Welfare is the hope of everyone, including farmers, that various efforts are made so that the income and welfare of farmers can increase. One of them is through empowerment so that farmers can produce independence both economically, managerially, and socially. This study aims to find out how the implementation of the empowerment of shallot farmers in improving welfare and identify supporting and inhibiting factors in empowering shallot farmers in Medan Marelan District, Medan City. This study uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques are carried out through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data validation techniques used in this study are source triangulation and method triangulation. The data analysis technique used in this study is qualitative data analysis techniques, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and ng concluding/verification. The results of the study show that the forms of empowerment carried out by shallot farmers in improving welfare are carried out through regular meetings, self-help, and mutual cooperation, capital, provision of shallot production facilities, as well as the support and role of stakeholders. Supporting factors for increasing the welfare of farmers are the provision of production facilities by the government, vegetable commodities as support, training, and comparative studies. While the inhibiting factors are reduced land area and not yet optimal farmer institutions.

This study examines farmers' interest in implementing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Northern Sumatra. Climate change is one of the environmental factors that can have a negative impact on lowland rice productivity due to several abiotic factors such as rainfall, drought, flooding, temperature and solar radiation that affect rice production. The aim of this study is to examine the level of interest of lowland rice farmers in implementing CSA and to examine the factors that influence the interest of lowland rice farmers in implementing CSA in Northern Sumatra. This type of research is descriptive quantitative by testing 5 variables X (education, farming experience, characteristics of innovation, the role of government, and role extension) and Variable Y (Farmers interest). Respondents were 44 farmers and the sampling technique was Non Probability Random Sampling. Data were analyzed by Multiple Linear Regression. The result of the analysis is that the influence of variable X simultaneously is 62.3% on variable Y (farmers' interest). The influences of partial variables are X1 (14.7%), X2 (33.5%), X3 (40.6%), X4 (35.5%) and X5 (2.7%). The level of interest of farmers to the application of CSA in increasing rice production in the sub-district is 76.3% or in high category.

Penyumbang devisa terbesar Indonesia adalah sektor pertanian yaitu kelapa sawit. Kecamatan Kutalimbaru yang terletak di Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Provinsi Sumatera Utara memiliki potensi tanaman kelapa sawit, dimana terdapat 728,5 Ha lahan kelapa sawit yang berasal dari 6 desa dan salah satunya adalah Desa Silebo-lebo. Produktivitas rata rata yang yang dimiliki oleh petani kelapa sawit Desa Silebo-lebo tergolong rendah jika dibandingkan dengan rata-rata produktivitas kelapa sawit yang ada di Indonesia yang mencapai angka 30 ton/Ha/thn. Berdasarkan wawancara dengan penyuluh dan petani, kurangnya produktivitas disebabkan teknik budidaya yang dilakukan oleh petani kurang baik namun petani tetap teguh untuk bebudidaya kelapa sawit. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat motivasi petani (motivasi ekonomi dan motivasi sosiologis) dan untuk mengetahui tingkat faktor-faktor motivasi petani dalam budidaya tanaman kelapa sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) di Desa Silebo-lebo, Kecamatan Kutalimbaru, Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Data pada penelitian ini diperoleh melalui metode wawancara dan studi kepustakaan, yang dianalisis menggunakan metode deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian diperoleh bahwa tingkat motivasi petani dari segi ekonomi dalam budidaya kelapa sawit yang baik di Desa Silebo-lebo, Kecamatan Kutalimbaru, Kabupaten Deli Serdang dalam kategori sedang yaitu sebesar 48,8% dan tingkat motivasi petani dari segi sosiologis dalam kategori sedang yaitu sebesar 46,1%. Dari hasil penelitian juga diperoleh bahwa dari faktor-faktor eksternal maupun faktor-faktor internal yang diteliti faktor yang paling berpengaruh adalah tingkat ketersedian kredit usahatani dengan kategori tinggi yaitu sebesar 73,88%.