ADOPSI INOVASI USAHATANI PADI ORGANIK DI KECAMATAN BENER KABUPATEN PURWOREJO
Abstract
This study aims to determine the characteristics of
farmers who apply and do not apply the innovation of organic rice, know the
decision-making process, know the level of application of innovative organic rice,
and the relationship between farmer characteristics and level of application. This
research was conducted on 75 semi-organic farmers and 29 non-organic farmers.
Data is collected through observation and interviews. The results showed that the
characteristics of farmers who did not apply were not much different from those that
applied. Farmers have a young age category and most complete elementary school.
The decision-making process is carried out through several stages: at the knowledge
stage farmers seek information from one source, namely extension agents. The initial
impression of farmers was interested in the innovation of organic rice because it was
profitable. After entering the stage of persuasion, farmers consider innovation
according to their circumstances because they have their own livestock. But there are
farmers who consider organic rice cultivation complicated. At the stage of decision
making, decisions are taken by the farmers themselves and at the confirmation stage
there are farmers who apply continuously and some change their decisions. The level
of innovation implementation of organic rice is included in the high category. The
characteristics of formal education have a fairly strong and positive relationship with
the level of application. While age, formal education, training intensity, extension
intensity, land area, farming experience, and the number of family members have a
very weak relationship with the level of implementation.