PERANAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN LAPANGAN DALAM ADOPSI TEKNOLOGI TANAM JAJAR LEGOWO DI KECAMATAN SEWON, KABUPATEN BANTUL
Abstract
This study aims to know out the process of adoption of jajar legowo technology, to
know the adoption rate of jajar legowo planting technology and to know the role of
agricultural extension in the adoption of jajar legowo technology. The basic method
used is descriptive analysis. Respondent determination used simple random
sampling, that is lottery. Techniques of data collection is by interview using
questionnaires. The results of research that: the process of adoption of legowo row
technology in Sewon Sub-District consisted of awareness, interest, appraisal, try
and apply. From the adoption process that farmers apply jajar legowo system. This
is because jajar legowo technology is more advantageous than tegel planting
system. These benefits are viewed from a technical and economic point of view. The
adoption rate of jajar legowo technology in Sewon sub district was obtained from
the range of scores 68,38 with high category, meaning that the extension in
conveying program information about legowo jajar technology was successful. The
role of agricultural extension of Sewon Sub-District obtained a score of 62.18 with
the high category, meaning that the role of agriculture has a real role to the
adoption rate of existing technology.