PARTISIPASI ANGGOTA TERHADAP PROGRAMA PENYULUHAN PERTANIAN (STUDI KASUS DI KENAGARIAN TALANG BABUNGO KECAMATAN HILIRAN GUMANTI KABUPATEN SOLOK)

Abstract

Not yet optimal community participation in the implementation of agricultural development, especially the preparation of the Agricultural Extension Program in Nagari Talang Babungo, Hiliran Gumanti District, is currently the result of the interaction of various factors. The participation factor of farmer groups is one of the main factors influencing the success of the Agricultural Extension Program. This research was conducted in Nagari Talang Babungo, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency for 2 months from August to October 2020. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of participation of farmer group members in agricultural extension programs and to find out the problems that arise in agricultural extension programs in Nagari Talang Babungo, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency. This research is a qualitative descriptive study using a case study method with sampling carried out in two ways, namely by simple random sampling. The data used in this study were obtained from primary data sourced from direct interviews to the research location using a list of questions (questionnaire) that had been compiled according to the research objectives for each member of the farmer group who was selected as a respondent, field assistant extension workers and data secondary in the form of writing or documents sourced from UPT Hiliran Gumanti District, District Extension Center, District Data Base, the analytical tool used in this research is to use a Likert scale and qualitative descriptive analysis. From the results of this study it can be seen that the level of participation of farmer group members in agricultural extension programs in Nagari Talang Babungo, Hiliran Gumanti District, is categorized as high with an average score of 66%, this is evidenced from the results of interviews with 73 respondents with a total of 25 questions.