One indicator of the sustainability of a development program is determined by the level of adoption in a community. This study aims to assess the level of adoption of female farmers in the KRPL. The research location was in Jampaka village, Kulisusu District, North Buton Regency, which was selected purposively considering that the place was representative of the Kulisusu District, where the KRPL program is still actively running. The study 20 women farmers selected through the census. The study was conducted in March-December 2019 and was designed as a quantitative study using the percentage and linear regression methods. Dialysis data is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the level of adoption of female farmers in the KRPL Program which included land management activities, nurseries, planting, maintenance, building studio houses, and harvesting and post-harvesting, was in the medium category which means the program provides benefits to the community and allows the sustainability of the program to support food diversification. For maximum results in optimizing the program’s benefits, discipline by the government (extension) is needed to assist Women Farmers in implementing the program. It is hoped that this research will become

Tanaman hortikultura merupakan bahan pangan yang sangat dibutuhkan oleh tubuh karena menjadi sumber vitamin, mineral, protein dan karbohidrat. Komoditas hortikultura memiliki nilai ekonomis cukup tinggi, dengan tingkat permintaan yang terus mengalami peningkatan seiring dengan bertambahnya jumlah penduduk. Hal ini menjadikan komoditas hortikultura memiliki potensi pasar yang sangat besar, namun tidak didukung oleh peningkatan produksi. Hal tersebut diakibatkan sebagian besar budidaya hortikultura dilakukan pada lahan marginal dengan teknik budidaya yang tidak memadai. Kabupaten Muna, khususnya Kecamatan Watopute memiliki potensi luas lahan untuk pengembangan hortikultura, khususnya sayuran. Namun, lahan-lahan tersebut didominasi oleh lahan kering marginal yang perlu segera ditangani agar produktivitasnya meningkat. Solusi untuk permasalahan tersebut diantaranya adalah teknologi inovatif hasil penelitian dari perguruan tinggi berupa bioteknologi pemupukan yang memanfaatkan sumber-sumber daya lokal dan penerapan sistem intercropping. Bioteknologi pemupukkan berbasis organik seperti pupuk bokasi plus merupakan teknologi inovatif yang dapat meningkatkan ketersediaan produk pertanian khususnya hortikultura, sedangkan sistem intercropping, selain mampu meningkatkan efesiensi penggunaan lahan dan meningkatkan produksi tanaman per satuan luas lahan, juga mampu memperbaiki kesuburan tanah, dan meningkatkan ketahanan tanaman terhadap hama dan penyakit. Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM) merupakan program yang sangat tepat untuk mendiseminasikan solusi dari permasalahan tersebut sehingga dapat diadopsi oleh masyarakat secara luas.

This study aims to: find out how the competence of hybrid corn farmers in entrepreneurial strategies during the covid-19 pandemic in Napabalano District, Muna Regency. This research was conducted in Napabalno District, Muna Regency from November to December 2020. Informants were determined by purposive sampling with a total of 10 farmers consisting of key informants and supporting informants with categorization considerations. The data in this study uses exploratory qualitative data analysis. The research data shows that the knowledge competence of farmers in Napabalano District, Muna Regency has knowledge of work ethic including (1) independent, independent knowledge possessed by farmers during the covid19 pandemic. Farmers continue to carry out their farming by working independently or working alone without the help of others or family assistance. (2) discipline, the knowledge of farmers' discipline during the covid19 pandemic will continue to carry out domestic activities the same as before and after the covid19. (3) they like to work hard, their knowledge continues to carry out agricultural activities, namely planting hybrid corn plants despite the known fact that income has decreased due to covid19. (4) being responsible, the knowledge in question is that they dare to take risks against the business they do during the covid19 pandemic.

This study departs from the phenomenon of the presence of downy mildew disease in corn farming by corn farmers in Rahandouna Village, Poasia District, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi. Control efforts have been made in the last 3 years through increasing farmers' knowledge by utilizing the medium leaflet, but the downy mildew is still a problem that results in the production of corn which is not optimal. In-depth research is needed to ensure the effectiveness of the leaflet medium used to increase farmers' knowledge. Therefore this study aims to reveal the effectiveness of the leaflet medium in increasing farmers' knowledge and to strive to improve its effectiveness by focusing on the design of the letters. The research was conducted in Rahandouna Sub-District, Poasia District, Kendari City, which was conducted for 1 month, January 2020, with 36 respondents. The research was designed as an experimental study with pre-post-test treatment. The results of the study which were calculated through the effective formula using the t-test showed that the leaflet medium was effective in increasing farmers' knowledge with an effective value of 65.29%, with the design of an upright letter shape. It is hoped that the leaflets produced from this research can effectively increase farmers' knowledge so that the downy mildew disease can be controlled.

Penelitian ini berangkat dari fenomena petani jagung di Kecamatan Maligano Kabupaten Muna dalam menjalankan budidaya pertaniannya menggunakan kearifan lokal upacara kaago-ago, sehingga penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap kearifan lokal kaago-ago dalam budidaya tanaman jagung di kecamatan Maligano Kabupaten Muna.  Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober-November 2018. Penelitian bersifat kualitatif dengan melibatkan 17 informan yang terdiri dari kepala adat, petani, dan pemuka masyarakat.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kearifan lokal kaago-ago pada kegiatan penyiapan lahan dan panen meliputi upacara lengkap, pada penyiapan benih meliputi dokambae tanpa upacara, penanaman meliputi menutup mata gigi dirapatkan dan lafazd doa tanpa upacara, dan pada pemeliharaan tanaman tidak ada perlakuan. Melalui penelitian ini diharapkan wawasan masyarakat dapat terbuka, melihat kearifan lokal sebagai sebuah potensi dengan membuka diri terhadap inovasi baru, sehingga kearifan lokal masyarakat dapat menunjang usaha tani yang mereka jalani.