<p><em>Margamulya is one of </em><em>the </em><em>villages in </em><em>the </em><em>Merauke Regency</em><em>,</em><em> </em><em>which is inhabited by </em><em>many transmigrant farmers from </em><em>the </em><em>Javanese ethnic. They introduce rice farming to local residents in Merauke Regency. The purpose of this research </em><em>is </em><em>to figure out the received income, output cost, profitability, and feasibility of rice farming in Margamulya Village, Semangga District, Merauke Regency, Papua. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. </em><em>Primary data was obtained from questionnaires and interviews, while the secondary data was obtained from Central Bureau Statistics of Merauke </em><em>Regency</em><em>. </em><em>The results showed rice farming in Margamulya Village, Semangga District, Merauke Regency is feasible to develop with the received profit is</em><em> </em><em>IDR</em><em>.</em><em>9,864,480, </em><em>the </em><em>total cost </em><em>is</em><em> IDR</em><em>.</em><em>12,176,495, </em><em>the </em><em>profitability of 0.81</em><em>,</em><em> and R/C value of 1.81</em><em>.</em></p>

Porang plant is a non-wood forest products (NTFPs) in the form of tuber producing starch that has many uses. In Batu Lanteh District, Sumbawa Besar NTB porang plant  grow at privately owned forests and state forest , but so far has not been well developed. Therefore, this study was done in order to get information about internal and external factors that affecting porang plant development and to get development strategy of porang plant.This study was conducted in the village of Batu Rotok, Batu Lanteh District, Sumbawa Besar NTB. This location was chosen because of some factors such as many porang farmers, appropriate land for planting porang, and many farmers who cultivate porang. This study aims to identify the internal and external factors in cultivating porang plant as an effort to improve the income of the society in Bato Rotok Village. The sample is taken through Purposive sampling.  Purposive sampling is the character of the sample members taken from a deep consideration which is considered or believed by the researcher to represent the character of the population. The sample of this study is 19 samples namely  13 farmers, 2 porang sellers , 1 sample from KPH Batu Lanteh, 3 samples from government related agency. Analisis SWOT is used to analyze the data in this study. There are some internal and external strategies to develop porang cultivation as a way to increase income of the society in Batu Rotok village, Batu Lanteh district  namely: 1.  Internal factors; Strengths: Porang can grow under the shade, it has suitable natural condition, it is easy to cultivate, it doesn’t need intensive maintenance, it is planted once, it contains nutrience especially carbohydrate. Weaknesses: Porang’ initial growth need time, it is not widely known and used by the society, Public knowledge of porang is still limited, and Porang plants cannot be directly consumed. 2. External Factors; Opportunities: porang has high selling value, Export needs of porang are still high, the society has wide land to plant porang, and policy support from the government. Threats: The number of entrepreneurs is still limited, the prices are unstable, Lack of socialization of counseling and assistance, Market information is still difficult (tends to be closed). According to the SWOT matrix, it can be concluded that  developing of Porang plants in the village of Batu Rotok, Batu Lanteh District has the best alternative strategies through the strategy of SO, this strategy uses the strengths to utilize the opportunities. so that, porang farmers can develop porang plant in Batu Rotok village therefore they can get an optimal income.  With alternative strategies as follows: 1). Utilizing suitable natural conditions and easy cultivation process in order to meet export needs which are still high. 2). many benefits and nutritional content of porang plants, if it is followed by the right processing process, it will increase the selling value of porang and it can be used as an alternative food. Key words: Identification, Factor, External, Internal, Porang

