Adopsi Teknologi Pengolahan Limbah Pertanian oleh Petani Anggota Gapoktan Puap di Kabuapaten Agam, Sumatera Barat
Abstract: The problem to
increase of crops productivity are the scarcity and high price of fertilizer.
As a result, farmers do not apply fertilizer technology optimally. The use of
agricultural waste by implementing waste treatment technology is helping farmers
to substitute chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers. The study was
conducted in Agam district that could potentially apply agricultural waste
treatment technology. Study done in June-July 2011 with the aim of measuring
the level of waste treatment technology adoption and its benefits in increasing
the income of farm families. Survey research methods by taking a random sample
of 15 farmers, the program PUAP (Rural Agribusiness Development) implementers
on 2 Gapoktan in the two regences. Data analysis was performed using analysis
of farm and comparative analysis to see the difference in income between the
farm system is not applying with. The study results showed that: (i)
Information on wastewater treatment technology has not spread extensively in
each area gapoktan; (ii) The control of waste treatment technologies are still
weak and low, as evidenced most farmers know the technology but has not been
implemented due to not understand the technical implementation; ( iii) The
adoption of such technologies for the processing of agricultural waste
composting 25-35%, 35-40% of feed processing technology and biogas technology
has not been adopted, despite the considerable potential for biogas processing.
The benefit is the application of waste treatment technologies in rice
cultivation has increased the average yield of 15% and to increase the yield of
20% corn. The crop yield improvement in integrated farming systems, to increase
the income of farm families on average 12.90%. Suggested to the parties involved
to be made: (i) science and technology capacity building of farmers and
extension members Gapoktan PUAP companion, especially on waste treatment
technologies for the integration of crops and livestock to be effective. (Ii)
Optimization of the utilization of agricultural resources owned by farmers
(land and labor) and the arrangement of the combination of commodities to the
optimal integrated farming systems, need to be developed in areas of potential
gapoktan. In this way the acceleration is expected to increase farmers' income
can be achieved, the efficiency of production costs and dependence on mimia
fertilizer can be reduced.
Keywords: Adoption, waste,
technology, integration, revenue
Penulis: Nasrul Hosen
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd120075
