Amri Jahi
Departemen Sains Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Masyarakat Fakultas Ekologi Manusia, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia

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KOMPETENSI PENYULUH PERTANIAN DI TUJUH KECAMATAN DI KABUPATEN BEKASI, JAWA BARAT Ridwan Kurniawan; Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Agricultural Extension agents must acquire certain competencies so as to perform well in doing their jobs. Competencies were the combination of knowledge, skills and abilities. Competencies both had intellectual as well as practical dimensions that were served as the bases of the agents’ professional expertise, especially in promoting their clientele well being. As knowledge, technology and work environment changed, the Agricultural agents should also adjust their competencies. In this conjunction, the Agricultural agents’ working environment in the seven sub-districts in the district of Bekasi had tremendously changed in the last thirty years. A vast area of well-irrigated rice fields had been converted into industrial as well as urban estates. This in turn created a lot of small and land less farmers who no longer practice rice cultivation as before. Consequently, the agents’ client profiles were subsequently changed as well. The research question then, “What were the Agricultural Agents’ needed competencies so as to serve these people well?” To address this question, a descriptive study was implemented in those sub-districts. Twenty-six Agricultural Agents were interviewed. The obtained results pointed out that the agents perceived that: (1) Extension Program Development, (2) Promotion of Farmers’ Participation, (3) Conducting Education for Farmers, (4) Organizing Farmers, (5) Agricultural Information, (6) Socio-economic aspects of Agriculture, (7) Agricultural Subject Matter, and (8) Communication, as the competencies that they needed.
PERSEPSI PEMANDU/PETANDU TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN KELOMPOK IPPHTI, JAWA BARAT Cliffon R Bonzo; Amri Jahi; Rama B. Radhakrishna
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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IPPHTI (Ikatan Petani Pengendalian Hama Terpadu Indonesia) nasional berawal dari kegiatan-kegiatan terkait dengan Sekolah Lapangan (SL). Tujuan studi ini adalah meneliti persepsi pemandu/petandu IPPHTI berkaitan dengan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pembentukan kelompok IPPHTI, Jawa Barat. Profil demografik dari survei menunjukkan mayoritas laki-laki (partisipasi wanita 30%), bersuku Sunda, berpendidikan SD dan telah menamatkan SL. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pembentukan kelompok IPPHTI adalah tersedianya sumberdaya manusia (SDM) dan adanya jaringan organisasi-organisasi. Kategori ilmu dan pengetahuan membuktikan ada kaitan dengan keinginan tahu dan hak-hak asasi manusia khususnya hak milik tanah. Jenis kelaminan, kesukuan, status kepemimpinan, dan penggarapan atas tanah tidak membuktikan adanya perbedaan berarti dalam persepsi antara berbagai status pendidikan dan pembentukan IPPHTI. Meskipun demikian, terdapat perbedaan berarti dalam persepsi antara berbagai status pendidikan dan pembentukan kelompok IPPHTI. Para pemandu/petandu siap berdiskusi dengan pemerintah setempat dan Dinas Pertanian terkait mengenai hasil survei ini. Hasil dari survei, yang dilaksanakan April 2004, sudah dilaporkan ke responden (IPPHTI, Jawa Barat). Diskusi yang berlangsung meliputi tiga pertanyaan: 1. Mengapa status pendidikan mempengaruhi hasil survei? 2. Apakah dasar dari korelasi antara pengetahuan yang diperoleh dan hak milik tanah? 3. Mengapa SDM lebih bernilai daripada bantuan ekonomi dalam mengembangkan IPPHTI? Pendapat yang muncul dari diskusi-diskusi adalah apabila pelatihan SDM tersedia, maka sumberdaya ekonomi dari pemerintah dan swasta serta penelitian universitas akan lebih baik dimanfaatkan yang dilatih SL. Memperoleh informasi yang secara konkret dapat memperbaiki penghidupan petani selalu menjadi tujuan utama dari IPPHTI.
HUBUNGAN KARAKTERISTIK PETANI DENGAN KOMPETENSI AGRIBISNIS PADA USAHATANI SAYURAN DI KABUPATEN KEDIRI JAWA TIMUR Rini Sri Damihartini; Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Pembangunan agribisnis berawal dari kualitas petani sebagai pelaku utama. Kualitas petani berhubungan dengan karakteristik yaitu: pendidikan formal, luas lahan, pengalaman, motivasi dan modal berusahatani. Petani yang berkualitas merupakan wujud kompetensi yang dimiliki. Untuk itu, penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) Mengetahui distribusi karakteristik petani; (2) Menganalisa kompetensi agribisnis yang harus dikuasai petani dan (3) Menganalisa hubungan antara karakteristik dengan kompetensi agribisnis petani. Penelitian dirancang sebagai penelitian survey, jumlah responden 50 petani cabai, diambil secara Propotional Random Sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan tiga bulan dari bulan Juni sampai dengan Agustus 2004. Lokasi penelitian diambil secara purposive sampling. Analisa data dipergunakan uji Konkordasi Kendall W dan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian, mayoritas petani berpendidikan formal SMA, memiliki lahan sempit, cukup berpengalaman, motivasi sedang dan memiliki cukup modal. Aspek pengetahuan dalam kompetensi agribisnis memperoleh nilai skor tertimbang rata-rata 75, sikap 3,2 dan ketrampilan 3. Hal ini artinya, petani umumnya menguasai pengetahuan dan ketrampilan agribisnis yang harus dikuasai dan bersikap positif terhadap agribisnis yang diusahakan. Hubungan karakteristik petani dengan kompentensi agribisnis pada umumnya memilki kesepakatan tinggi. Namun, ketiga aspek pengetahan, ketrampilan dan sikap tersebut saling bebas dalam memberikan penilaian berbagai bidang agribisnis. Kesimpulan, masih ada bidang agribisnis baik pengetahuan maupun ketrampilan yang kurang dikuasai petani dan ada beberapa kegiatan penunjang kompetensi agribisnis dianggap kurang penting. Saran penelitian adalah perlu diadakan penyuluhan secara intensif mengenai pengetahuan tentang agribisnis dan pelatihan ketrampilan bagi petani.
