PERSEPSI PETANI TERHADAP KINERJA PENYULUH DALAM PENGEMBANGAN PADI ORGANIK DI KECAMATAN PAGELARAN KABUPATEN PRINGSEWU
Abstract: This research aimed
to analyze the farmers’ perception level on performance of extension workers in
organic paddy development, the factors related to farmers’ perception on the
performance, and the difference of perceptions between organic paddy farmers’
and nonorganic paddy farmers’ in performance of extension workers in organic
paddy development in Pagelaran Subdistrict, Pringsewu district. This research was conducted in Pagelaran
Village and Gemah Ripah Village in Pagelaran subdistrict, Pringsewu
District. Respondents were 48 farmers’
consisting of all 24 organic paddy farmers’s and 24 nonorganic paddy farmers’
which taken randomly. Data were analyzed
using Rank Spearman and Mann Whitney. Result showed that farmers’ perception on
extension workers performance in organic paddy development was included in
medium classification. Factors with real related to farmers’ perception toward
performance of extension in organic paddy development were their age,
knowledge, duration as a farmer and social interactions. There was no
difference between organic paddy farmers’perception and nonorganic paddy
farmers’ perception toward performance of extension in organic paddy
development. Both organic paddy farmers’
and nonorganic paddy farmers’ gave a good enough valuation towards performance
of extension in organic paddy development.
Penulis: Juwita Sari, Indah
Nurmayasari, Helvi Yanfika
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd150955
