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Journal : Forum Pasca Sarjana

The effort to the economy growth of developing countries is directed to create an integrated zone that will motivate export, invite investors, and be a catalyst of a continuous growing and developing region.  This research is to design agroestat as an integrated agricultural zone under one management based on local specific competitive horticulture with regional development approach.  The research of agroestat is holistic covering the whole value-chain (farming, industry, and trading) of the reg Handojo Kristyanto; Syamsul Maarif; Eriyatno .; Sutrisno .; Nastiti Siswi Indrasti; Tajuddin Bantacut
Forum Pasca Sarjana Vol. 32 No. 3 (2009): Forum Pascasarjana
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The effort to the economy growth of developing countries is directed to create an integrated zone that will motivate export, invite investors, and be a catalyst of a continuous growing and developing region.  This research is to design agroestat as an integrated agricultural zone under one management based on local specific competitive horticulture with regional development approach.  The research of agroestat is holistic covering the whole value-chain (farming, industry, and trading) of the regional, national, and international process agriculture.  Agroestat make use of a complex and complicated inter-dependency and inter-relation of multidimensional (social, culture, and economy) among sectors (agriculture, industry, and commerce).  Therefore, this research applied, soft, system methodology to design conceptual model of agroestat (soft system) and decision support system (hard system).  The study of agroestat benchmarks to three models of newly specific developed integrated region that is Perkebunan Inti Rakyat (PIR), agropolitan, and ecoindustrial park model.  The conceptual model of agroestate, consist of five individual elements which are infrastructure, district, business, funding, and management.  As a whole it describes the agroestate model.  Regionalization of agroestate is using objective and subjective approach into three (agriculture, industry, and commerce) economic zone on fair free trade competition and decentralization of government policy.  Agroestat in the smallest autonomous area of Kabupaten/Kota applying the integrity concept, needs supports of local government in indirect-subsidies (infrastructure) and regulation (spatial order).  Agroestate needs an independent, professional, commercial institution to manage agroestate.  The validation of Agroestat DSS (decision support system) has been done in Kabupaten Brebes with shallot as local competitive horticulture commodity. Key words: agroestat, agricultural region, agriculture, shallot
Inorganic farming practices could have negative impact on environmental degradation due to excessive usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.  One of many efforts to re-establish land productivity and reduce environmental degradation is by way of practising organic farming.  The objective of this study is to explore and develop organic farming micro enterprise system supported by micro finance institution and its implication on relevant policies.  The methods used in this study include soft Bambang S. Kusmuljono; Eriyatno .; Bunasor Sanim; Gunawan Sumodiningrat
Forum Pasca Sarjana Vol. 30 No. 1 (2007): Forum Pascasarjana
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Inorganic farming practices could have negative impact on environmental degradation due to excessive usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.  One of many efforts to re-establish land productivity and reduce environmental degradation is by way of practising organic farming.  The objective of this study is to explore and develop organic farming micro enterprise system supported by micro finance institution and its implication on relevant policies.  The methods used in this study include soft system methodology approach utilizing total system intervention (TSI) mechanism that covers the principles of complementarism, social awareness and emancipation, and commitment to human well-being in the context of poverty alleviation.  The techniques being adopted include business feasibility, comparative performance index, strategic asumption surfacing test and analytical hierarchy process.  Case study was conducted in Garut regency, West Java.  The performance of organic farming activity in Garut regency is considered adequate while the most preferable micro finance institution supporting agricultural sector is the saving and loan unit from cooperative organization, but on the other hand the micro banking sector has not been attracted in general to extend credit financing to agricultural sector due mainly to risk factor.  Eventually this study has been able to introduce a concept of empowering micro enterprise in organic farming involving credit guarantee institution, technical assistance and production of organic fertilizers and pesticides. In view of enhancing the financing of organic farming, the concept of credit for microenterprise in organic farming is introduced for further development and implementation.  Furthermore the policy implication of this study is iniciatives for poverty reduction trust fund and coordinating institution for micro financing institutions and the relevant law governing micro credit and micro finance institutions.   Key words: organic farming, fertilizer, pesticide, micro enterprise, micro credit, micro finance institution
Co-Authors A.A. Ketut Agung Cahyawan W Affandi, M.Joko Aji Hermawan Anas Miftah Fauzi Anas Mitfah Anggraini Sukmawati Aprianto, Heri Arief Daryanto Arief Safari Arif Satria Asep Sapei B. S. Kusmuljono Bambang S. Kusmuljono Bintang Akbar MB Bomer Pasaribu Bunasor Sanim CHANDRA INDRAWANTO D Agoes Goenawan D. Agus Goenawan Dadan Umar Daihani Dadang Sukandar Dedi Budiman Hakim Dedi Mulyadi2, Dedi Dino Rimantho Eka Intan Kumala Putri Erliza Noor Ernan Rustiadi Erwin Susanto Sadirsan Erwin Susanto Sadirsan Evita H Legowo Evita H. Legowo Fadjar Sofyar Gunawan Sumodiningrat Hadi Susilo Arifin Handojo Kristyanto HC Royke Singgih Hefni Effendi Hendrastuti Hendrastuti Heny K Daryanto heri apriyanto Heri Apriyanto Hermanto Siregar Hermanto Siregar Husain, Aryanto I Ketut Gunarta I Wayan Rusastra Ikhwanuddin Mawardi Ikhwanuddin Mawardi Iveline Anne Marie Johny Wahyuadi Soedarsono Joko Affandi Lala M Kolopaking M. Joko Affandi M. Joko Affandi M. Syamsul Maarif M.Yanuar J. Purwanto Machfud . MACHFUD MACHFUD Machfud Machfud Machfud Machfud Maliki Heru Santosa Marimin Marimin Maya Dewi Dyah Maharani Meika Syahbana Rusli Mirza Nirwansyah Muliaman D. Hadad Musa Hubeis Nastiti Siswi Indrasti Nicolaus Noywuli NOER SOETRISNO Nopi Hidayat Nopi Hidayat Nora H. Pandjaitan Noywuli, Nicolaus Nurfaida Nurfaida Nurheni Wijayanto Nurmala Panjaitan Nurul Taufiqu Rochman Oryzanti, Parwa Oteng Haridjaja Parlagutan Silitonga Parulian Hutagaol Rathoyo Rasdan Riyanto, Agus Safari, Arief Saharuddin Santun R.P. Sitorus Selna Adesetiani Sidik Herman, Sidik Sofiyessi, Ermia Suci Wulandari SUKARDI SUKARDI Sumardjito, Herry Sumardjo Sutrisno . Sutrisno, Sutrisno Syamsul Maarif Tajuddin Bantacut Teguh Adiprasetyo Tjiptogoro Dinarjo Soehari Trias Andati Tuti Herawati Widyo Gunadi Willy Susilo Willy Susilo Yandra Arkeman Yulia Pujiharti