Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji program urban farming untuk meningkatkan Pendapatan nasional di Sulampua. Metode yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis SWOT dan juga analytical chirarhy process (AHP). Analisis SWOT digunakan untuk menganalisis kelemahan, keunggulan, peluang dan juga ancaman yang terdapat pada program urban farming sedangkan AHP digunakan untuk membuat rumusan strategi pengoptimalan pelaksanaan urban farming. Berdasarkan simpulan penelitian ini, maka rekomendasi yang disampaikan agar program urban farming berjalan dengan optimal antara lain: a) Pemerintah membuat konsep urban farming yang tepat. b) Pemerintah merumuskan kebijakan yang mengatur tentang urban farming. c) Pemerintah memberikan edukasi mengenai urban farming kepada masyarakat. d) Pemerintah memberikan fasilitas pendukung untuk melaksanakan urban farming. e) Masyarakat memilih jenis bibit yang tepat. f) Masyarakat melaksanakan proses urban farming dengan maksimal (merawat dengan baik pohon yang telah ditanam). g) Pemerintah turut membantu memasarkan produk yang dihasilkan oleh proses urban farming. h) Sektor swasta membantu pemerintah mengedukasi tentang urban farming (dari sisi bisnis). i) Sektor swasta memberikan dana CSR untuk pelaksanaan urban farming.

<p><strong>Background</strong>. Shallot plant is an important commodity in Central Sulawesi because it functions as a raw material in the fried onion home-industry. <strong>Objective.</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of mulch and organic fertilizers on the agronomic performance of the “Lembah Palu” variety of shallot (<em>Allium cepa </em>L. var. <em>Aggregatum</em>) on dryland. <strong>Methodology.</strong> The experiment consisted of three types of mulch (no mulching, rice straw, and <em>Gliricidia sepium</em> leaf) and four types of organic fertilizers (no fertilizer, bioculture, biourin and cattle manure compost). The experiment was laid out as a randomized complete block design in a factorial arrangement with three replications. A total of 36 plots were used for the experiment. The agronomic performance measured were: plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of tillers, fresh weight, dry weight, bulb diameter and bulb yield of shallot. Environmental parameters include temperature and humidity. <strong>Result.</strong> Results showed that the application of rice straw mulch plus bioculture organic fertilizer had positive  significant effect (<em>P≤ 0.05</em>, respectively) on next agronomic parameters: plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of tillers, fresh weight, dry weight, bulb diameter and yield bulb of shallot. <strong>Implications. </strong>Significantly positive results on the agronomic parameters of shallots indicate that the application of mulch and bioculture organic fertilizers can be used on other crops to increasing the efficiency of dryland.<strong> </strong><strong>Conclusion.</strong> The highest production of shallots was 9.46 t^.ha^-1. Thus, it can be recommended that straw mulch at a dose of 5 t^.ha^-1 and bioculture at a dose of 750 L^.ha^-1 is better for the growth and yield of shallot in dryland. The use of rice straw mulch and bioculture as organic liquid fertilizer provides benefits to increase productivity, add value to the crop and livestock waste, reduce environmental pollution, and application to plants will produce healthy products.</p><strong></strong>

Manure compost is a type of organic fertilizer derived from animal feces. Even though compost has a slow-release nature, it can be a good alternative to chemical fertilizers. The addition of Trichoderma sp. as a decomposer microorganism can accelerate nutrient availability. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the combined application of different types of manure compost and doses of Trichoderma sp. on the growth performance, yield as well as stem rot disease incidence of shallot (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum). The study was carried out using a split-plot design (P 0.05) with the types of manure compost as the main plot with five levels (no compost, cattle manure, chicken manure, goat manure, and petrogenic compost), and different doses of Trichoderma as subplots with three levels (no Trichoderma, 200 kg ha-1, and 400 kg ha-1). In general, the combined application of manure compost and Trichoderma significantly increased growth performance and yield of shallot compared to no compost (B0) and Trichoderma (T0). However, no differences were observed between manure compost and the addition of Trichoderma. Growth performance of shallots grown in soil amended with cattle manure compost was better compared to the other treatments. The use of 5 t ha-1 cattle manure compost combined with 400 kg ha-1 Trichoderma increased yield by 10.02 t ha-1 and reduced stem rot diseases incidence by 0.67%.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana perempuan pengrajin tampah untuk menyokong perekonomian keluarga. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu rumah tangga yang menjadi pengrajin tampah di Desa Kembangsawit, Kecamatan Ambal, Kabupaten Kebumen. Data yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah data Primer yaitu data yang diperoleh dari hasil observasi dan wawancara langsung dengan responden. Untuk mengetahui alasan-alasan yang mendorong perempuan (ibu rumah tangga) bekerja sebagai pengrajin tampah, digunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan frekuensi pilihan alasan-alasan tersebut. Hasil penelitian ini antara lain: alasan-alasan perempuan memilih bekerja sebagai Pengrajin Tampah diantaranya adalah dikarena keinginan membantu suami dalam menambah penghasilan keluarga yang didorong oleh faktor beban tanggungan keluarga yang juga semakin besar. Selain itu, Kontribusi pendapatan perempuan Pengrajin Tampah terhadap pendapatan keluarga pada umumnya adalah sedang, dengan kisaran kontribusi 40% – 59% dari total penghasilan keluarga. Kondisi ini dapat menjadi kekuatan perempuan untuk ikut serta dalam pengambilan keputusan dalam rumah tangganya, sehingga keberadaan perempuan dalam keluarga menjadi lebih penting dan dihargai.

Calotropis gigantea produces secondary metabolites. Some toxicity tests on several pest species had been conducted, yet the most susceptible pest species towards C. gigantea extract is still unknown. This study aims to determine the susceptible insect species and study the behavior of susceptible insects to C. gigantea extract. The test methods used in this research were leaf dipping and spraying upon four insect pest species of different orders (Bactrocera carambolae [Diptera: Tephritidae], Nilapavata lugens [Hemiptera: Delphacidae], Sitophilus zeamais [Coleoptera: Curculionidae], and Plutella xylostella [Lepidoptera: Plutellidae]). The concentration used to determine susceptible insects was 25 g.L-1 and control. Deterrence test of susceptible insects using a choice test and no-choice for 1.5 hours observed every five minutes. Five replication were used for each concentration. Behavioral test of susceptible insects using dietary toxicity test. Five bok choy leaf disc was immersed into solutions for 1 minute and air-dried on a petri dish. Observations were carried out for 12 hours with an observation period of every 1.5 hours. A leaf dipping test for 12 hours with an observation period of every 1.5 hours using the feed method. The concentrations used were 12.5 µgL-1and control. The concentration used was the toxicity test of C. gigantea leaf extract 25, 12.50, 6.25. 3.12, 1.56, 0.78, 0.39, 0.19, 0.09, 0.04 µgL-1. P. xylostella was considered a more susceptible test insect towards C. gigantea leaf extract than B. carambolae, N. lugens, and S. zeamais. C. gigantea leaf extract showed a toxic and feeding deterrent to P. xylostella larvae. The LC50 value of C. gigantea extract against P. xylostella by dipping was 16.9 µg.l-1 and 18.5 µg.l-1 by spray. The components of C. gigantea leaf extract consist of alkaloid, tannin, phenol, flavonoid, saponin, and terpenoid. The result of the research showed that C. gigantea leaf extract has a toxic and deterrent substance against P. xylostella and potential to control P. xylostella.