FARMERS' PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMONSTRATION OF HEALTHY RICE CULTIVATION AREA IN LABUAPI, WEST LOMBOK DISTRICT

Abstract

This study analyzes farmer participation and the relationship between factors influencing farmer participation in a demonstration program for healthy rice cultivation areas in Labuapi District, West Lombok Regency. The research method used is descriptive with survey techniques. Location determination was taken from rooms recorded as implementing the program covering seven villages in Labuapi District. Samples were taken from as many as 38 respondents using a proportional random sampling technique. Data analysis used the Spearman rank correlation test (rs) with the help of the IBM SPSS 25.0 program. The results showed that farmer participation in the program was generally in the high and very high categories. There is a significant relationship between factors of non-formal education, income, cosmopolitan, experience, access to information, and relations between officers and farmers on farmer participation in programs that have been implemented with all of these factors having positive or unidirectional correlation values, which means that the higher the value of these factors, the higher farmer participation.   Keywords : Demonstration Areas; Farmer Participation; Healthy plant cultivation; rice