Analisis komoditas unggulan agribisnis dan pengembangannya pada sentra produksi Kota Sungai Penuh

This study aims to determine the selected agribusiness commodities to be developed and analyze the production and marketing for current and future conditions. The Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) model is used to determine the only things of agribusiness, while the analysis of production and marketing development uses a qualitative descriptive analysis model. The results showed that the selected superior commodities were Chili with the first rank, Coffee in the second rank, Cinnamon in the third rank, and Potato in the fourth rank. Production and marketing conditions now show no increase in added value and the role of cooperatives. Production and marketing in the future that is desired must increase added value and market control through cooperatives.

Microbiological and Organoleptic Quality Characteristics of Laboratory Produced Date Fruit-based Kunun-zaki

In the quest to produce an acceptable local beverage that could serve as an alternative variety to kunun-zaki for many millions of Nigerians who take the cereal-based beverage as their most preferred and affordable drink a study was undertaken to assess the microbial and sensory quality attributes of laboratory-produced Date fruit-based kunun-zaki. Different blends of dry date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) formulated as follows; F1 (100:0), F2 (70:30), F3 (50:50), and F4 (30:70%) of date fruits/sorghum were soaked overnight in water, drained and were wet-milled with ginger and cloves using an equal volume of sterile water, F5 (0:100) was market (Control) sample. The microbial succession study included the identification of organisms at various critical stages of the production of the beverage. The results of the study showed the mean pH, and TTA (%) values for the respective formulated Kunun-dabino product were F1 (4.87 and 0.3870), F2 (4.66 and 0.4508), F3 (4.29 and 0.4600), F4 (4.04 and 0.4690), F5/Control (4.32 and 0.4589) respectively. The mean Total bacterial, coliform and fungal loads of the four experimental products were 2.58 x 104, NIL, and 3.56 x 103 CFU/ml respectively which fall within W.H.O’s recommended standards for ready-to-eat foods. Species of Bacillus, Enterobacter, Shigella, Lactobacillus, Aspergillus, Penicillium Mucur, and Candida were present at the initial production stage while Bacillus and Lactobacillus species persisted right through to the final stage of production. The results of the sensory evaluation showed that while F1 was the least liked, F3 was significantly preferred over the other samples (P < 0.05). The study has shown that ‘Kunun dabino’ produced under the laboratory conditions in this study provides a new brand of beverage that is both microbiologically safe and organoleptically more acceptable to taste panelists.

ECONOMIC REFORMATION OF THE PROPHET (PBUH): PERSPECTIVE MEDINA

In the year 13th after Nubuwah, migrating from Mecca to Medina with companions being ordained by Allah (SWT), the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) found Medina on very imbalanced economical condition for many causes. So after very beginning of establishing the Islamic State of Medina, the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) had to face a farm challenge to overcome this situation and reform all the economic spans from top to bottom. In this paper we would like to analytically discuss the causes behind those problems and circumstances, such as: Economic aspect of Medina, Misuses and Capitalism of the Jews. And the processes of their solving and reformation taken by the Prophet (Pbuh) such as: Legislation of Zakat, Emphasizing on Charity, Prohibition of Riba, Market Control, Pre-foundation of Bait-al-Maal, Revenue and Taxes, War after property Management, Rules of Heritage, Postponement of Conventional Business Processes in Ayaam al-Jahiliyah, Permitted Investment law and prohibition from begging etc. And thus the World noticed the unique model of the Prophet (Pbuh) for solving economic problems of all the ages and eras.

ANALISIS PENGUASAAN PASAR PADA PELAYANAN JASA BONGKAR MUAT PETIKEMAS OLEH PT. PELINDO III DI PELABUHAN L. SAY MAUMERE

This study aims to determine the fulfillment of the elements of Article 19 letters a and b of Law No. 5 Year 1999 related to market control carried out by PT Pelindo III. Control of the market in the world of trading is not prohibited, it becomes prohibited if the business actor's behavior is in the sale of goods or services with the aim of killing competitors. In the Decision No. 15/KPPU-L/2018, the Commission Council only stipulated Article 17 paragraph (1) and (2) letter b of Law No. 5 Year 1999 regarding the monopoly carried out by PT Pelindo III. The Commission Council considers that the 100% mandatory stack policy stipulated by PT Pelindo III is not yet feasible to be established at a port that is multipurpose like a container port, especially with the additional logistics costs that are passed on to consumers, this results in losses for various parties. This research is a normative study using a conceptual, a statutory, and a case approach. The research show that it can be concluded that the consideration of the Commission Council in the decision on the actions committed by PT Pelindo III in the case is not in accordance with the rule of reason approach, the action refers to Article 19 letters a and b of Law No. 5 of 1999 which has been proven by considering an economic point of view, seeing the existence of witness evidence, expert testimony, and the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation which was violated by PT Pelindo III.

Two Suns? The Algorithmic State: The Bones of the Argument

The argument in the last part of the Two Suns? series was summed up as follows. There are several spaces or forms of space involved; territorial space, outer space, cyberspace and living space, And there is data to be found and owned in each of these spaces. That data may be processed using algorithms in each space and across all spaces. The argument has been developed as follows. In Part One, the bones, at least some of them, of the argument in the series may be seen in the title, Two Suns? The State of Amazon? Bezonomics, market control and the algorithmic state. Books by Brian Dumaine and Rob Hart, Bezonomics and The Warehouse respectively, were the jump off points for the discussion along with earlier work by me on incipient states. I asked about Amazon: Is it an entity that now has a force, a scale, an ethic and a set of borders that speaks of a state-like situation wherein people rely and trust Amazon to fulfil their needs?

