The agricultural sector until the next few decades will still be the basis of economic growth for the community and the regional economy in North Sulawesi. The economic value of businesses in this sector has the potential to increase if all the main actors and supporting actors take on a more professional role. The problem is still weak linkages between sub-systems that injure the mindset of the farming community, Natural Resource Management, and the environment, which in the long run will hinder the sustainability of agricultural development. This article is a review that aims to increase agricultural productivity through agribusiness approaches and site-specific technologies by optimizing the utilization of natural and human resources and implementing sustainable technologies. Literature review and field observations were conducted using secondary data to determine the factors that affect the success of sustainable agricultural development through agribusiness approaches and site-specific technologies. On-farm development can be achieved through sustainable agriculture system approach, implementation of Agricultural Integration, Agroindustry Development, and agribusiness system. The hope of sustainable agricultural development in the future is the availability of unlimited resources, good interaction between agribusiness actors, and an increasingly qualified environment, flexibility in agribusiness activities.

The value of coconut production in North Sulawesi reaches almost 10% of Indonesia’s total coconut production, and more than 95% is managed by farmers. The main problem in coconut development is that the management of coconut cultivation is still traditional, and the quality of the products produced is still low, so that coconut commodities that are multipurpose relatively have no added value. The economic value of coconut is still very dependent on primary products, namely coconut seeds and copra. To increase farmers‘income, the solution that can be taken is to implement the value chain in integrated coconut farming by diversifying coconut products. This is a review chapter that aims to present the implementation of value chain analysis approach and formulate the strategic development of integrated coconut farming system on a rural scale in the North Sulawesi province. Implementation of the value chain by diversifying coconut commodities can provide added value. By managing an integrated coconut farm that produces 3–5 processed products, the economic value of coconut will increase by about 5–6 times. Several issues become obstacles in the development of the value chain, including the lack of farmer participation in the modern chain, weak market power and market access, weak contractual relationship strength, and weak agricultural sector development orientation in the provision of employment.

The National Socioeconomic Survey (SUSENAS) conducted in Indonesia in September 2021 found that the average consumption of red chili per month was 0.15 kilograms (kg) per capita per month. The average consumption of fresh chili per month is 40.90 thousand tons, and the cumulative total reached 490.83 thousand tons in 2021. Uneven chili production across time and region makes prices fluctuate, which affects inflation by 0.01–0.07%. Another problem is the imbalance of supply and demand between time and region, which impacts farmers’ welfare. Setting planting time and location and improving distribution can solve these problems. The application of technology that can extend the life of fresh chilies for one month is a solution for chili distribution from farmers to areas with high demand. One-wave roasting and drying technology can extend chilies’ freshness for six months. By producing chilies that have a shelf life of more than three months, it is possible to store them in warehouses using the warehouse receipt system. The application of the warehouse receipt system to chili commodities is also an alternative to solving postharvest problems. The distribution and application of technology that can extend the life of chili can increase its economic value and make chili not a commodity that contributes to Indonesian inflation.

Sangihe Islands Regency is an archipelago located in the border area of the Philippines. The area is far from the Provincial Capital and the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult for people to access basic needs, especially food. On the other hand, they have access to alternative food consumed hereditary. For instance, there are plenty of tuber food crops, including cassava, sweet potatoes, and taro. Thus, there is a need for discussion in empowering people on the benefits of tubers such as productions, value chain, and potential development. The methodological approach used is descriptive exploratory, where the data collected is secondary from the desk review related to the potential and food conditions of the people in the area. Several local tuber crops are suitable for development as a staplefood on Sangihe Islands. The development supported by the adequate technological application can optimally increase product value and revenue. Furthermore, those aspects need systematically and synergistically patterned.

Various potentials and challenges in agricultural development in the border region are expected to managed and overcome properly. The participation of all parties, is needed to support this sector. The purpose of study was to determine the basic food crop agricultural commodities that have fast growth and competitiveness in the border region of North Sulawesi. This study uses analytical methods with secondary data. The data analysis determined changes in the structure or performance of the regional economy against higher economic structures (provincial or national) is the location quotient analysis (LQ). To determine the performance or productivity of the work of the local economy by comparing it with the larger using Shift Share Analysis (SSA). The results showed that the most superior commodity and the base in the Sangihe Islands Regency was sweet potato with the LQ value of 12.64, cassava 9.1and peanut 2.96. The results of the Shift Share analysis show that the six agricultural commodities of food crops (lowland rice, dry rice, cassava, sweet potato, peanuts) have not been able to growth in the food crop agriculture sector because it has slow growth.

Miangas Island is a maritime border region which is one of the leading islands in the Pacific Ocean, incorporated in the Nanusa Islands group Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province as the outermost Island in Northern Indonesia, has strategic value because it borders directly with the Philippines. Based on the geographical location of these border regions, there is a potential and frequent threat of food shortages. This paper is a review, aims to analyze the performance of yard land use by the community independently to be used as a source of food in a sustainable manner through the sustainable food house program. The data used are secondary data and the results of previous studies. Data and information were analyzed descriptively qualitative. Discussing two strategic aspects, namely (1) diversity and yard land management; and (2) performance of sustainable food house area model program with optimization of yard land use. The utilization of community yards in the border areas of Miangas Island with products from the sustainable food home area model program has become a reinforcement and support for family meals. By optimizing the use of yard land, it can be used as a living warehouse, a living Pharmacy, and a living stall.