International journal of life sciences

Permapiculture: Preservation and bee productivity

2024-08-23T00:08:57+00:00

Permaculture comes down to respecting the valuable work of bees in their habitats; Thus, the objective of the work highlights the importance of permaculture for the preservation of agricultural ecosystems and productivity through the construction of the perm apiculture hive, for which the method included the review of all the work documented in workshops, conferences, interviews, manuals and other manuscripts by Oscar Perone, its creator. As a result, there are multiple advantages of Permaculture over traditional beekeeping, in which 4 times more is produced, at a minimum investment cost and with minimal work from the permaculture, providing the hive with 3 fundamental elements, space, reserves, and peace. It concludes with the urgency of raising awareness about traditional beekeeping practices, to recover the nature of large populations of honey Apis native to agroforestry ecosystems, contributing to the preservation of the species and the productivity of the hive.

Information communication technology training design for agricultural extension workers in the industrial revolution 4.0 in Bali Province

2024-09-06T01:50:08+00:00

Agricultural productivity is closely related to farmer behavior that supports productivity and can be developed by providing the necessary agricultural innovation information. Communication of agricultural innovations in extension can utilize software and hardware based on information and communication technology (ICT). The purpose of this study was to analyze extension workers' responses to ICT developments, the training materials needed, and design training designs to increase extension workers' competence. The research was designed using a survey method. Respondents were determined by random sampling obtained through a structured interview technique using an online instrument with the Google Form format. The data were processed using cross-tabulation techniques and analyzed using descriptive methods. Validation of the training design through a focus group discussion approach. The results showed that: (1) the response of extension workers to the development of information and communication technology was quite good; (2) training materials for increasing the competency of extension workers include digital-based ICT operations, making digital extension materials, digital-based ICT operational principles, and assembling digital-based ICT devices. (3) ICT training design is a series of detailed and sequential activities from preparation to identifying training needs, implementation, evaluation, and finally design reconstruction.

Marketing of red rice varieties in Subak Jatiluwih

2024-09-20T08:09:30+00:00

Jatiluwih Village does not have a large area but is known to be a major producer of brown rice whose marketing has penetrated the international market. The success of Subak Jatiluwih brown rice production is inseparable from the existence of efficient marketing channels. Marketing channels can determine the level of income received by farmers. This study aims to determine the pattern of brown rice marketing channels and analyze the efficiency of brown rice marketing channels in Subak Jatiluwih Penebel District, Tabanan Regency. The methods used in this study were marketing channel analysis, market structure analysis, and marketing efficiency analysis (marketing margin and farmer's share). The research respondents totaled 98 people consisting of 84 farmers (using the Slovin formula) and 14 traders (using the snowball sampling method). Marketing institutions involved in the marketing of brown rice in Subak Jatiluwih Penebel Sub-district, Tabanan Regency are village-level intermediary traders as many as nine people, and retail traders as many as five people. The results of the study there are three marketing channels. The marketing structure of brown rice in Subak Jatiluwih District Penebel Tabanan Regency at the farm level leads to a medium concentration oligopoly market structure.