*5.2. Recomendation*

Improved farm business performance could indicate agricultural development. Therefore, a policy plan should be established that positions agriculture as a superior sector in economic growth and as a critical tool for alleviating rural poverty in the North Buton Regency. A rural poverty alleviation strategy could be stimulated by constructing infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and piers, village markets, dams, and convexes. This should continue with rural farmers' resource development by activating field agricultural extension workers (PPL), improving agricultural business skills starting from business planning to post-harvest, and training farmers on agricultural processing. The purpose is to increase agricultural business performance and alleviate rural poverty. The rural residents' social capital could be a source of strength and valuable resources in agricultural development for poverty alleviation. Furthermore, the trust between community components facilitates communication and rural agricultural development planning. The social networking of farmers by agricultural organizations and individual networks supports the movement of collectivity actions for agricultural development and rural poor people empowerment. Similarly, norms and institutions are rural areas' policies and value systems that control and maintain rural agricultural development. Since social capital could leverage agricultural performance, it should be sustained, favoring the rural areas' agricultural development and poverty alleviation in the regency.

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**Acknowledgments:** I extend my appreciation to the two reviewers for improving this article.

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