Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Partisipasi Kontaktani dalam Perencanaan Program Penyuluhan Pertanian (Kasus Wkupp Nyalindung, Kabupaten Sukabumi)

The main objective of this research was to determine the extent of contact-farmer participation in agricultural extension program planning i.e., in collecting data, in compiling the data collected, in attending meeting, in discussing and in giving suggestions, and in authenticating the program and activities that followed. To meet this objective, 30 contact-farmers registered in the Contact-Farmer Association (Gapoktan) in Rural Extension Unit at Nyalindung Subdistrict, District of Sukabumi were interviewed. The research results showed that both the contact-farmers\u27 internal and external factors were highly correlated with their participation in planning Agricultural Extension program and activities

Peran PKSM dalam Meningkatkan Fungsi Kelompok Tani dan Partisipasi Masyarakat di Kabupaten Bima, NTB

Hutan sebagai modal dasar pembangunan perlu dipertahankan keberadaannya dan dimanfaatkan untuk kepentingan dan kesejahteraan masyarakat, namun Kenyataannya hutan semakin lama semakin rusak. Kondisi masyarakat di sekitar hutan yang masih berada dalam kemiskinan, keterbatasan akses, pengetahuan, dan keterampilan tentang hutan dan kehutanan merupakan kendala yang menghambat keikutsertaan masyarakat untuk menjaga dan melestarikan keberadaan hutan. Karena itu perlu diberikan bimbingan dan peningkatan pengetahuan tentang manfaat, fungsi keberadaan dan kelestarian hutan melalui pemberian penyuluhan secara intensif dan terus menerus. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei, dilakukan di 5 (lima) kecamatan (Ambalawi, Belo, Wawo, Wera, Woha) di Kabupaten Bima, NTB, sampel diambil secara acak dan proporsional. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan gabungan antara wawancara, observasi langsung di lapangan, dan kuesioner. Analisis yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif dan inferensial. Distribusi frekuensi digunakan untuk mengetahui karakteristik individu petani, peran pendampingan PKSM, peran dan fungsi kelompok serta tingkat partisipasi masyarakat. Hubungan antar variabel dianalisis menggunakan analisis korelasi Rank Spearman dengan software SPSS 20.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa PKSM mempunyai peran penting dan strategis dalam mendukung keberhasilan pembangunan kehutanan, merupakan mitra kerja penyuluh PNS di lapangan, serta berperan sebagai analisator, stimulator, fasilitator dan pendorong bagi masyarakat dalam melaksanakan berbagai kegiatan di bidang kehutanan. Pendekatan PKSM dalam melaksanakan kegiatan penyuluhan adalah melalui pendekatan dan pembinaan terhadap anggota kelompok tani dan ini merupakan salah satu pendekatan yang dianggap paling efektif untuk mempercepat penyampaian informasi kepada masyarakat yang berkaitan dengan kegiatan bidang kehutanan. Karakteristik individu tidak berhubungan nyata dengan fungsi dan peran kelompok tani, peran PKSM memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan peningkatan fungsi kelompok tani dan kelompok tani berhubungan nyata dengan tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam melaksanakan kegiatan konservasi lahan di Kabupaten Bima. Untuk meningkatkan partisipasi masyarakat perlu adanya peningkatan pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui penyuluhan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, keterampilan dan merubah sikap masyarakat. Kepada PKSM perlu diberikan peningkatan kapasitas SDM sehingga PKSM tetap eksis melakukan pendampingan kepada masyarakat dan mampu menguatkan kelembagaan kelompok tani

Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Pembaca dalam Memperoleh Informasi Gaya Hidup Sehat (Studi Kasus Pembaca Tabloid Senior di Kecamatan Bogor Utara)

Healthy behavior is an important physical and psychological needs for human beings. Therefore, to attain good healthy behavior results, it is essential to study of the process to obtain information oh healthy life style in the Senior tabloid. Objectives of this research are to analyze individual characteristic (internal factors) and external factors (physical environment, social environment, and cultural environment), and to analyze the relationship between the internal factors and external factors and reader behavior. This study is a correlational description research, consists of 40 respondens of Senior tabloid reader were taken as sample. The sampling method was Sensus, and the technique of analysis were Spearman correlation method.The important results are : (1) reader behavior classified of five parts: exertion obtain an information source, reading frequency, reading schedule, exertion to store the information source, and information application, (2) internal factors that have significantly correlate to reder behavior are: job, healthy life style experience, family quantity, and cosmopolit, and (3) external factors that have significantly correlate to reader behavior are: packaging, content (topic and language), self concept, group effect, value system, and social process

Beberapa Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Diakuinya Seseorang sebagai Pemimpin Opini dan Manfaatnya untuk Kegiatan Penyuluhan

Opinion Leader at a certain areas, highly contributes to diffusion and adoption process, and has certain effect to social system whether the farmers rejected or accepted to a innovation. The research identified existence and function of Opinion Leader in an areas and analyzed correlated factors of recognition of Opinion Leader. Respondent were farmers of Floating Net Fish Culture at Coklat Area, Cirata Dam, District of Cianjur, West Java Province. The survey conducted since February until May 2005.The result showed that the farmers population, there were eight persons who considered by the respondents as sources of innovation and opinion. Futhermore internal characteristic had a positive value correlation among factors toward recognition level of Opinion Leader, but external characteristic showed negative correlation. Specially, the function of Opinion Leader those were strong correlation toward recognition farmers level to Opinion Leader

Faktor-Faktor Penentu Tingkat Kemampuan Petani dalam Mengelola Lahan Marjinal Kasus di Desa Karangmaja, Kecamatan Karanggayam, Kabupaten Kebumen, Jawa Tengah)

The objectives of the study are: (1) To explore the capability of the farmers to carry out land-use of marginal or dry land; (2) To analyse factors which relate to farmers' capability in managing marginal land. The study was carried out in Karangmaja village, sub District of Karanggayam, the District of Kebumen Central Java. As many 100 farmers were selected by proportion random sampling as respondents. Data were analyzed using Rank Spearman non parametric method. Important results show that the capability of the farmers to manage marginal land is categorized as sedentary. Internal factors such as: motivation and participation of the farmers to joint farmers' group, interaction which information sources and dependency on land have significant correlation to the capability of the farmers to manage marginal land