The agricultural sector has an important and strategic role in national development, including national food supply. The needs of farmers for irrigation water are increasing along with the demands to produce quality crops. The participation of P3A members in managing tertiary irrigation networks will help increase agricultural production. This study aims to: 1) Analize the level of farmer participation in irrigation channel management activities, in Alatengae Village, Bantimurung Subdistrict, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, and 2) Analize the influence on participation factors with the level of participation of P3A farmers, in Alatengae Village, Bantimurung District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. This study used a qualitative-quantitative approach with a research location in Alatengae Village, Bantimurung District, Maros Regency. The results of the study concluded that: 1). Farmer Participation Levels of P3A Members in Irrigation Management Activities at each stage of P3A Mattirioalie (Hulu) and P3A Sitiroang Deceng (Central) in the Medium category, which means that they have not been able to realize full awareness of the importance of irrigation management, while Saromase (Downstream) P3A in the high category. 2). Factors that significantly influence the level of farmer respondents' participation in the P3A group in Alatengae Village are age factors, number of dependents, experience of farming, land area, distance of residence from irrigation channels, distance of paddy fields from irrigation channels. and factors that did not significantly influence the Education Level factor. AbstrakSektor pertanian mempunyai peranan penting dan strategis dalam pembangunan nasional, diantaranya adalah penyediaan pangan nasional. Kebutuhan petani akan air irigasi kian bertambah seiring dengan tuntutan untuk menghasilkan hasil panen yang berkualitas. Partisipasi anggota P3A dalam mengelola jaringan irigasi tersier akan membantu peningkatan produksi pertanian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Menganalisis Tingkat partisipasi petani dalam kegiatan pengelolaan saluran irigasi , di Desa Alatengae, Kecamatan Bantimurung, Kabupaten Maros, Sulawesi Selatan, dan 2) Menganalisis pengaruh antara faktor-faktor partisipasi dengan tingkat partisipasi petani P3A, di Desa Alatengae, Kecamatan Bantimurung, Kabupaten Maros, Sulawesi Selatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif-kuantitatif dengan lokasi penelitian di Desa Alatengae, Kecamatan Bantimurung, Kabupaten Maros. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa: 1). Tingkat Partisipasi Petani Anggota P3A dalam Kegiatan Pengelolaan Irigasi di tiap tahap pada P3A Mattirioalie (Hulu) dan P3A sitiroang Deceng (Tengah) masih dalam kategori