BAGAIMANA RESPON PETANI MISKIN DI DUA DESA TEPI HUTAN, DI KECAMATAN UJUNG JAYA, KABUPATEN SUMEDANG PADA PRESENTASI AUDIO-VISUAL TENTANG CARA MEMBUAT KANDANG DOMBA YANG SEHAT? Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Menentukan respon para petani kecil, yang miskin, yang berdiam di desa-desa tepi hutan di Kecamatan Ujung Jaya, Kabupaten Sumedang pada presentasi audio-visual tentang cara membuat kandang domba yang sehat, perlu dilakukan. Hal ini penting untuk menentukan strategi pembelajaran yang tepat guna membantu para petani itu meningkatkan kapasitas mereka dalam mengelola sumberdaya alam di daerah itu. Penelitian ini merupakan bagian dari aktivitas penyuluhan untuk mengembangkan domba Garut di desa-desa tepi hutan itu. Penyuluhan bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sumberdaya manusia -- para petani -- agar supaya tahu, mampu dan mau bertindak secara arif dalam mengelola sumberdaya alam ditepi hutan untuk kemaslahatan hidup mereka. Domba ialah ruminansia kecil, yang hidup dari rumput dan daun-daunan yang banyak di daerah tepi hutan. Para petani yang memiliki cukup banyak domba akan memiliki cukup penghasilan, sehingga tidak perlu merambah hutan. Tahap awal beternak domba ialah membuat kandang yang memadai, kokoh dan sehat bagi domba. Kandang menaungi domba dari terpaan hujan, angin dan sengatan matahari. Kandang juga melindungi domba dari serangan predator. Kemudian, kandang menjadi tempat domba berkembang biak. Selanjutnya, pengandangan memudahkan petani memelihara dan merawat ternaknya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menumbuhkan kesadaran para petani tentang pentingnya kandang yang baik, yang terbuat dari bahan-bahan setempat, yang berharga murah, untuk domba mereka. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan para petani itu tentang subyek penyuluhan ini. Untuk mencapai tujuan itu, sebuah program audio-visual berupa film slide bersuara didedahkan kepada dua kelompok petani pada saat pelatihan. Para petani itu dites sebelum dan sesudah didedahkan pada film slide bersuara itu. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa kedua kelompok petani itu mendapat manfaat dari pendedahan itu. Pengetahuan mereka tentang berbagai aspek kandang domba dan cara membuatnya meningkat, walaupun secara statistik tidak nyata. Demikian juga dengan peningkatan pengetahuan kedua kelompok petani itu, tidak berbeda nyata. Hal ini terjadi karena ada persaingan stimuli audio dan visual dalam pengolahan informasi aural dan visual di benak para petani itu, yang menimbulkan efek saling tidak mengukuhkan. Namun demikian, para petani itu masih reseptif pada informasi tentang kandang domba yang baik, yang dipresentasikan pada mereka.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELECTED VEGETABLE FARMERS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VEGETABLE FARM MANAGEMENT IN KENDARI, SOUTH-EAST SULAWESI Sukmawati Abdullah; Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 4 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Should the vegetable farmers’ knowledge be improved when their productivities did not meet the community expectation? This question led to the to the following research objectives: (1) to determine the vegetable farmers’ distribution on selected characteristics; (2) to identify their current knowledge on vegetable farm management; and (3) to assess the extent of relationship amongst the farmers’ characteristics and their perceived knowledge on vegetable farm management. To meet these objectives, This research was designed as a descriptive-correlation study. The independent variables of this study were the farmers’ characteristics and the dependent variable was the farmers’ perceived knowledge on vegetable farm management. The population of the study was 517 vegetable farmers that resided in six sub-districts in the city of Kendari; whereas the sample was 99 farmers selected randomly from the obtained stratified population. They were interviewed in February through March 2006. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Kendall Concordant W procedures. The study concluded that: (1) most of the vegetable farmers observed in the study: were old, had primary school education, had long farm experiences, had relatively wide vegetable farms, had sufficient working capital, had enough family members, consumed enough media, had frequent contact with Extension agents, were aware of market information, had several farm tools and equipments, had high income, and husband mostly made farm decisions, (2) considered marketing of farm produce, use of farm technologies, and constraints and opportunities for farm produce development as the three most important knowledge, (3) farmers mostly agreed to the rank order of the nine vegetable farm management knowledge fields.
