PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, DAN TINDAKAN PETANI DALAM PENGELOLAAN HAMA DAN PENYAKIT TANAMAN UBI KAYU (Manihot esculenta) DI KECAMATAN PONJONG, KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL, YOGYAKARTA
Abstract
Research on the knowledge, attitudes and actions of farmers in the
management of pests and diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Ponjong
District, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta is not yet available, so research is
needed to obtain this information. This research aims to determine the level of
knowledge, attitudes and actions of farmers in relation to the management of pests
and plant diseases, in order to support integrated pest control systems and
sustainable cassava production systems. This research was conducted using a
survey method with structured interviews directly to farmers using a questionnaire.
The selection of the study area was carried out using the purposive sampling
method, which consisted of 10 villages. Whereas the determination of the number
of respondents was carried out by the quota sampling method. The number of
respondent farmers is 5 farmers per village. In total there were 50 respondent
farmers. Data obtained from interviews were then analyzed with the Microsoft
Office Excel program 2016. Data analysis was carried out descriptively to explain
the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of farmers.. Then to see the relationship
between age, education level, length of farming experience and participation of
farmer groups on farmers' knowledge, attitudes and actions, the χ2 (chi-square)
test was carried out at α = 5% level. The knowledge, attitudes and actions of
cassava farmers in Ponjong Subdistrict were not influenced by the age, level of
education, length of farming experience and participation of farmer group
members, but it were influenced by habits or cultures that had been passed down
from the more experienced farmers.