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Our research examines peasant families’ entrepreneurial literacy and entrepreneurial behavior. The study was conducted in rural areas of North Morowali. This location is one of the agricultural bases in the Central Sulawesi Province (Indonesia). We employ a qualitative approach with a case study. The data were gathered through observation and in-depth interviews with six peasants. The key respondents were chosen through judgment sampling. The key respondents comprised two lowland rice peasants, two cocoa peasants, and two oil palm peasants. Despite the socio-economic restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, peasant families continue to engage in agricultural entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial literacy is obtained from interaction with the internal and external environment before the COVID-19 pandemic. The entrepreneurial literacy of peasant families denotes the knowledge and understanding of cultivation systems, quality seeds and seedlings, plant pests and diseases, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural technology, post-harvest management, and market access. The low impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in rural areas is also due to its low population density compared to urban areas and limited mobility of peasants, thereby minimizing social contact, and the commodity being cultivated is a food commodity. We developed new insights into the peasants’ literacy and entrepreneurial behavior model during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The slow process of handling and enforcing the law against the East Indonesia Mujahadin Terrorism (MIT) group in Poso Regency has triggered violence and killings of civilians and security forces. The objectives of this study are: 1) To identify and analyze the model of handling terrorists of the MIT group that has been carried out by the Government. 3) To identify and analyze the causes of the slow handling of MIT group terrorists. 3) To find an effective and efficient model in the handling of the MIT terrorist group. The research approach used in this study is descriptive qualitative with the number of informants of 15 people, each of whom is a representative of the Government, religious leaders, community leaders, NGOs, and the community. Determination of informants is carried out by purposive sampling. Meanwhile, data collection is carried out by means of observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the model of handling terrorists of the East Indinesian Mujahideen group after the conflict in Poso Regency prioritized a hard power military approach and was not participatory. The military's dominance in the handling of terrorism after the Poso conflict has created a very high sense of dependence on the security forces. In addition, the handling of terrorism by the East Indonesia Mujahideen group is also repressive, in the sense that the security forces will act in the event of acts of violence or killings committed by the East Indonesia Mujahideen Terrorist Group against civilians and against security forces who are temporarily performing their duties. The approach model that needs to be considered in handling terrorism of the East Indonesia Mujahideen group after the conflict in Poso Regency is the Hybrid model. The choice on the Hybrid model is because this model is soft power, preventive and participatory.

The dynamics of plantation farming occure in some regions has been widely discussed. One  example  is the plantation farming at North Moriwali (Indonesian: Morowali Utara). There are two groups of farmers living in North Morowali territory, particularly in the Sub-District of North Mori. The first group chooses to make a living by cultivating cocoa, for the following reasons: 1) avoiding the risk of being lost, 2) Easy access to market, 3) Business capital, and 4) Cocoa is a sustainable plant. The second group is farmers who decide to make replacement on their cocoa plantation to other commodities (commodity change). This article will discuss factors influencing these farmers in making the replacement.Kata Kunci: dinamika perkebunan, perkebunan, petani, kakao, perubahan komoditas.

This study aims to examine the effect of population growth rate and inflation on poverty in Indonesia. The data used in this study is time series data starting from 2001-2021. This study used secondary data obtained from publication documentation from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression with the E-Views 9 program. The results showed that the partial rate of population growth had a negative and insignificant effect on poverty. The variable inflation partially has a positive and significant effect on poverty. Simultaneously, the rate of population growth and inflation have a significant effect on poverty in Indonesia. The value of the coefficient of determination shows that the rate of population growth and inflation is able to explain poverty by 33.77%.

The farming sector is an important part of Indonesia’s national development due to its availability of foodstuffs, industrial resources, bio-energy, labor absorption, and income source for the rural populace. The horticultural practices, such as farming vegetables, fruits, medicinal herbs and ornamental plants, are strategic subsectors in the progression of the national and regional farming industry. This study aims to determine the performance of farming and to compare the income of horticultural farming of cabbage and shallots in the Poso Regency. A combined method is utilized in this research. Qualitative data analysis will descriptively portray the production and processing stages, cost, market access, and farmers’ income, while quantitative analysis will calculate the profit and Return-Cost Ratio. The research shows that farmers’ revenue depends on the size of land they possess. After a planting season, the net income of shallot farmers is between Rp 116.045.237 and Rp139.647.762, whereas cabbage farmers earn a total net income between Rp 18.131.412 and Rp 83.141.875. This demonstrates that horticultural farming, namely shallot cultivation, is more profitable than cabbage.

This study aims to measure the influence of economic growth and opened unemployment on poverty in Indonesia by using the data of 2001-2021. The method of data analysis used multiple regression by using SPSS 26. The result of this study showed that the economic growth has positive and insignificant influence on poverty. On the other hand, opened unemployment has positive and significant influence on the level of poverty where the value of t-count 8.033 t-table 2.10982 with the probability value 0.000 0,05. Simultaneously, the level of economic growth and opened unemployment has a significant influence on the level of poverty. The value of coefficient determination showed that the economic growth and opened unemployment are able to explain poverty by 75,6% while 24,4% is explained by other variables outside of this study.

In the beginning, the woman was considered a domestic worker or homemaker. However, along with current development and family economic demands, women have also been involved in public and economic activities. One of the women's choices outside their domestic work is becoming workers in various sectors; one is rural agriculture. This research aimed to examine the role of a woman working on an oil palm farm in a family's economy. This research was conducted in December 2021 and took location in Era village North Mori district North Morowali regency using a qualitative approach with a case study method. The critical informant that has been decided consisted of 6 woman workers. Data analysis uses qualitative descriptive analysis. This research showed that although they work as women on oil palm farms, most still carry out their domestic work by managing their families. On the economic aspect, women work as workers to help their husbands fulfill family economic needs. This research result also showed that most women worker at Era village becomes the most significant contributor to the family's income and economy.