Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh faktor tingkat pendapatan rumah tangga, tingkat pendidikan ibu rumah tangga, jumlah anggota rumah tangga, dan umur perkawinan terhadap pengeluaran pangan rumah tangga didaerah penelitian dan untuk menganalisis tingkat ketahanan pangan rumah tangga dilihat dari presentase pengeluaran untuk pangan pada rumah tangga di daerah penelitian. Metode penentuan daerah yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah purposive dengan pertimbangan bahwa Desa Karang Gading merupakan Desa dengan jumlah rumah tangga terbesar yang ada di kecamatan Secanggang. Metode penentuan jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode slovin. Sedangkan metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda dan metode kuantitatif dengan melihat persentase pengeluaran pangan. Dari hasil penelitian, diperoleh bahwa secara serempak keempat faktor tersebut berpengaruh nyata terhadap pengeluaran konsumsi pangan rumah tangga. Secara parsial faktor pendapatan rumah tangga dan jumlah anggota keluarga berpengaruh nyata terhadap pengeluaran konsumsi pangan sedangkan faktor tingkat pendidikan ibu rumah tangga dan umur perkawinan tidak berpengaruh nyata. Serta rumah tangga yang ada di Desa Karang Gading termasuk rumah tangga tidak tahan pangan karena sebanyak 65% sampel rumah tangga memiliki persentase pengeluaran pangan yang tinggi.   This study aimed to analyze the effect of household income level, household level of education, number of household members, and age of marriage on household food expenditure in the study area and to analyze the level of household food security seen from the percentage of food expenditure in the household in the research area. The method of determining the area used in this study was purposive with the consideration that Karang Gading Village was a village with the largest number of households in the district of Secanggang. The method of determining the number of samples used in this study was the Slovin method. While the data analysis method used was multiple linear regression analysis and quantitative methods by looking at the percentage of food expenditure. From the results of the study, it was found that these four factors had a significant effect on household food consumption expenditure simultaneously. Partially, the household income factor and the number of family members had a significant effect on food consumption while the factors of the education level of housewives and the age of marriage were not significant. As well as households in Karang Gading village, including the households which were not food-safe because as many as 65% of household samples had high food expenditure percentages.

Abstract-The development of tourist destinations in Samosir district is an urgent demand for immediate implementation through policies that can build synergy between government, private and community. National regulations should be able to collaborate with tourism destination development policies in the regions in order to run effectively and efficiently. The importance of tourism destination development because it has a broad impact on the life of the community (mulflier effect) so that it can become a high political phenomenon related to power in local government as well as central government. To achieve the success of the development of tourist destinations required the concept of regional development, political and administrative linkages are strong, and empowerment of the community. The role of entrepreneurship is needed in the development of tourist destinations so that people can benefit directly from the development of tourist destinations. Although through a slow process but the participation of the community into demands as per regional autonomy as part of the democratic process in Indonesia. Samosir Regency Government is not ready in determining the policy in the implementation of the development of tourist destinations so that the utilization of the existing potential has not been able to run as expected.

Kopi arabika merupakan komoditas unggulan di Kabupaten Karo. Untuk menjaga kinerja ekspor komoditi kopi tersebut perlu ditingkatkan produksi dan mutu kopi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana keunggulan komparatif dan kompetitif kopi arabika di Kabupaten Karo. Metode analisis penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis komparatif RCA (Revealed Comparative Advantage) dan metode analisis kompetitif Teori Berlian Porter.Hasil analisis menunjukkan komparatif RCA (Revealed Comparative Advantage) menunjukkan daya saing kopi arabika di Kabupaten Karo memiliki daya saing yang kuat. Sedangkan hasil daya saing kompetitif Berlian Porter menunjukkan bahwa masing masing komponen utama memiliki keterkaitan yang saling mendukung. Komponen pendukung yaitu peran pemerintah juga memiliki keterkaitan yang saling mendukung dengan semua komponen utama.

This study aims to determine the effect of the road network and the implementation of freight transportation on regional development and the community welfare in Langkat Regency. This type of research is associative and explanatory research whose data are obtained through surveys. The study population was drivers of motor vehicles transporting goods in Langkat Regency. The number of samples is 305 respondents by means of probability sampling and data analysis techniques using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that the road network variables did not significantly influence the community welfare, but the road network had a significant and positive effect on the community welfare through the development of the Langkat Regency. The implementation of freight transportation has a significant and positive effect on the community welfare partially, directly and through the development of the Langkat Regency. Regional development has a significant and positive effect on the community welfare of Langkat Regency.

This study aims to determine the role of youth in the implementation of the KOTAKU program in Langsa City, to determine the factors that encourage and hinder youth in implementing the KOTAKU program in Langsa City. The analytical method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive analysis method by looking at the role of youth and inhibiting and supporting factors in the activities of the KOTAKU program in Langsa City. This research was conducted in Langsa City by using a sample in several areas in Langsa City that have implemented KOTAKU program activities. The results of research on youth in Langsa City play an active role in the KOTAKU program activities in Langsa City. The driving factor for the KOTAKU program activities is the participation of youth and communities who want their living areas to be free from slum settlements. Meanwhile, the inhibiting factor is the lack of public understanding of the KOTAKU program and the lack of public awareness in maintaining the infrastructure, facilities and infrastructure resulting from the KOTAKU program activities in Langsa City.