MOBILE BROADBAND FOR THE FARMERS:
A CASE STUDY OF COCOA FARMERS IN SOUTHERN EAST JAVA INDONESIA
IRFAN NABHANI
GRADUATE SCHOOL
BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY BOGOR
2016
STATEMENT OF DISSERTATION AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND COPYRIGHT
*With this statement, I declare that the dissertation entitled ―Mobile Broadband for the Farmers: A Case Study of Cocoa Farmers in Southern East Java Indonesia‖ is the result of my work with the guidance and advice from the supervisory committee and have not been submitted to any other universities, in any form. Source of information that were quoted in this dissertation have been written in the reference section.
I herby sign the copyright of my papers to Bogor Agricultural University.
Bogor, August 2016
Irfan Nabhani P0066100123.7DM
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MOBILE BROADBAND FOR THE FARMERS:
A CASE STUDY OF COCOA FARMERS IN SOUTHERN EAST JAVA INDONESIA
IRFAN NABHANI
GRADUATE SCHOOL
BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY BOGOR
2016 A Dissertation
submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor Degree
in
Management and Business Studies
External Examiner for Closed Examination:
1. Prof Dr Ir Kudang Boro Seminar, MSc (CS) 2. Dr Ir Idqan Fahmi, MEc
External Promotion Members for Open Promotional Session:
1. Prof Dr Ir Kudang Boro Seminar, MSc (CS) 2. Prof Dr Ir Achmad Suryana, MS
Title of Dissertation : Mobile Broadband for the Farmers: A Case Study of Cocoa Farmers in Southern East Java Indonesia
Name : Irfan Nabhani
NIM : P066100123.7DM
Approved by Supervisory Committee
Dr Ir Arief Daryanto, MEc Chairman
Prof Dr Ir Machfud, MS Member
Dr.Amzul Rifin, SP, MA Member
Agreed by
Head of Graduate Program Management and Business
Dean of Graduate School
Dr Ir Arief Daryanto, MEc Dr Ir Dahrul Syah, MScAgr Date of Closed Examination: 22nd July 2016 Date of Accomplishment:
Date of Open Promotional Session: 2nd August 2016
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirobbil alamin, Shalawat and Salaam may remain devoted to Nabi Muhammad SAW. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to Dr Ir Arief Daryanto, MEc; Prof Dr Ir Machfud, MS; Dr Ir Amzul Rifin, SP, MA as my supervisors for giving me the guidance, assistance, motivation and expertise through the completion of this dissertation. I am also deeply indebted and fortunate to have support of family, friends, and colleagues who have been contributing their thoughts, advice, and pray, and I am pleased to be able to acknowledge many of them below.
1. To Prof Dr Ir Kudang Boro Seminar, MSc; Dr Ir Idqan Fahmi, MEc; and Prof Dr Ir Achmad Suryana, MS as my external examiners for giving me valuable and constructive feedback.
2. To my wife Nagwa Kamal, and my children Mikail Omar, Sarah Luna, Keira Diaz and Kamal Safin for their love, support, and sacrifices. Without them this dissertation would not have been written. To my mother Prof Dr Ummu Salamah, MS for all the pray and inspiration, all my brothers and sisters in law for supporting me all the way.
3. To the management of Graduate Program of Management and Business, SB- IPB and its entire academic team for their support, motivation, inspiration and expertise.
4. To Dekaindo, Dirjenbun, Puslitkoka, Askindo, Apkai, especially Arief Zamroni and all the Apkai troops (Abay and Edo) for helping me to conduct the interview and survey as well as helping me to connect with respondents 5. To my fellow DMB7 for all the good time and thoughtful discussion sessions
during my years in MB IPB.
6. To all crews in academic department MB IPB, special thanks to Mba Widi and Nowa for always help me managing the deadlines, checklist, and documentation.
For those whose names I did not mention here, I offer my apologies but know that those who have made my doctoral journey special and will never been forgotten.
Bogor, August 2016
Irfan Nabhani
