Jombang
Abstrak: Warehouse Receipt System is a system relates to issuance, transfer, loaning, and warehouse receipt transaction settlement. WRS contained in the Law Number 9 of 2006 expanding public accesss to capitalize upon financing facility. The purposes of the research are to analyze the implementation of WRS, to identify the affecting factors in implementing WRS, and to analyze the role of WRS in increasing the farmers’ income. The research was conducted in Plosogenuk Village Perak Subdistrict Jombang District, East Java by respondents of 40 farmers. The research was conducted by comparing the ongoing study that showed the implementation of WRS in Perak Subdistrict in general was conformed with the average rate by 69% of conformity. Some less-conformed components were the lack of socialization and the less-appropriate specification of warehouse. However, the implementation of WRS helped farmers in income increase by 22.46% which derived from the increase of the selling price by 6.46%.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), warehouse receipt system, government policy, agricultural finance, agricultural commodities

Judul: Berat Badan Dan Morfometrik Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis Macularius) Pada Berbagai Umur
Abstrak: Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) adalah jenis tokek yang hidup di permukaan tanah dan aktif saat fajar dan senja. Studi morfometrik dalam leopard gecko masih terbatas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengukur dan membandingkan berat badan dan morfometrik leopard gecko dari berbagai umur. Sebanyak 14 ekor leopard gecko (3 ekor jantan dan 11 ekor betina) dikelompokkan menjadi empat kelompok: 0-6 bulan, 7-12 bulan, 13-18 bulan, dan 19-24 bulan. Pengukuran dilakukan setiap bulan selama tiga bulan sehingga hewan dapat ditimbang dan diukur lebih dari sekali. Selama 90 hari pascatetas, pengukuran berat dan panjang dilakukan setiap hari, dua hari, atau setiap minggu tergantung dengan tingkat pertumbuhan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelompok umur 0-6 bulan memiliki berat badan 10.69±5.68 g dan total panjang 12.79±3.68 cm; 7-12 bulan memiliki berat badan 16.57±4.52 g dan total panjang 16.7±1.23 cm; 13-18 bulan memiliki berat badan 21.12±3.13 g dan total panjang 19.4±1.15 cm; dan 19-24 bulan memiliki berat badan 27.9±1.53 g dan total panjang 20.8±1.51 cm. Dapat disimpulkan pada leopard gecko kelompok umur 0- 6 bulan memiliki pertumbuhan yang lebih bervariasi pada berat badan, panjang kepala, panjang kaki belakang, dan panjang ekor dibandingkan dengan yang lain.
Keyword: berat badan, Eublepharis macularius, morfometrik, tokek