PendahuluanPenyuluhan pertanian sebagaimana diamanahkan dalam UU N0. 16 Tahun 2006 tentang Sistem Penyuluhan Pertanian, Perikanan dan Kehutanan merupakan bagian upaya mencerdasakan bangsa dan memajukan kesejahteraan umum dan pemerintah berkewajiban untuk menyelenggarakannya (Anonim, 2006). Penyuluhan Pertanian dalam UU ini diartikan sebagai proses pembelajaran bagi pelaku utama serta pelaku usaha agar mereka mau dan mampu menolong dan mengorganisasi dirinya dalam mengakses informasi pasar, teknologi, permodalan dan sumber daya lainnya sebagai upaya untuk meningkatkan produktivitas, efisiensi usaha, pendapatan dan kesejahteraan serta meningkatkan kesadaran dalam pelestarian fungsi lingkungan hidup. Olehnya itu penyuluh pertanian dalam pelaksanaan tugas yang diembannya harus berdasarkan pada tugas dan fungsi yang telah ditetapkan.Seseorang penyuluh dapat dikatakan berkinerja baik, apabila terdapat bukti-bukti atau indikator ukuran tingkat pencapaian yang mengarah pada tercapainya tujuan. Untuk mengetahui kinerja seseorang penyuluh diperlukan adanya suatu penilaian kinerja. Penilaian ini dimaksudkan sejauhmana keberhasilan seorang penyuluh dalam kurung waktu tertentu dan penilaian tersebut dapat dijadikan masukan bagi perbaikan kinerjanya.Kabupaten Konawe dimana tugas dan fungsi penyuluh pertanian tertuang dalam indikator AbstractThis study aims to provide information on the level of performance of agricultural extension Konawe Southeast Sulawesi and the factors that influence. The unit of analysis This study is of agricultural extension, taken/withdrawn in census namely throughout civil servants of agriculture extension worker of the research sites (130 people), while of the objectivity to assess the performance of agricultural extension also taken two farmers who are in the target area so that the number of agricultural extension farmers is 260 people. Data of results in research the analysis use the proportion test, with the provision that the largely the performance level of agricultural extension (> 50 %) in the category which low. Based on the results obtained by the analysis of the proportion test of Z count value as big as -7,89 is smaller than the Z table at 5% confidence level is equal to 1.960, then the research hypothesis which states that most of the agricultural extension worker number (> 50 %) have in low performance level is rejected, because the reality shows that the level of performance of agricultural extension who are being. Keywords: Performance, level, agricultural, extension AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi tingkat kinerja penyuluh pertanian di Kabupaten Konawe Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi. Unit analisis penelitian ini adalah penyuluh pertanian, yang diambil/ditarik secara sensus yaitu seluruh penyuluh pertanian PNS yang ada di lokasi penelitian (sebanyak 130 orang), sedangkan untuk menilai objektivitas kinerja penyuluh pertanian juga diambil 2 petani yang berada di wilayah binaan penyuluh pertanian sehingga jumlah petani adalah 2...

Information literacy is one part of community empowerment activities, especially in the information field. Information literacy is the ability to search, evaluate, and use information needed effectively. Basically information literacy is not a new ability or skill, but in the era of information disclosure, information literacy is a must-have skill requirement. The problems faced today, there is still an imbalance between the pace of information available and the level of agricultural information literacy at the farm level. The development of agricultural information through the internet has led to cyber extensions, information is available quickly and varied, but not all farmers are able to access and use it. The Faculty of Agriculture UGM has developed an application with the name DesaApps. DesaApps stands for Digital Extension Society for Agriculture Application which aims to be an application platform that provides agricultural counseling and develops a digital farming community. The existence of DesaApps can be useful for users of the application to provide information to one another, interact and transact in agriculture. The features in the DesaApps application consist of Frequently Asked Questions, Articles, Price Information, Farm Notes, Weather Information. Shop Information, Office Information, and Selling Items. Utilization of the features provided by Desa Apps provides an opportunity for farmers to obtain the information needed, as well as a means of improving the skills of managing information obtained. Therefore, the presence of Desa Apps empowers farmers to be independently informed. However, the performance of Desa Apps as one of the sources of information still needs to be improved. In order to be able to optimize the use of Village Apps, the utilization strategy is to improve application performance, promote and promote Village Apps, responsiveness of experts, and optimize the use of Desa Apps as a marketing place.

