Perkembangan ekonomi dunia yang semakin maju memaksa setiap negara untuk mengikuti arus perekonomian global. Kegiatan Ekspor dalam perdagangan internasional memiliki peran penting dalam perekonomian negara. Sektor perkebunan Indonesia berperan dalam kegiatan ekspor, karet menjadi komoditas unggulan ekspor perkebunan Indonesia. Fakta bahwa Indonesia menjadi salah satu negara dengan produktivitas terbesar karet memberikan Indonesia potensi dan peluang dalam perdagangan internasional. Meningkatnya industri otomotif dan kendaraan bermotor di pasar dunia menyebabkan makin tingginya permintaan karet. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menganalisis daya saing melalui keunggulan komparatif karet alam Indonesia  di negara tujuan ekspor yakni Amerika Serikat, Jepang, China, India, dan Korea Selatan. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Analisis Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) digunakan untuk mengukur keunggulan komparatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hasil analisis RCA karet alam Indonesia memiliki keunggulan komparatif di masing-masing negara tujuan ekspor yaitu Amerika Serikat, Jepang, China, India, dan Korea Selatan ditunjukkan dengan nilai RCA yang berada di atas satu sehingga karet alam Indonesia memiliki daya saing yang kuat di negara tujuan ekspor.

Social capital is something that is real in everyday life, especially the presence of sympathy, community social relations, and community life that form a social unit. Social capital is meaningful by contributing to the farming community based on the principles of trust, mutual support, and realizing mutual benefits. The purpose of this study was to describe the role and elements of social capital in potato farming in Pattapang Village, Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency. The research method uses descriptive qualitative analysis to describe the investment system and the role of social capital. The results of this study show that social capital is beneficial for Potato Farmers in running their farms, then the coordination activities of farmers are able to work together in choosing quality seeds, and farmers are able to make joint decisions so that the choices made are not misguided. With the establishment of good interactions based on the social capital of the Pattapang farming community, it is easier to carry out farming activities and daily life in the community.

Makassar City has implemented the KRPL (Sustainable Food House Area) Program as a flagship program as an effort to develop and fulfill food needs in Makassar. The Makassar City Government itself has started from 2017 to 2019 by developing in 15 sub-districts in Makassar City. In the Tamalanrea sub-district itself, there are 4 groups of women farmers who are implementing the KRPL program both in the growth and development period. In implementing the program, the community is an important element in which motivation plays an important role for the sustainability of the program. The purpose of this research is to determine the level of participation members women's farmer groups. The data analysis method used is descriptive quantitative, namely the research method used to analyze data in the form of numbers by describing or describing the collected data as they are. To determine the level of participation of members women's farmer group used score analysis and will be classified into categories based on the score interval. The results of this research conclude that the participation rate of members of the Women Farmers Group, Tamalanrea District, Makassar City is in the medium category with an average total score of 40.54 with persentage 67.57%

Social capital is an important aspect of developing more advanced agriculture. Community social capital, such as trust, mutual cooperation, networks and attitudes, play a major role in community behaviour, and if managed properly, it will be able to empower the community. Various elements of social capital found in rural areas are alleged to be able to contribute to the objective welfare of rural communities, especially farmers. This research uses s descriptive quantitative research method, namely the method used to measure and describe the data regarding the elements of social capital owned by cocoa farmers (trust and network) and their relationship with objective economic welfare. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between social capital and the objective welfare of cocoa farmer households. The results showed that the correlation value of social capital and objective welfare was in the medium category, where the social capital of the farmer's life took place in an intimate, mutual trust and could take advantage of the existing network to collaborate to solve agricultural problems.