Analisis Program Pembangunan Infrastruktur Bendungan terhadap Tingkat Kemandirian Petani di Kecamatan Buke Kabupaten Konawe Selatan

Abstract

This research aims to compare farmers' levels of independence before and after receiving government support in Buke District, South Konawe Regency. The second goal was to see whether there was a change in farmers' levels of independence before and after getting government support in Buke District, South Konawe Regency. From June 2021 to February 2022, this study was conducted. The participants in this research were all members of farmer organizations. Using the Slovin algorithm, 49 respondents were selected from each farmer group member for this research. The data was analyzed using quantitative descriptive statistical analysis and t-test analysis. The findings revealed that farmers' degree of independence before obtaining program help from the Directorate General of Water Resources (Development of Damin infrastructure) was poor. The average score received from each indicator fell into the low group. After receiving program help from the Directorate General of Water Resource (Development of Damin infrastructure), farmers' independence is high. Data analysis using a t-test to determine the impact of government assistance on farmer independence reveals a significant probability value, indicating that there is an essential or genuine difference between before and after the assistance program, implying that the Directorate General of Water Resource (Development of Damin infrastructure) program has a positive and significant impact on increasing the independence of lowland rice farmers in Buke District.

Optimalisasi Komunikasi Penyuluh Pertanian dalam Aktivitas Penyuluhan

“…Kendala yang dihadapi penyuluh sebagian besar terkait biaya, waktu, partisipasi petani, sarana, dan prasarana serta faktor alam, hal ini dikarenakan jarak wkpp dengan tempat tinggal yang jauh dengan infrastruktur belum memadai dan jaringan komunikasi internet yang sulit untuk diakses pada beberapa wilayah terpencil. Penelitian sebelumnya juga mengemukakan kendala layanan dapat disebabkan oleh lingkungan, kompetensi, maupun karakteristik petani (Soekartawi, 1998) seperti rendahnya pola pikir, daya terap, maupun serap petani dalam transfer informasi, dan teknologi, jarak, biaya, waktu, serta kurangnya sarana maupun prasarana penunjang (Irfan et al, 2018), sehingga perlunya dukungan dari kelembagaan pertanian secara berkelanjutan (Managanta et al, 2018). Sumber informasi dan media komunikasi di era digitalisasi ini menggunakan internet (Eksanika & Riyanto, 2017) untuk menunjang aktivitas penyuluh.…”

The relationship of the participation of rice farmers in managing water resources to rice production during the Covid 19 pandemic

“…In Table 2, the participation of farmers in water resource management activities during the Covid-19 pandemic is still high, with the number of farmers still participating in water resource management as much as 72.8% and farmer participation with a low score of 28.2%. The involvement and awareness of farmers on the importance of irrigation networks are still intense, and funds are limited so that water resource maintenance is carried out only when there is government funding [21,38,39]. Production of lowland rice farming during the Covid-19 pandemic is still high when compared to the productivity of lowland rice in Konawe Selatan Regency of 3.3 tons/ha [13].…”