ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to assess the factors that influence the sustainability of agricultural development. The study was carried out in the municipality of Bobonaro for about four months, from July to October 2021. Slovin's method was used to determine the sample size, with a desired percentage of 10% of the total population. Thus, 154 producers were interviewed as respondents and key persons in the area of agriculture. The variables interviewed are the main factors of agricultural productivity and the factors that affect sustainable agricultural development. The results of the descriptive statistical analysis of the data showed that about 94.87% of the respondents' productive area is in operation, with an average of 1.84 ha per respondent and the abandoned area around 0.11 ha per respondent. The average value of rice production is 2.38 ton per ha and corn 1.07 ton per ha. About 87% of producers raised the main types of animals such as cattle, pigs, goats with an average density of 2 to 5 animals per establishment. About 61% of producers have access to the market at a normal price for agricultural products. The factors that hinder less successful agricultural development, such as: those of nature with the greatest impact are climate changes, which influence changes in cultivation sessions and in the characteristics of productive soils, availability of water for irrigation and animal feed. On the socioeconomic side, it includes the willingness or interest of young people who want to work as farmers, less investment and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is concluded that natural and socioeconomic impacts can reduce agricultural productivity, so that this will be a major challenge for the development of the agricultural sector in the future.
ABSTRACT
The life of East Timor residents in the New Settlements becomes a certain problem. The problem of becoming Indonesian makes a certain point to be solved. The problem is about how to handle students creatively in the era of pandemic Covid-19. Objectives of this research consist of some points. (1) To find out teacher's creativity in doing approach to students who are learning at home related to the pandemic Covid-19 era in the border area of Timor-Leste. (2) To seek and to expand models of creativity in the context of teaching from home or school for students who are staying at home in the border of Indonesia and Timor-Leste area. The research method uses qualitative method especially literature studies, contemporary newspaper studies, and survey studies on teacher's creativity in Europe schools. The results of research are: (1) In fact, the technology and creativity are keys to the learning process in the era with the challenges of Covid-19 pandemic. (2) According to the results of the study, students who are learning at home have difficulty accessing the internet. (3) The quality and creativity of teachers need to be considered, expanded, and improved. (4) According to the results of this study, teachers' creative abilities were at a moderate level because teachers were shocked by the spread of Covid-19. © 2021 ACM.