Jurnal Komunikasi Pembangunan
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2019): Juli 2019

Cyber Extension: Penggunaan Media dan Kelancaran Pencarian Informasi di Kalangan Penyuluh Pertanian Kabupaten Bogor

Abung Supama Wijaya (IPB University)
Sarwititi Sarwoprasodjo (IPB University)
Diah Febrina (Pancasila University)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jul 2019

Abstract

Current sustainable development of agriculture is one of which depends on the capacity of agricultural extension workers. The development of information technology contributes to the means for increasing this capacity. Cyber Extension, which is the embodiment of Law No. 16 of 2006 concerning agricultural extension systems, is expected to be fully utilized by extension agents throughout Indonesia. This is so that the instructors can provide information and develop innovations in agriculture. This study aims to explain the use of media and the stage of information seeking by instructors in Bogor district. The concept used in this research is Cyber Extension, media use and the smoothness of information retrieval. This study uses a quantitative descriptive approach with data collection techniques through surveys. A total of 61 agricultural instructors in Bogor Regency were interviewed through a closed questionnaire. In the media use variable, the results of the study show that the extension agent's ability to access is good while the availability of facilities and operational costs are still in the less category. When the smoothness of the information search process is in the smooth category.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnalkmp

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Jurnal Komunikasi Pembangunan (Jurnal KMP) is a journal that publishes research results on development communication, especially related to agriculture and rural areas. Jurnal KMP is published twice a year, in February and ...