Pemanfaatan Internet dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Penyuluh Pertanian di Kabupaten Cianjur

Abstract

<p>As the science and technology have developed rapidly, as well as current globalization, farmer’s needs are increasingly diverse nowadays. Therefore, extension workers are required to develop their abilities according to current conditions and challenges. But in reality the competencies of extension workers was still low. The low competence of extension workers resulted in low performance as well. It was influenced by the lack of training that has been held for extension workers. Based on this point, it is necessary to improve the performance of extension workers, utilizing the internet media can be an answer which is very rapidly growing at this time. This study analyzed: 1) the level of internet media utilization, 2) factors influencing internet utilization, and 3) the effect of internet utilization on extension worker performance. Field research conducted in January-March 2017 in Cianjur Regency. The sample of research were 26 government extension workers and 74 contract-based extension workers. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Multiple Linear Regression) was used for analytical method. The results showed that the use of internet by extension workers was moderate, especially for the preparation of reports, the design of extension methods, preparation of “programma” and design extension method. The result of the analysis showed that factors influencing internet usage were age, formal education, internet perception, duration, and diversity of accessed internet media. Performance of extension-workers to increase internet utilization effectively is needed for increase information and insight to be applied to farmers.<br /> As the science and technology have developed rapidly, as well as current globalization, farmer’s needs are increasingly diverse nowadays. Therefore, extension workers are required to develop their abilities according to current conditions and challenges. But in reality the competencies of extension workers was still low. The low competence of extension workers resulted in low performance as well. It was influenced by the lack of training that has been held for extension workers. Based on this point, it is necessary to improve the performance of extension workers, utilizing the internet media can be an answer which is very rapidly growing at this time. This study analyzed: 1) the level of internet media utilization, 2) factors influencing internet utilization, and 3) the effect of internet utilization on extension worker performance. Field research conducted in January-March 2017 in Cianjur Regency. The sample of research were 26 government extension workers and 74 contract-based extension workers. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Multiple Linear Regression) was used for analytical method. The results showed that the use of internet by extension workers was moderate, especially for the preparation of reports, the design of extension methods, preparation of “programma” and design extension method. The result of the analysis showed that factors influencing internet usage were age, formal education, internet perception, duration, and diversity of accessed internet media. Performance of extension-workers to increase internet utilization effectively is needed for increase information and insight to be applied to farmers.</p>

Strategi Peningkatan Kinerja Penyuluh Pertanian Di Kabupaten Landak

“…Upaya perbaikan sumber daya manusia tersebut dilakukan oleh penyuluh pertanian. Penyuluh diharapkan dapat menjadi ujung tombak dalam keberhasilan pembangunan pertanian melalui interaksi langsung dengan petani (Purwatiningsih et al, 2018).…”

“…Evaluasi hanya satu sampai dua kali dalam setahun, induksi teknologi hanya sekali dalam setahun, kuantitas dan kualitas kelompok tani masih rendah. Kinerja yang rendah disebabkan oleh jumlah penyuluh yang tidak ideal karena jumlah ideal kelompok tani antara enam hingga delapan kelompok tani dengan kisaran jumlah petani sebanyak 150 hingga 200 orang (Bahua, 2018), monitoring kinerja penyuluh tidak dilakukan, serta kompetensi penyuluh terhadap teknologi informasi rendah (Purwatiningsih et al, 2018). Penyuluh juga menghadapi tantangan eksternal berupa inkonsistensi peraturan/perundangan, adanya tumpang tindih program instansi terkait, serta fasilitas penunjang penyuluhan yang kurang memadai.…”

“…Kemampuan pemanfaatan teknologi berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja penyuluh. (Purwatiningsih et al, 2018). Namun, kelemahan utama dalam peningkatan kinerja penyuluh di Kabupaten Landak adalah jumlah tenaga penyuluh pertanian yang sangat minim (0,34).…”

Community Involvement Strategies in Quality Legal Counseling

“…So the performance of extension workers in preparation for agricultural extension activities, the implementation of agricultural extension activities, and the evaluation of agricultural extension will be better. [19] The best experience made by the Ministry of Social Affairs in conducting counseling that implemented strategies: [20] a. Increasing social capacity and social responsibility of the community, meaning that social counseling must design as a community empowerment process and a process of strengthening the social capability and social responsibility.…”

Pengetahuan sebagai Mediasi Intensitas Penyuluhan Terhadap Persepsi Peternak pada Penggunaan Serbuk Daun Nangka sebagai Obat Cacing pada Domba

“…Hasil tabulasi dan rekapitulasi data yang didapat kemudian dianalisis dan diinterpretasikan. Hal tersebut selaras denganPurwatiningsih et al, (2018) yang menyatakan manusia dapat bereaksi terhadap situasi eksternal dan internal. Persepsi peternak terhadap pengobatan cacing Haemonchus contortus pada domba dengan menggunakan serbuk daun nangka dapat dilihat sebagai berikut:…”