This study aims to analyze the economic impact on the welfare of the community around the Whale Shark area in the village of Labuhan Jambu. The current condition of the movement of the tourism industry in Labuhan Jambu Village is still not optimal. In addition to weak promotion, there are limited tourism support facilities and limited quality of human resources in managing tourism. The research method uses a quantitative descriptive approach. Source of data consists of secondary data and primary data. Data collection techniques are questionnaires, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique in this study uses structural equation modeling analysis. The results of the study indicate that there is no direct influence felt by the community as a whole from the existence of Whale Shark ecotourism on the community's economy and the welfare of the surrounding community. The direct influence is only felt by chart owners and operators of Whale Shark ecotourism, that chart owners and operators who deal directly with tourists who visit Whale Shark tours in the village of Labuhan Jambu. For tourists who rarely go ashore, the route used is the sea route. The tourists only stop for 1 to 2 hours to see the Whale Shark ecotourism, after which the tourists go straight to the next tourist spot, namely Komodo Island. This makes the community, especially business actors, not get a significant impact from Whale Shark ecotourism.

The aim of Samawa University, one of which is to provide organic compost training and practice of manufacturing organic fertilizer in the village of Jurumapin, Buer district West Nusa Tenggara. Compost is an organic fertilizer derived from the remains of plants and animal droppings that have been through a decomposition or weathering process. Compost fertilizer is the main ingredient in cow dung. The advantage of this post is green, which may supplement the farmers' income and can increase soil fertility by repairing soil physically damaged by overuse of inorganic fertilizer. The village of Jurumapin was mainly farmers and ranchers. The waste produced by the people's domesticated animals has not been fully processed for fertilizer. Prolonged use of chemical fertilizers can cause physical damage to the soil, as well as the cost of purchasing fertilizer is prohibitive. The implementation of this MTC programme will be by educating them on how organic compost with basic cow dung. The development of organic fertilizer has been carried out with participants who are members of the caduna youth of the mosque of the Jurumapin village. It is hoped that organic compost products could be applied to plants to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer

Peternak sapi bali di Wilayah Kecamatan Moyo Hulu mempunyai beberapa permasalahan yaitu ketika memasuki musim hujan atau musim tanam peternak mengalami kesulitan dalam mencari pakan untuk ternak karena kebanyakan peternak juga berprofesi sebagai petani. Permasalahan juga terdapat dalam hal biaya produksi, yang berpengaruh terhadap penerimaan serta pendapatan para peternak sapi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pendapatan usaha ternak Sapi Bali di Desa Marga Karya Kecamatan Moyo Hulu Kabupaten Sumbawa. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Marga Karya, Kecamatan Moyo Hulu Kabupaten Sumbawa. Penentuan sampel peternak responden menggunakan Quota Sampling, yaitu sebanyak 45 responden. Pengumpulan data menggunakan 3 strata berdasarkan kepemilikan ternak, dengan masing-masing strata sebanyak  15 responden. Stara 1 = 1-5 ternak. Strata 2 = 6-10 ternak dan Strata 3 = >10 ternak. Analisis data menggunakan analisis biaya, pendapatan kotor dengan analisis dinamika ternak dan pendapatan bersih. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rerata pendapatan kotor yang didapatkan oleh peternak sapi bali dari masing–masing strata kepemilikan ternak yaitu pada strata 1 pendapatan kotor peternak sebesar Rp 8.400.000,-/tahun, pada strata 2 pendapatan kotor peternak sebesar Rp 12.125.000,.-/tahun, pada strata 3 pemdapatan kotor peternak sejumlah Rp 15.400.000,.-/tahun, dengan persentase peningkatan  pendapatan dari strata 1 ke strata 3 adalah sebesar 83,33%. Rerata pendapatan bersih yang di dapatkan peternak sapi bali yaitu pada strata 1 pendapatan bersih sebesar Rp 7.910.806,-/tahun, pada strata 2 memiliki rerata pendapatan bersih sebesar Rp 11.435.945,-/tahun, dan pada strata 3 memiliki pendapatan bersih sebesar Rp 14.734.644,-/tahun., dengan persentase peningkatan pendapatan dari strata 1 ke strata 3 adalah sebesar 86,26%. Kata Kunci : pendapatan, usaha ternak, sapi bali.