The agricultural cluster area development (ACD) is tied to the local system and is influenced by aggregate factors. This requires the factual entrepreneurial approach to build its competitiveness and sustainability. The question this research aims at answering is why does the development of competitiveness and sustainability of ACD based on SMEs need community entrepreneurship (CE). In the meantime, the purpose of this research is to explain the significance of CE in competitiveness and sustainability of ACD through analysis of the relationship built between the competitiveness of agricultural community entrepreneurship areas and explains how CE develops competitiveness and sustainability of the agricultural cluster area. This research contributes to empirically revealing the relationship and essence of CE with the competitiveness and sustainability of ACD based on SMEs. The research was conducted in Lembah Gumanti District, Solok Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Data were collected through survey; in-depth interviews, observation, and expert opinion. Data analysis used correlation analysis and qualitative-descriptive method.
Sustainable development of small-scale horticulture farming is very much determined by how these farmings develop and organized into an integrated agriculture cluster area which aims at fulfilling human needs, equitable distribution of economic benefits, and participation of farmers and rural people in the dynamics of development. Indonesia has adopted it as policy but with limited evidence of successful implementation because of the ecosystem for agriculture cluster area development not yet existed. Despite the ecosystem not yet developed, small-scale farmers continue to manage their farming to support their livelihood. In this context, there is a need to develop an alternative enabling framework based on an understanding of the dynamics of horticulture farming. The objectives of this research are to understand the dynamics of the red onion horticulture farming, assessing key factors affecting farming management, and identify elements of a framework for developing integrated small-scale red onion farming cluster area based on the key factors identified. A mix research method was applied: an in-depth interview and survey. The results of the research indicated that the following key factors affecting the dynamics of small-scale red onion farming: (1) market, product distribution, and price fluctuation; (2) provision of agriculture extension services and consideration to use inputs; (3) existence and functionality of farmers' group (organization); (4) source of capital and the used of financial service industry; (5) supports from government program; (6) infrastructures to support farming activities (in term of farms access road and water); (7) mutually beneficial synergy and partnership among the stakeholders; and (8) digital platform to facilitate interaction among stakeholders. These key factors would form the basis to develop an alternative framework for integrated agriculture are development. Keywords-sustainable development; agriculture cluster area; small-scale horticulture farming; social capital; agriculture extension.
Community entrepreneurship (CE) is an established synergetic network between the community and social entrepreneurship. CE in agricultural cluster area development (ACD), which is based on small-medium enterprise (SMEs) comprises the collaborative engagement between farmer community, agribusiness cluster, and common resources. This research aims to analyze CE performance in ACD based on SMES through emerging CE variables and how to manage CE's variables most effectively. This study contributes to the enhancement of CE performance in ACD. It also contributes to the methodology through the community effectiveness entrepreneurship index (CEEI). CEEI is a model to measure CE in ACD. It is an average score of 30 indicators from CE functions: collective innovation, collective supply chain management, collective accessibility to economic resources and opportunities, profit accumulation, and benefit-sharing. Using a factor analysis validation, CEEI has been applied to farmer groups in Lembah Gumanti subdistrict, Solok regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia as a pilot test. The results indicated constructing the measured performance of CE in ACD identified CE performance supported by all CE variables. There are three CE effectiveness categories in ACD; strong (4), fair (3), and weak. Primarily, the management has yet been effective for CE variables. This is because the majority of CE is still not managed by non-social business communities. Community social businesses are better at managing synergies with the dimensions of collective action for innovation, SCM, accessibility, profits, and benefit-sharing.
The application of catechin is limited due to low stability, however nanoencapsulation technology can improve catechin stability. This study aimed to determine the effect of the types and concentrations surfactants in the catechin encapsulation process on β-CD. Concentrations of surfactants used were Poloxamer 188 (NKP, 0.5%-1.5%), Tween 80 (NKT, 2,5% and 3%) without surfactants was used to control (NKB). The catechin nanoemulsion complex formed was inclusion them into β-CD (ratio 1:1), and dried by spray drying. The stability test showed a sample of NKP 1% was more stable with the lower turbidity and viscosity values, namely 175 NTU and 0.93 cP, NKT 2.5% (118 NTU and 0.94 cP), NKB (461 NTU and 4.0 cP). The size of the sample particle decreased according to an increase in the surfactant concentration, where the NKP 1% (37 nm) produced smaller particles, the appearance of clear and yellowish suspension. NKP 1% had the highest EE value, followed by that NKT 2.5%, and NKB, i.e. 91.9%, 89.5%, 77.4%, respectively. Sample NKP 1% had a morphology shape with compact structures and the highest crystallinity degree (92.4%). This research showed the use of surfactants could improve the stability of catechins compared to that without surfactants.
Agricultural competitiveness is a prerequisite to benefit from free trade. Increasing the competitiveness of agriculture can not be separated by the existence of small-scale farming because Indonesia's agricultural sector is dominated by cultivation activities conducted in small-scale units, inefficient, low productivity, low value added and low trading performance strategy is needed in improving the competitiveness of small scale farm-based. This review is a qualitative description presenting a review literature on the concept of competitiveness and the dynamics of agriculture based on small-scale farming and how to build competitivenessof small-scale farmer
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