The idea of food sovereignty is rooted in efforts to protect the food economy from external pressures and promote domestic food stability including ensuring agricultural actor’s welfare. While, the social community called Gifood is struggling based on concerns that low public access to food and food waste may seem far from these issues, but the authors believe that the ideas associated with food sovereignty will lead to the construction of comprehensive food sovereignty’s strategy. This paper aimed to show 1) how ICT mediated initiatives for food sharing can support better food access and reduce food waste by Gifood, and 2) the potential of Gifood as a medium of distribution of agricultural products from local farmers in Yogyakarta. This qualitative study used virtual ethnography for a year of observation and in-depth interviews with eight informants. This research founded that through Gifood ICT program could prevent paradox among hunger and food waste through food sharing platforms, increasing food respect through the creative campaign, and having strong potential for the distribution of local products. Based on the results, the authors suggested considering the issue of food waste as a strategy in reframing food sovereignty and collaborating with Gifood and other social communities

Information literacy of farmers is especially significant for the growth of farmer, increasing farmers Keywords: information literacy, farmers, coastal sandy land, yogyakarta PENDAHULUANSektor pertanian Indonesia telah mampu menyerap tenaga kerja yang cukup besar yaitu 34% dari populasi penduduk Indonesia walaupun keadaan tersebut mulai menurun selama kurun waktu 10 tahun terakhir. Serapan tenaga kerja menurun sebesar 11% pada rentang tahun 2004 sampai dengan 2014 (BPS, 2015). Namun demikian, Hermanto dan Hardono (2015) menyatakan bahwa sektor pertanian masih memberikan sumbangan sekitar 13,68% terhadap PDB pada tahun 2014. Kondisi tersebut memberikan gambaran bahwa sektor pertanian masih berperan nyata dalam mendukung perekonomian nasional.Untuk meningkatkan perannya, sektor pertanian membutuhkan sumberdaya manusia dengan kapasitas dan kapabilitas yang mampu menyelesaikan permasalahan yang dihadapinya. Namun demikian, Adomi (2003) menemukan bahwa petani di pedesaan cenderung lemah dalam menyadari kebutuhan informasi secara spesifik terkait dengan akses kebutuhan saprodi, akses informasi pasar, informasi pasca panen dan informasi lainnya.Menurut Indraningsih dkk (2010) penyelenggaraan penyuluhan selama ini masih cenderung mengarah kepada transfer teknologi, oleh karenanya perlu bergeser ke arah pemberdayaan petani dengan penyediaan teknologi dan informasi sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan kemampuan petani. Hasugian (2008) menyatakan bahwa literasi informasi adalah bagian dari kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat di bidang informasi. Literasi informasi merupakan kemampuan mencari, mengevaluasi, dan menggunakan informasi yang dibutuhkan secara efektif. Pada dasarnya literasi informasi bukan kemampuan atau keterampilan baru namun pada era keterbukaan informasi, literasi informasi merupakan tuntutan ketrampilan yang harus dimiliki.Keluasan informasi pertanian yang ada melalui berbagai macam media, mulai dari media interpersonal, media kelompok, media massa, media sosial bahkan media baru platform perlu sejajar dengan kemampuan petani dalam mengakses informasi tersebut agar

Food waste was the biggest contributor of waste amount 40,8% in Indonesia, according to Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Sampah Nasional. Food waste also has a significant impact on the environment due to its greenhouse gas emissions. However, food waste is still uncommon in public discourse. Gifood is the social community established to begin action on food waste and sustainable consumption campaigns, especially for young consumers in Yogyakarta. The research employed the Theory of Planned Behavior as a theoretical framework, and used a quantitative method to gather data a year (2019)(2020). 135 Gifood's social media followers were randomly selected as study samples. By using simple regression analysis, this research found that sustainable consumption messages had a statistically significant effect on attitude (t value 3,871 > t table 1,656, p 0,00 < 0,05), subjective norm (t value 4,247 > t table 1,656, p 0,00 < 0,05), and perceived control (t value 9,098 > t table 1,656, p 0,00 < 0,05). The results also showed that using a multiple regression analysis, the subjective norm and perceived control variables can explain 59.6% of the variation in the intention variable. The subjective norm had most influence (β = 0,443) and followed by perceived control (β = 0,315). While attitude had not statistically significant. The study suggests that in order to promote sustainable consumption more effectively, factors such as normative beliefs, motivation to comply with others' opinions, and perceived control should be taken into consideration.