Forestry control in the Brazilian Amazon II: charcoal anatomy of 21 species

The production of illegal charcoal, associated with other local human practices, is responsible for the degradation of native forests, especially in the Brazilian Amazon. The need for market control and charcoal production is accompanied by the lack of comparative charcoal materials from the Amazon. Here, we describe charcoal samples of 21 Brazilian species and provide SEM images that can facilitate the charcoal identification. It is possible to distinguish the species on the basis of anatomy. Features such as vessel groupings, vessel–ray pitting, perforation plates, axial parenchyma, ray cellular composition, storied structure and secretory elements were chosen as primary diagnostic features for the identification of species. We highlight vessel groupings, axial parenchyma type and in some cases even perforation plates, which were easily observed in low magnification SEM images and can assist in the supervision by government agents. From our descriptions, evaluations and photomicrographs, it will be possible to compare charcoal from commercial species from the Amazon.

Fire in the house

This chapter explains how the ceremony at Bwa Kayiman—the Vodou ceremony of August 22, 1791, that set the Haitian revolution into motion—was able to come about. The ruling class of powerful landowners and French commissioners was theoretically unified; the class of free people—whether white, mixed race or black—was supposed to be in their fold so that their profiteering would churn on undisturbed. The revolution exploded when the ruling class could no longer balance competing interests and when the lower classes refused to participate in the conspiracy any longer. Trouillot traces the roots of discontent in Saint-Domingue to the class struggles between the French aristocracy, bourgeoisie and workers in eighteenth century enlightenment France. He also sheds light on the reverberations that French class conflicts had in Saint-Domingue. In the late 1780s, the local landowners began clamoring for free market control over where their products could be sold. France had exclusive purchasing privileges over the colony’s output. By 1790, this major rift emerged between French commissioners and the local landowners. At the same time, a deep rupture appeared between whites and free people of mixed race when racist whites rejected Ogé and Chavannes’s demands of greater equality for mixed race people. Instead of cultivating their coalition with mixed race people, the ruling class sent 1,500 white soldiers and 3,000 black recruits to crush the movement of the people of mixed race. The ruling class’s traditional coalition was severed in various places. The leaders of the enslaved population saw the power they had when properly armed; they detected the conflict among the whites and the whites versus mixed race people; and they received and transmitted the exciting news of equality proclaimed by the rising French revolutionaries. Underneath this political quicksand, the enslaved population had established the cornerstones of an indigenous culture: farming, Vodou religion and the Creole language. The small plots that enslaved people were encouraged to cultivate for food and the small income they generated created a passion for agrarian independence. Vodou gave enslaved people the conviction they needed to fight, as well as a means of organization and cultural preservation. The Creole language provided a foundation for a common culture. The chapter closes with an analysis of the maroon culture of runaways and rebels and why it was unable to secure widespread independence. Finally, it introduces the geographic and demographic realities that favored an uprising in the northern plains of Haiti.

Online communication self-disclosure and intimacy development on Facebook: the perspective of uses and gratifications theory

PurposeMotivating users to revisit a social networking site (SNS) by developing a long-term relationship with them is critical for SNS operators to enhance market control and competitiveness. By conceptualizing loyalty intention as an indicator of the long-term relationship, the present study, based on uses and gratification (U&G) theory, aims to explore the role played by online intimacy development with respect to loyalty intention when individuals have gained gratifications through using the SNS.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a questionnaire measuring six types of Facebook gratifications as well as measuring self-disclosure breadth, self-disclosure depth, intimacy with Facebook, intimacy with Facebook friends and loyalty intention. Data, collected from the University of Economics in Vietnam, were analyzed using the partial least squares (PLS) approach.FindingsThe results support several findings: (1) the gratifications including entertainment, network extension, recognition and emotional support provided by Facebook may stimulate the users' intimacy with Facebook and/or Facebook users; (2) intimacy with Facebook and intimacy with Facebook friends facilitate users' loyalty intention; (3) having a sense of emotional support influences users to engage in self-disclosure with breadth and meaningful depth, thus leading them to develop a sense of intimacy with Facebook friends.Originality/valueThe study contributes to U&G research, intimacy theory and the SNS literature by offering an understanding of users' online communication self-disclosure and intimacy development, wherein the self-disclosure and intimacy stem from the users' gratifications via using specific SNS services and, in turn, create their loyalty intention toward that SNS.

Impact of COVID-19 on Residents’ Willingness to Consume Wild Animals: Empirical Insights From China

Background: It is argued that wild animals are the culprit of transmission of COVID-19 and poor health of the people, though any evidence is not found, the government has widely publicized the risk allied with eating wild animals. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the effect of COVID-19 on residents’ willingness to consume wild animals (WCWA) and their amount of willingness to pay (AWP). Methods: Data were gathered online from 1250 household heads of both urban and rural residents of Hubei, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces during the period of 19th to 26th March 2020 and Probit and Tobit model is employed to meet the study objectives. Results: The results showed that around 39.20% of residents are willing to consume wild animals and their amount of willingness to pay was 34.65 USD/year. In the context of market control policy & home restriction policy, the mediating effect is 34.20% & 27.73% respectively. In contrast, in the context of ecological environment risk and food security risk perception, the mediating effects are 7.94% and 10.16% respectively. Conclusions: Although COVID-19 reduced the probability of residents’ WCWA, the effect on AWP was not significant. Moreover, COVID-19’s effects on residents’ WCWA through market control and home restriction policies were strong, but perceptions of the ecological environment and food safety risk were relatively weak. These results provide insights for policymakers in terms of raising public awareness of the negative consequences of consuming wild animals and increasing knowledge of the animals’ protection.