PERAN PENYULUHAN DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN PETANI KELAPA SAWIT POLA SWADAYA DI KECAMATAN PANGKALAN KURAS KABUPATEN PELALAWAN
Abstract: The purpose of this
research are: (1) To identify the role of extension on independent small holder
farmers of oil palm; (2) To know empowerment level of the farmers; (3) To
analyze the aims of extension; (4) To analyze influence the role’s of extension
toward empowerment and influence empowerment toward the aims of extension. This
research was conducted at Betung Village and Batang Kulim Village in Pangkalan
Kuras Sub District Pelalawan District. Research’s respondent was determined by
purposive sampling methods with number of respondent were 120. The
consideration to choose the location is the location that has active extension
activities and has farmer group. Validity, reliability, outliers, normality and
multicolinearity analysis has been done on the measuring instruments. To answer
the first, second, and third purpose of this research using likert’s scale
summated rating (SLR). To answer the fourth research purpose was using
structural equation modeling (SEM) with the AMOS program. The result shows (1)
The role of extension has shown quite on independent small holder farmers
activity; (2) The empowerment level of farmers on the categorize quite with the
extension activities as seen from empowerment human resource, productive
economy, and the farmers institutional; (3) The aims of extension has quite as
seen from better farming, better business and better living; (4) the role of
extension has proven directly influence significantly toward level of farmer’s
empowerment and the level of farmer’s empowerment has proven directly influence
significantly toward reach of the role extension aims.
Penulis: Rudiansyah, Rosnita,
Roza Yulida
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd150700