Small-scale agricultural product marketing innovation through BUMDes and MSMEs empowerment in coastal areas

Almasdi Syahza, Enni Savitri, Brilliant Asmit, and Geovani Meiwanda

A region’s economic growth depends on the development policies based on the wealth determined from the potential of human, institutional and local resources. Furthermore, tThe development needs to link primary sectors with future processing to increase agricultural products’ added value and marketing competitiveness. This study develops an innovative marketing model in agricultural products for small-scale farmers through village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) empowerment in coastal areas. One way of realizing this program is by building agribusiness and agro-industry partnerships that are well-planned and associated with other economic sectors’ development. The partnership involves community economic institutions, including BUMDes, credit institutions, farmer entrepreneurs, as well as Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. BUMDes is a rural-based business with a legal entity managed by the village government to create added value for the community’s agricultural products. Together with MSMEs, these businesses need to support the agribusiness subsystem’s development, including trading in agricultural production facilities and business activities. Furthermore, they need to promote agricultural production, support services, a source of market information for rural communities, the main actors of appropriate technology for agricultural products.

Citation: Syahza, A., Savitrib, E., Asmitc, B., Meiwanda, G., (2021). Small-scale agricultural product marketing innovation through BUMDes and MSMEs empowerment in coastal areas, Management Science Letters, Volume 11 Number 8, pages 2291–2300. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2021.3.015

Can innovation mediate the effect of adaptability, entrepreneurial orientation on business performance?

Enni Savitria, Emrinaldi Nur DP, and Almasdi Syahza

Business performance is one of the entrepreneurial behavior benchmarks. Small, and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are required to have dynamic capabilities and strategies that can seize opportunities and improve the market. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of adaptability and entrepreneurial orientation on business performance through innovation as mediation. Based on interviews and questionnaires distributed to 115 SMEs in coastal areas. The research results show that adaptability and entrepreneurial orientation have effects on innovation. Adaptability and entrepreneurial orientation have no effects on business performance. Innovation has effects on business performance. Adaptability and entrepreneurial orientation have effects on business performance through innovation as mediation. This study enriches the current literature by providing a contribution and insights to understanding how Resources Based View (RBV) theory affects business performance and innovation on SMEs in coastal areas in Indonesia. The implications of this study on entrepreneurship orientation in SMEs will help to increase resources for innovation. This emphasizes how the RBV approach used in this research helps improve business efficiency by leveraging existing capital in microbusinesses into a source of excellence. The government is working on policies to enhance the efficiency of SMEs in Indonesia.

Citation: Savitria, E.,  Nur DP, E., Syahza, A., (2021). Can innovation mediate the effect of adaptability, entrepreneurial orientation on business performance? Management Science Letters, Volume 11 Number 8, pages 2301-2312. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2021.3.014

Innovation for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Oil Palm Plantation in Indonesia

Almasdi Syahza, Robin, Suwondo, Michiko Hosobuchi

Oil palm is a very common commodity in rural communities of Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia, and the farming activities in these areas create a high multiplier effect and increase welfare. However, the expansion of oil palm areas puts pressure on forests and resources. The research was carried out through a survey using the developmental research method. Efforts to implement sustainable development in the plantation sector need to be carried out to develop palm in the second cycle. One of the efforts is to implement agroforestry by planting forestry plants between oil palm trees, namely meranti trees (Shorea leprosula Miq). The model for the development of meranti is a monoculture palm plantation that is integrated with meranti trees. This has ecological, economic, and social benefits, following the basic concepts of environmental management. Planting copper meranti between palm trees has multiple benefits for the community, such as wood production. Planting copper meranti between oil palm trees has multiple benefits for the community, timber production as additional income for farmer families.

Citation: Syahza, A., Robin., Suwondo., Hosobuchi, M., (2021). Innovation for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Oil Palm Plantation in Indonesia. The 1st Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development Symposium: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Volume 716. Number 012014. http://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/716/1/012014

Is it true that educator certification guarantees professional teachers?

Mitri Irianti, Almasdi Syahza, and Suarman

The results showed, overall there was no difference in performance between certified teachers and uncertified teachers. This condition is seen in the component of the teacher’s pedagogical and professional abilities. Teachers who have been certified have not had an impact on improving their performance. The certified teachers should have a much better performance than non-certified teachers, however apparently not show the difference. In order that professional improvement training for certified teachers is needed.

Citation: Irianti, M., Syahza, A., Suarman., (2021). Is it true that educator certification guarantees professional teachers? Elementary Education Online. Volume 20 Number 1. Pages 1479-1489 https://doi.org/10.17051/ilkonline.2021.01.145

Formulation of control strategy on the environmental impact potential as a result of the development of palm oil plantation

Almasdi Syahza and Mitri Irianti

Oil palm commodities are the most popular, especially in the Riau region. POM is not spread evenly but is concentrated in nucleus and plasma plantations. Independent smallholders with their scattered land located far from the existing POM. This condition causes the low quality of FFB to the mill due to the distance between the plantation and POM. The virtue of this research is to find an institutional arrangement strategy for oil palm agriculture to spur growth through the development of the downstream palm oil industry. The strategy is intended to create economic added value so that efforts to accelerate community economic development can be increased.

Citation: Syahza, A. and Irianti, M. (2021), “Formulation of control strategy on the environmental impact potential as a result of the development of palm oil plantation“, Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Volume 12 Number 1. Pages 106-116.  https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-06-2019-0059

Development Strategy for Underdeveloped Areas in Efforts to Accelerate Rural Economic Development

Almasdi Syahza and Suarman

The implementation of development, especially in coastal areas of Riau Province, has not been able to improve the welfare of the people especially those living in rural areas. The disparity between rural and urban areas caused by bias and distortion of the development which more pro to the urban economy. It causes disadvantaged areas that poor and underdeveloped. The strategy of disadvantaged areas development in Regency of Kepulauan Meranti is the development of the agriculture sector based on agribusiness because most of its population are farmers and fishermen. In the effort to spur the development from economic and social aspects in disadvantaged areas, then the program of rural development should prioritize the three main aspects, those are 1) Improvement of People’s Economy (Eradicate Poverty); 2) Improving the Quality of Human Resources (Alleviation of Ignorance); 3) Infrastructure Development.

Citation: Syahza, A., Suarman., (2013). Strategi Pengembangan Daerah Tertinggal Dalam Upaya Percepatan Pembangunan Ekonomi Pedesaan. Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan, Volume 14 Nomor 1, hlm. 126-139.  https://doi.org/10.23917/jep.v14i1.166