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Livestock is one of the agricultural sub-sectors that are useful for consumers to fulfill protein needs. So with that there is a need for development in the livestock sector. In Indonesia, various types of animals are raised, including cattle, buffalo, goats, chickens, ducks, and other animals. Sibuhuan market is an area where consumers can get their household needs, especially beef beef. The market that provides beef beef needs only twice a week, namely on Sundays when the public is off for activities and Monday as a big time at Sibuhuan Market.

Utilization of available yards is one effort that can be done to cultivate the plants, especially medicinal plants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Various kinds of medicinal plants can be planted in the available yard, such as ginger, temulawak, turmeric, piper betle, lemongrass, and others. The products of medicinal plants can be used for self-consumption or sold to the market. The objective of this study was to analyze interest and factors that influence the interest of households in medicinal plants farming and analyze the responses from each factor to the interest of households in medicinal plants farming during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in Medan City purposively. The research sample was households using purposive sampling as a sampling method. Data collection techniques using structured questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Data were analyzed using the binomial logit model. The results of the omnibus test showed that the availability of yard, availability of time, knowledge, and gender influenced the interest of household in medicinal plant farming simultaneously. While the availability of time, knowledge, and gender influenced the interest of household in medicinal plant farming partially.

Pertanian memberikan peran untuk ekonomi masyarakat desa dan pangan nasional. Usahatani padi merupakan penghasil pangan paling utama dikalangan masyarakat. Untuk Metode digunakan forecasting produksi dengan data produksi tahun 2010 -2019 di Provinsi Sumatera Utara dan SWOT untuk menentukan strategi pemerintah daerah Kabupaten Langkat dengan jumlah responden berjumlah 5 orang ahli dalam bidang pangan. Hasil olah data penelitian, untuk forecasting, produksi padi mengalami trend positif per tahun sebesar 134.681 ton, untuk tahun 2020 sebesar 4.647.876 ton dan diprediksi ditahun 2030 sebesar 5.994.690 ton. Untuk SWOT, hasil olah data untuk skor selisih untuk strategi dititik kuadran II (Strategi Divesifikasi) berarti posisi ini memiliki kekuatan untuk meminimalkan ancaman dan tantangan untuk pemerintah daerah mewujudkan ketahanan pangan berkelanjutan.

The consumption needs of the Indonesian population for fruits is quite high but cannot be balanced with the low national fruit production so that market needs are not fulfilled. When compared with local fruits in Indonesia, the level of demand for imported fruit is higher and much in demand by consumers because of the relatively cheaper price, maintained quality and in accordance with the wishes of consumers. The objective of this research is to analyze the number of local and imported fruit supplying which supplied by retailers, analyze the selling value of local fruits and imports offered, analyze the influence of selling prices on the supply of local fruits and imported fruits by retailers of fruit in the traditional market of Medan City. The analysis method used is a simple linear regression model. Data collection method through the dissemination of questionnaires and interview techniques to local and import fruit retailers in the traditional market of Medan. The results of the study obtained that the average number of local fruit supply was as much as 132 kg/day while imported fruit as much as 23 kg/day. The selling value of local fruit was higher than imported fruit which was Rp 2,126,340/day and Rp 1,520,840/day. The selling value of local fruit was higher than imported fruit which was Rp 2,126,340/day and Rp 1,520,840/day. Based on the results of the analysis, the selling price positively influenced the local fruit supplying with a significance value of 0.042 (<0.05). Similarly, the selling price of imported fruit has a positive effect on the offer of imported fruit with a significance of 0.002 (<0.05).