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Era of regional autonomy is marked by the transfer of agricultural extension management from the central government to local governments. That event does not immediately make the implementation of re-education work optimally. Nevertheless, the Bogor government has been trying to manage and organize extension in the hope of increasing the participation of farmers for the agribusiness sustainability. The research aims to analyze descriptively farmer participation and agribusiness sustainability and analyze the factors that influence agribusiness sustainability. The study was conducted in Bogor from July to November 2017. The study population is farmers who are members of farmer groups. Samples in this study are 93 people taken by using multi stage random sampling technique. The study variables consist of internal factors (X1) including age, education level, training, internship, agribusiness experience, perception and motivation. Further variables are external factors (X2), extension activities (X3), program factors (X4), participation of farmers (X5) and agribusiness sustainability (Y). Data were taken using questionnaire, and then, they were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The result showed that participation of farmers in extension activities is high (77.42%) and majority, they had the potential of agribusiness sustainability (87.09%). Factors affecting the agribusiness sustainability of farmers are training, internships, perceptions, motivation, extension activities and participation of farmers in extension activities.

The entrepreneurial capacity of young farmers is an important indicator for realizing farmer succession. The research aimed to analysis descriptively entrepreneurial capacity and the factors influencing the entrepreneurial capacity of young farmers. The study was conducted in Cianjur and Majalengka Regencies, West Java, Indonesia. The study population was young farmers in Cianjur and Majalengka Regencies. A sample of 220 people consisted of 110 farmers in Cianjur and 110 farmers in Majalengka. Samples were selected using a cluster random sampling technique. Data were collected by interview using a questionnaire. Research variables consisted of individual characteristics (X1 ), access to information and communication technology (X2 ), external support (X3 ), the role of agricultural instructors (X4 ), and entrepreneurial capacity (Y). Data analysis techniques used were descriptive statistical techniques and multiple regression. The results of the study concluded that youth entrepreneurship capacity mostly belonged medium classification. Majority of young farmers had junior and senior high school education, the average length time of business was 5.8 years, majority of farmers had never attended training, had high and easy access to information and communication technology, perceptions and motivations was mostly classified as medium. The entrepreneurial capacity of young farmers was influenced by education, motivation, access to information and communication technology, external factors and the role of agricultural extension agents.

Peningkatan produksi padi sawah telah dilakukan pemerintah dengan implementasi inovasi teknologi melalui kegiatan penyuluhan yang melibatkan partisipasi petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis secara deksriptif partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan dan adopsi pemupukan padi sawah serta menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan dan adopsi pemupukan padi sawah. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kecamatan Kersamanah Garut. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 87 orang petani padi sawah yang diambil dengan teknik Cluster Random Sampling. Variabel bebas meliputi karakteristik petani, kegiatan penyuluhan dan partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan serta variabel terikat yaitu adopsi pemupukan padi sawah. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif dan analisis korelasi Rank Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan tergolong rendah. Adopsi petani meliputi tingkat pengetahuan tergolong tinggi, sikap petani tergolong sedang dan keterampilan petani tergolong sedang. Faktor yang berhubungan dengan partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan adalah luas lahan, tanggungan keluarga dan kegiatan penyuluhan. Faktor yang berhubungan dengan pengetahuan petani adalah lama usahatani dan luas lahan. Sikap petani petani berhubungan kegiatan penyuluhan dan partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan penyuluhan. Keterampilan petani berhubungan dengan luas lahan.