The role of a woman is very important not only to take care of domestic life, but almost all activities in various sectors including farming, achievement motivation can lead a woman to succeed in living her life, but there is also within a woman the fear of success. This study aims: (1) To analyze the effect of achievement motivation on the performance of farmer women in Ngkaringkaring Village; (2) To analyze the effect of fear of success on the performance of women farmers in Ngkaringkaring Village; (3) To analyze the influence of achievement motivation and fear of success together on the performance of farmer women in Ngkaringkaring Village. This type of research is a quantitative study using multiple linear regression analysis The population of this study were all farm women who worked in the agricultural sector, amounting to 125 people. The sample of this study was 92 respondents. The results showed that the significant value for the variable of achievement motivation and fear of success on the performance of peasant women in the Seke Subak organization both partial and simultaneous tests gave a significant value smaller than 0.005, so there was an influence, but the fear of success had an influence and was marked negative. This is influenced by the dominance of the family of the peasant woman who requires not taking too long to take care of work outside the home.

The study discusses economic social characteristic influence on the production of Jambu mete in Bantea Village, Subdistrict of Gu Central Buton Regency. This study discusses the influence of socio-economic characteristics of the production of cashew in Bantea Village, Subdistrict of Gu Central Buton Regency. This study was conducted over three months starting in June until August 2015. The population of this research is that there are cashew farmers, sample taking by the number 28 cashew farmers. Data were collected through interviews using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results of the study concluded that the cashew nut farmers in Bantea Village, Subdistrict of Gu Central Buton Regency show that socio­economic factors (education, farming experience, number of dependents and land) significantly affected the production of cashew nut farmers. By him it was suggested to farmers, is expected to further enrich the knowledge and insights of the farming handled, especially in terms of the handling of pests and plant diseases, and the government is expected to give more attention to farmers, whether it be the handling of low production due to high rainfall and plant pests and diseases. Keywords: production, socio-economic, cashew.

The purpose of this community service activity is to carry out counseling and empowerment in the process of processing cassava into kaopi (flour) which has a soft texture, white color and a distinctive aroma (like fresh cassava) and a good packaging system and branding for business groups. women farmers in Bola Village, Batauga District, South Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province. The method of implementing community service is through the participatory action research (PAR) method which is carried out using participatory techniques such as Focus Group Discussions (FGD), surveys with the involvement of all members of business groups as interviewers, formal and non-formal discussions and discussions with stakeholders, so that people recognize the potential and existing problems and encourage participation in the activities carried out. The results of the implementation of community service activities show that the process of processing cassava into good and soft kaopi has been successful because the women farming business group has understood the stages in the kaopi processing process. So that the resulting kaopi has a soft texture, white color, does not smell and has been packaged properly in branded packaging.

This study aims to determine how much the average income earned by farmers from shallot farming in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa Sub-district, South Buton Regency and how many Break Even Point (BEP) received by onion farmers in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa Sub-district, South Buton Regency. This study was carried out in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa Sub-district, South Buton Regency for two months from June to July 2017. The population of this research is the existing cashew farmers. The research sample was 32 cashew farmers. Data was collected through interviews using questionnaires and data analysis using cost and revenue analysis. The results showed that the average income earned by farmers in conducting onion farming activities with an area of ​​0.1 - 0.25 ha, an average land area of ​​0.14 ha with an average income of IDR 3.282.000, and a Break Even Point (BEP) IDR 1.541.000. Recommendations local governments, particularly at the district level need to establish regulations relating to the onion marketing system, especially the basic pricing.   Keywords: Income, Break Even Point (BEP), Onions

Abstract   The problem statement in this research is: Whether the factors of production (land area and seeds) affect the income of shallot farming in Lapandewa Kaindea, Lapandewa sub-district, South Buton Regency? The purpose of this study was to determine whether the factors of production (Land area and seeds) affect the income of onion farming in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa Sub-district, South Buton Regency. The Population of this study is the onion farmers in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa sub-district, South Buton Regency. The researcher’s sample took was 32 farmers. Data were collected through interviews using questionnaires and analyzed using income analysis. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that farmers in Lapandewa Kaindea Village, Lapandewa District, South Buton Regency, were the factors of production in the form of costs (labor, seeds, and fertilizer) that significantly affected the red onion farming income. With an R2 value of 0.981. This means that the factors of production in the form of (labor, seeds, and fertilizer) have an effect of 98.10% only, the rest is influenced by other factors not discussed in this study. Recommendations on the part of the government are expected to give more attention to farmers, both in the form of handling fertilizer prices, fertilizer, and fake fertilizer distribution.   Keywords: Effect of production factors, revenue, onion