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KOMPETENSI PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM MEMBERDAYAKAN PETANI

Judul Artikel:KOMPETENSI PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM MEMBERDAYAKAN PETANI
Judul Terbitan:JURNAL MATEMATIKA, SAINS, & TEKNOLOGI
ISSN:1411-1934
Bahasa:IND
Tempat Terbit:TANGERANG
Tahun:0000
Volume:Vol. 12 Issue 1 0000
Penerbit:PUSAT KEILMUAN
Frekuensi Penerbitan:DUA KALI SETAHUN
Penulis:Oos M. Anwas
Abstraksi:In line wfth the spirft of decentralization and national development, the demands on agricultural extension agents is focused on farmer empowerment so they can improve their qua/fty of life independently. These efforts need to be supported by a professional agricultural extension agent. This study aimed to determine the competency of agricultural extension agents in empowering farmers. The research was conducted through a survey on govemment employee who work as agricultural extension agents in paddy farming area in Karawang district and in vegetable farming area in Garut district of West Java. Samples were taken randomly. The results demonstrated that the competency of agricultural extension agents were low, especially in the dimensions of entrepreneurial management, renewal management, and network system guiding. Competency dimensions in fair category were understanding the potential of the region, training management, leaming management, communication management, and innovation. The t-test showed that there was no significant difference between the competency of agricultural extension agents who served in the rice agricultural area and those who served in the vegetables farming. There was also no significant difference between agricultural extension agents who continued their formal education in public universfties and those who continued there formal education in private universfties. The low competency of agricultural extension agents became a challenge to all parties, especially the govemment (central and locaO, education instffutions, colleges that prepare extension workers and extension staff concemed.
Kata Kunci:agricultural extension agents; competency; farmer empowerment
Lokasi:Tangerang Selatan
Terakreditasi:belum