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Specific targets for this study is to increase the income of seaweed farmers through increasing regional competitiveness in South Sulawesi Province and an arrangement for alternative policy patterns in the development of seaweed agribusiness in Bulukumba Regency. The research location is in Bulukumba Regency which one of the centers of seaweed production in South Sulawesi Province. This research was descriptive qualitative-quantitative research. The survey research method was used as the basis of the research design. Data collection was carried out using individual interviews and in-depth interviews through Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for socio-economic institutions of seaweed farmers, policymakers and stakeholders. The results showed that the feasibility level of seaweed farming was quite high even though there were variations between regions. The variation in the lower level of profitability of farming in the Bonto Bahari Sub District area which is allegedly caused by the pollution impact caused by the operation of an asphalt processing plant in the local seaweed cultivation area. The institution of seaweed farmers has not yet functioned well even though there are still farmers who do not have a group. It is recommended to develop the seaweed business both in scale and the number of its business units and to conduct a special study of the role of institutions and the environmental impacts that are allegedly caused by asphalt processing plants.

The development of rice field agriculture in Indonesia has entered the post green revolution phase. The sociotechnical changes occurred during the green revolution, the economic gap among farmers also ensued amid the increase in production while the social sustainability was maintained. The research purpose is to analyze the institutional adjustment conducted by the farmer society in facing the problems caused by green revolution in order to maintain the social sustainability. For the purpose mentioned above, the case study was carried out in a village in a center of green revolution. The result of the research shows that: (1) The sociotechnical changes had been taking place during the pre-green revolution era, green revolution, and post-green revolution in the form of land management, seeds procurement, planting and managing the crops, and harvest and post-harvest. The sociotechnical changes encouraged the increase in agricultural production in which created the gap between the affluent and the underprivileged in a village and had the potential to disturb the social sustainability of rice field agribusiness. (2) The institutional adjustment occurred in the sociotechnical changes in the forms of land ownership dynamics, employment dynamic and village’s new occupation dynamic. This institutional adjustment has the function to dampen the tension on the marginalized individual actor caused by the post green revolution new social structure. (3) The social sustainability in the rice field agriculture could be maintained because the social tension caused by the post green revolution social technical changes could be dampened by the institutional adjustment. The institutional adjustment by the village community contributed into the social sustainability of the rice field agribusiness.

The needs in irrigation water of farmers in farming management is higher nowadays. In addition to the demands in fulfilling the water needs in rice production activities, the ability of farmers to manage the water resources well also become a necessity. Saptana, DKK (2001), stated that water and irrigation resource management is considered as one of the key components for the improvement in food security. Irrigation water management depends on the level of farmer’s association of Farmers Water Users (P3A) as an organization that has the authority in the utilization, development and management of irrigation water. This research aims to analyze the relationship between participation factors with the participation rate of P3A members in the management of irrigation channels in Maros Regency. This research uses a qualitative-quantitative approach. Results showed that; age, land area, distance between paddy fields and irrigation channels is a factor that has a real connection with the participation rate of farmers in the management of irrigation channels. While the number of family members are dependents and education levels do not have a real connection with the participation rate of farmers in the management of irrigation channels.

The purpose of this study was to know the passion fruit agroindustry environment in Gowa District and to formulate an agribusiness development strategy of passion fruits. The research employed survey method and use qualitatively and quantitatively approaches, also by formulating data by using analysis of internal and external factors, matrix analysis of IE (internal-external), and finally conducting it in Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis to formulate development strategy of passion fruit agroindustry. There are five combinations of procedures that need to be implemented to achieve development strategy such as developing a variety of passion fruit products, make a unique and attractive design of products, institutional strengthening in agroindustry passion fruit, the use of information technology for marketing products and improving coordination between stakeholders (government, farmers, traders, processors) need to be implemented. For practitioners and consultants the findings of this study should enhance their ability in empowering the small scale business of agroindustry in developing their business by encouraging them to produce derived products; Performs innovation on display packaging; Institutional strengthening and using information technology for products marketing; also improves coordination between stakeholders (government, farmers, traders, processors). This research fills a gap in the literature as there has been minimal prior research with the specific focus on development strategy in passion fruit processing SMEs business; thus, it develops a foundation for further study in this area.