Globally, various sectors were adversely affected by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to determine the economic condition of bamboo craftsmen in Mandalagiri Village, Leuwisari District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. This is an in-depth research with data obtained by interviewing 35 bamboo craftsmen with various products and production scales. The results showed that craftsmen were not economically affected by the pandemic rather by the central government-stipulated regulation on social distancing, which led to their inability to transport their product from Tasikmalaya to Jakarta and other regions. However, since the government lifted the ban, their income has increased by an average of 2%. The result further showed that the main factor that keeps craftsmen from being negatively affected by the pandemic is the increasing online market demand supported by the availability of raw materials and the ability to adapt to various new model products. Other factors linked to the national market and products answer the demand of the modern market in the cities. Meanwhile, the main factors that positively affect the craftsmen's income are age and marital status.

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Hutan rakyat sebagian besar dikelola secara agroforestri. Salah satu jenis tanaman yang banyak dikembangkan di hutan rakyat adalah pala (Myristica fragrans). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prospek pengembangan pala di lahan hutan rakyat. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Kemawi, Kecamatan Somagede, Kabupaten Banyumas, Jawa Tengah pada bulan Juni sampai dengan Juli 2012. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penelusuran data sekunder, wawancara terbuka dan mendalam. Narasumber dipilih secara sengaja (purposive sampling) yaitu petani yang menanam pala di lahannya sebanyak 20 orang. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah dan dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pala memiliki prospek yang baik sebagai salah satu jenis tanaman untuk pengembangan hutan rakyat di Desa Kemawi karena terdapat faktor-faktor yang mendukung pengembangannya yaitu :1) lahan secara bio fisik sesuai untuk pertumbuhan tanaman pala, 2) secara sosial dapat diterima oleh masyarakat karena jauh sebelumnya sudah banyak petani yang membudidayakan pala di lahannya 3) secara ekonomi memiliki harga yang cukup tinggi dan stabil sehingga memberikan tambahan pendapatan, 4) kondisi pemasaran baik buah maupun bibitnya sangat mudah, dan 5) perhatian pemerintah terhadap pengembangan pala pada tingkat produksi hingga pengolahan pasca panen cukup besar yang telihat dari adanya beberapa program yang berkaitan dengan pengembangan tanaman pala di wilayah ini.Kata kunci: pala, hutan rakyat, prospek, Desa Kemawi, agroforestri. Development prospect of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) in the community forest AbstractThe private forest is largely managed with agroforestry pattern. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a plant that has been developed in the private forest. This study aimed to determine the prospect of nutmeg in the private forest. This research was conducted in the Kemawi village, Somagede Subdistrict of Banyumas District, Central Java Province in June to July 2012. Data were collected through secondary data study, open and in-depth interviews. Twenty farmers who planted nutmeg were selected with purposive sampling technique. The obtained data were processed and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that nutmeg had a good prospect as one of the plantation species for private forest development in Kemawi village because of these several factors: 1) Kemawi land was biophysically suitable for nutmeg plantation, 2) socially, many farmers had been planting nutmeg in their land, 3) economically, nutmeg had a good and stable price that can provide additional income, 4) marketing of both fruit and seed of nutmeg were very easy, and 5) there were good attentions from the government to the nutmeg development program from production to post-harvesting process.

Global awareness of the energy crisis and the environmental impacts related to fossil fuels have driven the use of alternative energy sources such as biofuels. Nyamplung is one type of plant suitable for biofuel production. This study aims to determine perception and attitude community towards the development of nyamplung. The study was conducted in April - July 2018 in Patutrejo Village, Purworejo District, Central Java. Data collection was carried out by interviewing the community involved in the Self-Sufficient Village program in 2009, namely farmers, extension workers, officials in the Forestry Service Branch and officials in Perum Perhutani. The data obtained were tabulated and analyzed using a Likert Scale. The results showed that perceptions and attitudes of the community towards the development of nyamplung are as follows: First, nyamplung is suitable to be developed for environmental functions, namely as a windbreak, which protects agricultural land near the sea to remain productive; Second, nyamplung is not profitable to be developed for biofuel business because the price of nyamplung seeds is low and the processing of nyamplung seeds requires a modern machine; and Third, the development of nyamplung for biofuels does not have the support of the community. They are not willing to plant nyamplung on their own land, are not interested in processing nyamplung seeds for biofuel and are not interested in collecting and selling nyamplung seeds.

The agricultural sector is one of the aspects that was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agroforestry farmers’ livelihoods in rural areas. It was carried out in Tasikmalaya Regency, East Priangan, where mixed garden agroforestry farming supports part of the economic life of the community. The data used were collected between August and September 2021 by interviewing 33 farmer households. A coding and descriptive analysis were carried out to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agroforestry farmers and their strategies. Subsequently, the cost-income, revenue cost ratio, and labor productivity analyses were used to assess the feasibility of agroforestry farming before and during the pandemic. The results showed that government policies related to handling the pandemic in form of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) and the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) significantly affected the lives of farmers. These include decreased demand and commodity selling prices, difficulties in marketing agroforestry products, and a decrease in farmers' incomes by 38.45%. The agroforestry business has become less viable due to a reduction in farm productivity from R/C 1.1 before the pandemic to 0.85 during the pandemic, while farmer labor productivity decreased from US$ 3.00 to US$ 2.10. The farmers used direct cash assistance from the government and processed agroforestry products for sale and consumption as a survival strategy during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the government can help agroforestry farmers by increasing road access to rural areas, providing fertilizer and superior seeds, and also optimizing the role of livestock farmer groups.