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The Effectiveness of The Implementation of The Farmer Card Program in Distributing Subsidized Fertilizers in Tasikmadu District, Karanganyar Regency Monika Ardela; Suminah Suminah; Eksa Rusdiyana
West Science Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. 2 No. 10 (2024): West Science Interdisciplinary Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58812/wsis.v2i10.1331

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In order to actualize distribution and control that are right on target, one of the government programs that is employed as a tool to redeem subsidized fertilizers is called the Farmer Card. Among the objectives of this study are the following: 1) To describe and analyze the variables of non-formal education, land ownership, farming experience, and social environment, as well as the effectiveness of the implementation of the Farmer Card Program in distributing subsidized fertilizers; 2) To analyze the influence of factors that affect the effectiveness of the program on the effectiveness of the implementation of the Farmer Card Program in Tasikmadu District. The research is conducted using a quantitative approach, and the venue was chosen on purpose to be in the Tasikmadu District community. When using the proportional simple random sampling approach, there were a total of seventy individuals that participated in the survey. The IBM SPSS Statistics 25 application was utilized for the analysis of the data, and a multiple linear regression test was performed. The findings of the research indicate that the following elements are included in the high category: (1) the factors that pertain to non-formal education are included in the high category; (2) the domain of land ownership is included in the very limited category; (3) the farming experience is included in the old category; and (4) the social environment is included in the high category. The effectiveness of the implementation Farmer Card Program in distributing subsidized fertilizers in Tasikmadu District is included in the category of quite good in terms of the success of the target, the success of the program and satisfaction with the program; (2) Non-formal education, the extent of land ownership and the social environment have a significant effect on the effectiveness of the implementation of the Farmer Card Program, while farming experience has no significant effect.
The Influence of Soybean Farmer Characteristics on The Decision To Apply Plant-based Pesticide Technology in Ngaringan District, Grobogan Regency Milinia Sari Dewi; Eny Lestari; Eksa Rusdiyana
West Science Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. 2 No. 10 (2024): West Science Interdisciplinary Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58812/wsis.v2i10.1343

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Plant-based pesticides are environmentally friendly and sustainable pest control technologies. However, the awareness of soybean farmers in Ngaringan District, Grobogan Regency to apply plant-based pesticides is still low. The low application of plant-based pesticides is influenced by the characteristics of the farmers. This research aims to identify the characteristics of soybean farmers; identify the stages of decision-making among soybean farmers in applying plant-based pesticide technology; and analyze the influence of soybean farmer characteristics on the decision to apply plant-based pesticides in Ngaringan District, Grobogan Regency. The research uses a quantitative method with a survey technique. The research was carried out purposively in Ngaringan District, with a sample of 70 soybean farmers selected through proportional random sampling techniques. Data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression tests with IBM SPSS Statistics 25. The results of the research show that the majority of soybean farmers in Ngaringan District are in the early elderly age category, very small land areas, formal education at the high school level, very low non-formal education, highly experienced in soybean farming, and high level of cosmopolitanism; the decision-making process for the application of plant-based pesticide technology is categorized as high at the knowledge and persuasion stages, while at the decision, implementation, and confirmation stages, it is categorized as very low; and the farmer characteristics of land area and non-formal education have a significant effect on the decision to apply plant-based pesticides, while age, formal education, farming experience, and cosmopolitanism do not have a significant effect.