Analysis of the carrying capacity of agricultural land is an analysis to determine the carrying capacityof land to the caloric needs of the population. Analysis of the carrying capacity of agricultural land canalso find out whether an area has or has not food self-sufficiency based on caloric needs of the population.The implication of this analysis is that it can find the optimal population that can be supported by existingagricultural land. From this analysis it can be seen that the area of crops and agricultural productivity aretwo factors that can increase the carrying capacity of agricultural land.

The objective of this research is to describe the participation of farmer’s group in extension activity. The benefit of this research is to support the knowledge for agricultural extension agent.  This research had been conducted for three months from the the preparation to management of report from July to September, 2015 at Kanonang Lima Village Kawangkoan Barat Sub-district, Minahasa Regency. The research uses purposive random sampling of  farmer;s group combined with four farmer groups namely Esa Lalan, Esa Ate, Karondoran and Berkat at Kanonang Lima Village Kawangkoan Barat Sub-district. Only two farmer groups that predominantly namely Esa Lalan and Esa Ate farmer groups. Methods of data collection is done by using the primary data. The primary data obtained directly from Esa Lalan and Esa Ate farmer groups using a list of questions. The collecting data had been conducted by using primary data from Esa Lalan and Esa Ate farmer groups. The participation of farmers’ group in agricultural activity had been classified as active at planning and conducting stage. The presence of farmer to participate in agricultural extension is needed to be increased.

This research aims is to describe the impact of Horticulture land conversion to farmer’s economy condition and socio-cultural condition that has sold their land to be made into tourist attraction. Research carried out in May until July 2016. Data used is primary data that obtained from interview to 6 (six) respondents and secondary data obtained from Rurukan Office village. Research result shows that the cause of land conversion is high offer price and the sale of land used for opening business in the tourist attraction . the positive impact of land conversion one of them is employment, because the majority of workers and businessman in the tourist attraction is from Rurukan village. Research result also identifying negative impact to locals because of the noises from tourist attraction and the disappearing of local’s cultures.

This study aims to increase the knowledge regarding determinant factors causes the shift of youth labor as farmers’ children to non-agricultural sector. The location of the research was conducted in Treman Village, Kauditan District, North Minahasa Regency. The study was conducted from January to June 2018. The data used were primary and secondary data. Number of child farmers as the selected respondents are 18 people representing XVIII Jaga by using purposive sampling method. Data analysis used descriptive qualitative analysis in the form of tables and simple quantitative calculations. The results showed that there are two groups of factors causing the shift of child labor of farmers to non-agricultural sector. The first group is the push factor which consists of (1) the conversion of agricultural land to non-agriculture such as the displacement of agricultural land for the construction of buildings and roads which result in the narrowing of the availability of working and working fields, (2) lack of understanding and willingness to work in the agricultural sector. While the second group is the pull factor, consisting of (1) the wage/salary rate in the agricultural sector is lower than wages in the non-agricultural sector. (2) Peasant children's views on employment in non-agricultural and agricultural sectors. There are four views expressed by the child farmers are: a. work in accordance with the field of science related to non-agriculture because according to the last education that has been taken, b. working in the non-agricultural sector is more appreciated and raises social status, c. want to improve working experience in non-agricultural sector, d. better working conditions in non-agriculture than the conditions of employment in agriculture. (3) the more open the opportunities for business and work and the more choices of types of business and work available in the non-agriculture sector than in the agricultural sector.*eprm*.

This study aims to measure how big the contribution of farming beans on household income of farmers in the village of the District Warembungan, Pineleng Sub-district. Collecting data started from May 2015 to July 2015. Primary data were collected through interviews based on questionnaires and secondary data is data obtained from the Village Government Warembungan and scientific papers related to the study. The data in this research is descriptive analysis and presented in tabular form. The results showed that long bean farming can contribute to the family income of farmers per year in the village of the Warembungan, Village, Pineleng sub-district by 36.33 percent. This suggests that long bean farm income is inportant source of income for farmers who make an important contribution, because the value of long bean farm income to total family income farmers can increase their income more than 35 percent to the total household income of farmers.