THE EXTENSION WORKERS’ COMPETENCY IN DEVELOPING SMALL AGRIBUSINESS CAPITAL IN THE DISTRICT OF BOGOR, WEST JAVA Fini Murfiani; Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 4 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Extension agents had to develop their competencies in promoting small agribusiness capital. They needed this new skill so they could assist small farmers to develop their agribusinesses. Every enterprise – what ever its scale -- needed capital. In conjunction with this, the objectives of this research were: (1) to describe the distribution of extension agents on selected characteristics, (2) to identify the agents’ competencies in promoting small agribusiness capital, as well as (3) to analyze the relationship of the agents’ characteristics and their competencies in promoting small agribusiness capital. Data were collected through interviews with the agents. The obtained data were analyzed by using qualitative as well as quantitative procedures. The research results demonstrated that: firstly, the Extension agents mostly indicated their generic competencies in Agricultural Extension, and lack in specific competencies in farm management, especially in small agribusiness capital formation. Secondly, agents considered promoting the small farmers self-help capability, facilitating the promotion of village financial institution, and evaluating extension program as the three most important competencies, and thirdly, regardless of their characteristics, most of the agents interviewed agreed to the rank order of nine competency areas.
Resensi Buku "People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management" Amri Jahi
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 4 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Inilah buku yang patut dibaca oleh para mahasiswa penyuluhan dan komunikasi pembangunan, para pekerja pembangunan dan para pembuat kebijakan pembangunan dalam berbagai bidang pembangunan sosial dan pengelolaan sumberdaya alam.
MODEL KETAHANAN KELOMPOK TANI PADA WILAYAH DAN KOMODITAS YANG BERBEDA DI JAWA Zaim Uchrowi; Amri Jahi; Bunasor Sanim; Sumardjo Sumardjo
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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The Green Revolutions failure caused many farmer groups to cease their activities, even though they had to fulfill many needs. This situation created a need to develop a model for group survival. With those afore mentioned background, this research was conducted. Data was collected in September and October 2005 involving rice, soybean, corn and vegetables farmer groups in the east, central and west Java. The research findings pointed out that there was a relationship between the group survival and their adaptation, goal attainment, integration and latency functions. The group survival rates were higher in central and east Java than in west Java. Additionally, the vegetable and rice farmer group survival rates were higher than the soybean and corn farmer groups. The adaptation, the goal attainment and the integration functions were more strategic for farmer groups in the west and east Java and also for vegetable farmer groups such as soybean and corn group wereas the strategic function were adaptation and integration.
HUBUNGAN KARAKTERISTIK PETANI TEPI HUTAN DENGAN PERILAKU MEREKA DALAM MELESTARIKAN HUTAN LINDUNG DI 12 DESA PROPINSI LAMPUNG Pitojo Budiono; Amri Jahi; Margono Slamet; Djoko Susanto
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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Farmers living in the near by forest villages fullfilled their living needs mainly through exploiting the forest resources. Controlled forest exploitation created serious forest degradation. The annual forest degradation rate was 2 to 6 million hectares. In this relation the objectives of this study were to asses the relationship of farmer’s characteristics and their competencies in forest conservation. The population of this study was four hundreds farmers living in 12 village near the national forest park. Data was collected from may to october 2005. Data obtained were analized by Kendall W Concordance procedure and SEM. The result pointed out that farmers lacked competencies in both farm and forest conservation.
HUBUNGAN SEJUMLAH KARAKTERISTIK PETANI METE DENGAN PENGETAHUAN MEREKA DALAM USAHATANI METE DI KABUPATEN BOMBANA, SULAWESI TENGGARA Syafruddin Syafruddin; Amri Jahi; Richard W.E. Lumintang
Jurnal Penyuluhan Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006): Jurnal Penyuluhan
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The objectives of this study were: (1) To determine the distribution of cashew farmer in a number characteristics, (2) To assess the farmer’s knowledge in cashew farming and, (3) To determine the relationship of the cashew’s farmer characteristics and their knowledge in cashew farming. Ninetyone cashew farmers were interviewed in this study. Data were collected in July to September 2005. Data were analyzed by Kendall W Concordance procedure. The results of the study were as follows: The mean of the farmer‘s age was 41, the farmer’s formal education was secondary school, the farmer’s experience in cashew farming was 14 years, their motivations were high, their income was Rp. 5.4 million rupiahs per year, their farm size was 3.3 ha, their cashew trees was 467, their family size was 4 persons, their media consumtion was high, their cashew production was 2.9 ton per year, their contact with extension agent was good, and they did not have any prior training. The mean score of the farmers knowledge was 75.58. Knowledge that the farmers need were: (1) Agriculture technology, (2) Labour aspect, (3) Integrating cashew farm and livestock, and (4) Capital formation. There were high correlations between the farmer’s characteristics and the farmer’s knowledge in cashew’s farming.