The dependence of farmers on the use of high external inputs causes farmers to be independent and ignore environmental aspects. The lack of independence of farmers makes farmers powerless in utilizing local resources. The application of LEISA enables farmers to minimize the use of external inputs and be able to utilize local resources. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of empowerment of farmers, determine the factors that influence and formulate appropriate strategies to increase empowerment. Data collection was conducted from March to July 2020. Data analysis used descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The conclusion of the study shows that the strategy of increasing empowerment can be done by expanding land, increasing farmer institutional support, increasing the availability of information sources.

Cianjur District is one area that has the potential to produce rice, especially in the lowlands because it has a large area of ​​rice harvest area in Cianjur Regency. Based on BPS data for 2018, Cianjur District has an area of ​​rice harvesting area of ​​2,501 Ha. According to the Programa Subdistrict of Cianjur in 2018, farmers who had applied the IPM concept were 81%. The data shows that more than half of the farmers in Cianjur District have applied the IPM concept. The research aims to describe the level of technology adoption in integrated pest control using refugia plants, analyze factors related to the rate of technology adoption, and formulate strategies to increase technology adoption in integrated pest control by using refugia plants in rice cultivation. The study was conducted in Cianjur Subdistrict Cianjur Regency in March to July 2020. The research sample was 41 rice farmers taken using purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and a strategy model for developing farmers' adoption rates. The results showed that the level of technology adoption in integrated pest control using refugia plants in rice cultivation in Cianjur District was included in the medium category with a percentage (80 , 5%), so it needs to be increased again. Factors that influence the level of technology adoption in integrated pest control using refugia plants in rice cultivation are length of time and relative profit. The strategy to increase the level of technology adoption in the use of refugia plants as integrated pest control is to strengthen extension activities by increasing extension intensity, extension methods through demonstration methods and demonstration plots, and extension materials and media that are more suited to farmers' needs.

Sebagai negara dengan tingkat biodiversitas terbesar kedua di dunia, Indonesia memiliki potensi florikultura yang melimpah. Potensi tersebut antara lain potensi agroklimat, keragaman jenis, lahan, teknologi dan sumber daya manusia. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis daya saing ekspor anggrek Indonesia di pasar Jepang. Data perdagangan (ekspor) anggrek Indonesia dengan kode pos tarif/ HS 0602 digunakan untuk menjawab tujuan penelitian. Revealed Symmetry Comparative Advantage (RSCA) dan Export Competitiveness Index (ECI) masing-masing digunakan untuk menganalisis keunggulan komparatif dan kompetitif. Indonesia memiliki pangsa ekspor lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan negara eksportir lainnya. Indeks RSCA menunjukkan bahwa Indonesia bersama dengan negara eksportir lainnya tidak memiliki keunggulan komparatif di pasar anggrek Jepang. Relatif tidak berdaya saingnya negara eksportir tersebut secara komparatif mengindikasikan bahwa pasar anggrek Jepang relatif kompetitif. Berbeda halnya dengan keunggulan komparatif, Indonesia memiliki keunggulan kompetitif. Kondisi tersebut mengindikasikan bahwa anggrek Indonesia memiliki daya saing kompetitif dalam berkompetisi dengan negara eksportir lainnya. Untuk meningkatkan daya saing anggrek Indonesia diperlukan pengembangan sistem informasi khsusnya dalam melakukan promosi ke pasar tujuan. Promosi yang gencar diperlukan untuk menciptakan peluang pasar baru bagi anggrek Indonesia.

Slow succession of the agricultural actors should be solved immediately. The research objective is to analyze descriptively the interest and action of young agricultural entrepreneur (agripreneur) on agribusiness and some factors influencing the interest and action of young agripreneur on agribusiness. The research was conducted in Cianjur Regency of West Java on March 2017 until October 2017. The population in the research was the young agripreneur as the agricultural actors. The sample consisted of 83 persons who were chosen by using multi stage random sampling. The variable of the research consisted of age, formal education level, educational background, non-formal education level, farming experience, farming motivation, community support, level of facility and infrastructure availability, financial institution support, extension agency support, source of information support, extension activity, entrepreneurial capacity, interest and action of the young agripreneur. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The result shows that the average of interest and action of young agripreneur on agribusiness are categorized in high position. The interest of young agripreneur is influenced by non-formal education level, motivation, community support, source of information support, and entrepreneurial capacity. The action of young agripreneur is influenced by non-formal education, motivation, community support, source of information support, entrepreneurial capacity, and the interests of young agripreneur on agribusiness field.