The main production areas of chilli in Yogyakarta Province are in the wetland on the slopes of Mount Merapi and in the sandy coastal area. This research was intended to compare the use of production inputs, technical efficiency and performance of chilli farming in both areas. The research was conducted in Pakem sub-district and Panjatan sub-district. The number of respondents in this research were 30 farmers in every sub-district. Descriptive analysis, frontier analysis and revenue-cost ratio were used in this research. The results indicated that the use of production inputs, production, technical efficiency, and performance of chilli farming in the sandy coastal area was higher than that in the wetland. The technical efficiency in the wetland on the slopes of Mount Merapi was determined by the quantity of counselling while in the sandy coastal area was determined by the quantity of counselling and farmers' experience. The auction market in both areas proved able to increase the price of chilli. It is highly recommended that the extension officers need to be active in assisting farmers in both areas, especially related with chilli cultivation and processing technology.

Fluctuation of the availability and prices of chili happen because the poor of the value chains. This research intended to know the mechanism related to the product, financial and information flow and development strategy to solve the problem of the chili’s value chain on the slopes of Mount Merapi. This research was conducted in Pakem District, Sleman Regency from May-August 2017. The method to determine the farmer respondents is random sampling while the merchants chosen by snowball sampling. The research used descriptive and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the most efficient marketing channels when farmers sell chili to the consumers through the retailers. Overall, the chili’s value chain included in the current category. Unfortunately, there are still some problems such as weak of the farmer cultivation ability and fluctuation of production and price. To solve this problem, the local government need make intensive counseling and training of chili cultivation, post-harvest handling in a professional and strengthen the auction market in Sleman Regency.

Increasing suboptimal soil productivity in agricultural land to increase food production needs to be encouraged. A proper land management design is necessary to overcome the various obstacles and problems faced to increase suboptimal soil productivity. The purpose of this research, which was conducted at ex rice field of suboptimal soil, was to improve suboptimal soil productivity for plantation peasants by developing soil management recommendations, mainly through a combination of inputs needed to optimize the growth and productivity of potato plants based on soil conditions. A combination of lime dosage and organic matter (Petroganic) dosage with basic fertilizer (urea, N-P-K, and dolomite) were applied by using a Randomized Completely Design (RCD) for 8 (eight) treatments with three replication. The results showed that P4, treatment with the highest lime dosage, and Petroganic produced the highest fresh groundnut pod. It can increase production as high as 89% as compared to control. All treatment combinations of lime and Petroganic increased fresh nut pod between 46% to 89% compared to control. The use of basic fertilizer only increases production by 32% as compared to control. To achieve higher fresh nut pod yield, watering or irrigation should be included in soil management.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui rantai nilai cabai di lahan pasir pantai Kabupaten Kulon Progo. Penelitian ini dilakukan antara bulan Mei sampai Agustus 2017 di Kecamatan Panjatan, Kabupaten Kulon Progo, Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Responden penelitian yakni 30 petani dan pedagang cabai. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rantai nilai cabai di lahan pasir pantai telah berlangsung dengan baik. Indikator aliran produk, uang dan informasi termasuk dalam kategori lancar dan sangat lancar. Keberhasilan usahatani dan pemasaran cabai di lahan pasir pantai karena keberadaan pasar lelang yang mampu menjamin terjualnya produk dengan harga menguntungkan bagi petani dan pedagang. Salah satu hal yang perlu dikembangkan pasar lelang adalah perlunya kepastian informasi ketersediaan stok cabai dari petani sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu solusi untuk mengurangi fluktuasi harga cabai. Pasar lelang perlu memperluas jaringan binaan kelompok tani agar ada kontinuitas stok cabai sepanjang tahun. The value chain needs to be known by farmers or industries to increase value-added and profits of commodities, including chilli in the sandy coastal area. The purpose of this research is to know the value chain of chilli in the sandy coastal area Kulon Progo Regency. This research was conducted between May until August 2017, in Panjatan District, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Province. The respondents were 30 farmers and traders. The results showed that the value chain of chilli in the sandy coastal area has been going well. The product, financial and information flow indicators in the smooth and very smooth categories. The success of farming and marketing of chilli in the sandy coastal area because of the existence of the auction market. It’s able to guarantee the sale of chilli with the best price for farmers and traders. To develop the auction market, its need for a certainty the availability of chilli stock from farmers so it can be used as a solution to reduce the fluctuation of chilli’s price. The auction market needs to expand the network of farmer groups to ensure continuity of chilli stock every year.