Palm oil is a leading export commodity for Indonesia and the country’s highest foreign exchange earner. This commodity also has a fairly important role in the economy in regions in Indonesia, especially in Labuhanbatu Regency as one of the centers of oil palm production in the Sumatran Archipelago. This study aimed to analyze the level of sustainability of smallholder oil palm agribusiness in Labuhanbatu Regency. The study was designed using quantitative methods and a proportionate stratified random sampling approach with 249 oil palm farmers as research respondents. The data were analyzed using the multi dimensional scaling (MDS) method assisted by the Rap—Palm Oil (RAPPO) software (version 1.0). The results showed that the multidimensional sustainability of the smallholder oil palm agribusiness in Labuhanbatu Regency was in the “fairly sustainable” category. This illustrates that the oil palm agribusiness needs stakeholder support to improve its sustainability status. The highest value is the economic dimension because it is the main source of livelihood for oil palm farmers, while the lowest value is the environmental dimension. The value obtained was influenced by the use of production inputs that were not in accordance with the recommendations.

To achieve a prosperous village community by utilizing all the potential and resources they have, village development needs to be carried out in a planned and sustainable manner by the village government and the community. This research aims to analyze alternative community-based village development strategies, and formulate the best strategies and programs for community-based village development. The data analysis method used is multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). The location of this research is Parentas Village and Cidugaleun Village, Indonesia. The results showed that the utilization of the five development capitals at the research site could not be utilized optimally. This is influenced by the poor state of infrastructure, which causes an increase in farm production costs and reduces the price of produce at harvest. From the results of the analysis, there are also five main strategic factors that influence community-based village development: the culture of mutual assistance, community dependence on assistance, private investment, availability of technology, and outside parties that can trigger conflicts between communities. From the results of the analysis, the best conclusion in the strategy that can be applied is to use alternative V in the form of maximizing government programs in infrastructure development by involving the community. Based on the results of the analysis, it is expected to be an alternative and strategy for the government in the development of community-based villages.

The Citarum watershed is the longest in West Java Province. It is used as a source of raw water for drinking water, irrigation water for hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice fields, fisheries, industrial raw water, and hydroelectric power plants. The high population and industry growth at the outskirts of the Citarum watershed, which is not accompanied by good waste management, also results in high pollution in the Citarum watershed. Various efforts to handle the issue have been carried out since 1989 until the present; however, this problem still needs to be solved. One of the approaches to overcome environmental pollution that has been conducted is to develop an environmentally-cultured village. This study aims to determine the sustainability level of environmentally-cultured villages in the Upper Citarum watershed viewed from ecological, economic, social, and cultural dimensions using a multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach with the Rapid Appraisal Technique for Ecovillage (RAPVIL) software (version 1.0). The result shows that the multidimensional sustainability of ecovillage development in the Upper Citarum watershed, West Java Province is “fairly sustainable” for the cultural dimension and “poorly sustainable” for the ecological, social, and economic dimensions. This result shows that ecovillage development still requires support from various stakeholders to improve its sustainability status. The cultural dimension has the highest value due to the local cultural values, including a value system, traditions, languages, norms, and customs that have grown in the community. Meanwhile, the social dimension has the lowest sustainability value, influenced by the low level of community participation in ecovillage development.

In the national economic development in Indonesia, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) become a priority to be developed, because SMEs can be the backbone of the populist economic system to reduce the problem of poverty. In addition, the development of SMEs is able to expand the economic base and can contribute to the increase of added value, in addition it would also serve to open employment opportunities in rural areas. Indramayu is one of the three mango production centers in West Java that face the problem that there are about 20% of the mangoes that is not worth selling. This opportunity is utilized by women who are members of KUB (Joint Business Group) to be processed into mango dodol at household scale. But this effort has not been widespread, only pioneered by a small portion of women. This study aims toobserve the driving force of women to participate in the processing of mango dodol, and whether the mango processing business to become mango dodol is profitable, also how much added value obtained. This study uses case study method with interview for data collection, participant observation and documentation study. While the data analysis technique using Hayami Value-added Method and descriptive analysis. The results revealed that the factors that affect the women's participation in the processing of dodol is to increase family income, take advantage of spare time and take advantage of rejected mangoes. The added value obtained in mango dodol processing is Rp.50.600,00 per kilogram of input, with a value-added ratio of 52.8%. For the development of SMEs mangoes Training and socialization are needed for the good dodol processing and hygienic according to SOP (Standard Operational Procedure) from the relevant institutions, innovation in packaging, pioneering business partnerships with stores in the city of Indramayu and surrounding areas, and support financing from banks with an affordable interest rate.

Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) adalah salah satu indikator perkembangan investasi saham di Indonesia, di mana ada indeks sektor yang mewakili perusahaan publik, salah satu indeks sektoral adalah Indeks Harga Saham Sektoral (IHSS) Pertanian. Fenomena yang terjadi pada periode 2014-2018 adalah tingkat pengembalian investasi di IHSS Pertanian menjadi yang terburuk dibandingkan dengan IHSG dan sektor lainnya sebesar -33,47%. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pergerakan IHSS Pertanian periode 2014 hingga 2018 secara bulanan. Analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis Ordinary Least Square (OLS) untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pergerakan IHSS Pertanian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa inflasi, nilai tukar USD/IDR, suku bunga bank sentral, IHSG, harga minyak kelapa sawit, dan harga emas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pergerakan IHSS Pertanian dengan nilai pengaruh 88,6%. Kata Kunci: Indeks Harga Saham Sektoral Pertanian, Return Saham, Makroekonomi, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) is an indicator of the development of stock investment in Indonesia, where there are indices of sectors that represent public companies, one of the sectoral indices is the Sectoral Stock Price Index (IHSS) of Agriculture. The phenomenon that occurred in the 2014-2018 period was the level of investment return in the IHSS of Agriculture being the worst compared to the IHSG and other sectors by -33.47%. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that influence the movement of IHSS of Agriculture for the period of 2014 up to 2018 on monthly base. The analysis used is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) analysis to identify the factors that influence the movement of IHSS of Agriculture. The results showed that inflation, USD/IDR exchange rate, central bank interest rate, IHSG, palm oil prices, and gold prices significantly influence the movement of IHSS of Agriculture with an influence value of 88.6%. Keywords: Agricultural Sectoral Stock Price Index, Stock Return, Macroeconomics, Ordinary Least Square (OLS).