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The farming sector is an important part of Indonesia’s national development due to its availability of foodstuffs, industrial resources, bio-energy, labor absorption, and income source for the rural populace. The horticultural practices, such as farming vegetables, fruits, medicinal herbs and ornamental plants, are strategic subsectors in the progression of the national and regional farming industry. This study aims to determine the performance of farming and to compare the income of horticultural farming of cabbage and shallots in the Poso Regency. A combined method is utilized in this research. Qualitative data analysis will descriptively portray the production and processing stages, cost, market access, and farmers’ income, while quantitative analysis will calculate the profit and Return-Cost Ratio. The research shows that farmers’ revenue depends on the size of land they possess. After a planting season, the net income of shallot farmers is between Rp 116.045.237 and Rp139.647.762, whereas cabbage farmers earn a total net income between Rp 18.131.412 and Rp 83.141.875. This demonstrates that horticultural farming, namely shallot cultivation, is more profitable than cabbage.

Our research examines peasant families’ entrepreneurial literacy and entrepreneurial behavior. The study was conducted in rural areas of North Morowali. This location is one of the agricultural bases in the Central Sulawesi Province (Indonesia). We employ a qualitative approach with a case study. The data were gathered through observation and in-depth interviews with six peasants. The key respondents were chosen through judgment sampling. The key respondents comprised two lowland rice peasants, two cocoa peasants, and two oil palm peasants. Despite the socio-economic restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, peasant families continue to engage in agricultural entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial literacy is obtained from interaction with the internal and external environment before the COVID-19 pandemic. The entrepreneurial literacy of peasant families denotes the knowledge and understanding of cultivation systems, quality seeds and seedlings, plant pests and diseases, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural technology, post-harvest management, and market access. The low impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in rural areas is also due to its low population density compared to urban areas and limited mobility of peasants, thereby minimizing social contact, and the commodity being cultivated is a food commodity. We developed new insights into the peasants’ literacy and entrepreneurial behavior model during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The dynamics of plantation farming occure in some regions has been widely discussed. One  example  is the plantation farming at North Moriwali (Indonesian: Morowali Utara). There are two groups of farmers living in North Morowali territory, particularly in the Sub-District of North Mori. The first group chooses to make a living by cultivating cocoa, for the following reasons: 1) avoiding the risk of being lost, 2) Easy access to market, 3) Business capital, and 4) Cocoa is a sustainable plant. The second group is farmers who decide to make replacement on their cocoa plantation to other commodities (commodity change). This article will discuss factors influencing these farmers in making the replacement.Kata Kunci: dinamika perkebunan, perkebunan, petani, kakao, perubahan komoditas.

This study aims to examine the effect of population growth rate and inflation on poverty in Indonesia. The data used in this study is time series data starting from 2001-2021. This study used secondary data obtained from publication documentation from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression with the E-Views 9 program. The results showed that the partial rate of population growth had a negative and insignificant effect on poverty. The variable inflation partially has a positive and significant effect on poverty. Simultaneously, the rate of population growth and inflation have a significant effect on poverty in Indonesia. The value of the coefficient of determination shows that the rate of population growth and inflation is able to explain poverty by 33.77%.