The objective of this research was to examine the determinants of farmer participation and shallot-farming development in search of effective farm management practices. The study used structural equation modeling data analysis. The primary data were collected from direct structural interviews with 150 randomly chosen shallot farmers in Bantaeng Regency, Indonesia. It was found that the latent variables of Physical Aspects of Land, System of Economy Peasant Society, and System of Political Peasant Society were fundamental factors that exerted a positive and significant influence on the latent variable of Farmer Participation. Therefore, improvements in the physical aspects of the land, the economic framework, and the political structure of agricultural communities could promote farmer participation. Furthermore, the latent variable of Farmer Participation and System of Political Peasant Society had a positive and significant impact on shallot-farming development. Thus, by increasing the influence of government officials and community leaders, shallot farming can be promoted. The farmers can then enhance their participation in shallot-farming plan formulation and implementation, providing the continued development of shallot farming. The findings of this study contribute significantly to the body of knowledge by validating previous research and proposing different ways to improve effective farm management practices in shallot farming.

The objective of the research was to examine the determinants that determine farmer participation and shallot farming development in search of effective farm management practices. The study used Structural Equation Modeling data analysis. The primary data was collected from direct-structural interviews with 150 randomly chosen shallot farmers in Bantaeng Regency, Indonesia. It was found that the physical attributes of the land, the economic framework of the community, and the political system of the agricultural community were fundamental factors that exerted a positive and significant influence on farmer participation. Therefore, improvements in the physical aspects of land, the economic framework, and the political structure of agricultural communities could promote farmer participation. Furthermore, the farmers’ participation and the political structure of agricultural communities have a positive and significant impact on the development of shallot farming. Thus, by increasing the influence of government officials and community leaders, shallot farming can be promoted. The farmers can then enhance their participation in the shallot farming plan's formulation and implementation, providing the continued development of shallot farming. The findings of this study contribute significantly to the body of knowledge by validating previous research and proposing different ways to improve effective farm management practices in shallot farming.

Agricultural production is a significant contributor to Indonesia's economy. Due to the fact that it is a staple food, rice is a crop that is extremely important to the agricultural sector of the country. The rice production in the Bantaeng Regency has had a consistent decline over the past five years, falling short of the set target. The phenomenon is believed to be attributed to several stages in the production process. Given this, our study objective was to determine the factors that impact rice production in the regency. The field survey for data collection was conducted at the beginning of 2023. The data was collected by the structured interview approach. Then, data analysis in the study was carried out using the Cobb-Douglas function model. The study showed that certain production factors, such as land area, pesticides, herbicides, land processing workers, and plant workers, had a substantial positive impact on rice production. Factors such as seeds, urea fertilizer, NPK fertilizer, maintenance labor, and harvesting labor have no effect on rice production. Rice producers can improve their rice growing practices to boost their rice production. These findings offer important perspectives and a roadmap toward improving rice production management. Variables such as land acreage, pesticides, herbicides, land processing workers, and plant workers should be considered as factors that can boost rice production in the future.

Covid-19 is a disease caused by the acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can be transmitted from one human to another through coughing / sneezing (droplets), not through the air. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, various policies were implemented to break the chain of the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Indonesia, one of which was the implementation of physical distancing. This has an impact on one of the sectors in Indonesia, namely the agricultural sector in terms of fulfilling community food. Efforts to foster household food security can be made by optimizing the use of yard land as a source of food. This community service activity aims to invite the people of Banyorang Village to optimize the use of their yards as a source of food. This activity was carried out by using the method of making a demonstration plot for farm yards and recording a video of the activity which was then published on YouTube so that it could be watched by the community, especially the people of Banyorang Village. The result of this activity is to raise public awareness in utilizing yard land and obtaining food from the yard. This activity is carried out from home so that in addition to meeting food needs, it can also minimize the spread of covid-19.