The Role of Agricultural Extension and Institutional Capacity in Supporting Increased Program of Rice Corn and Soybean Production in Sukabumi - Indonesia
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
The role of agricultural extension is to help farmers form a healthy opinion and make a good decision by communicating and providing information needed by farmers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of agricultural extension and its institutional capacity at the district level in the dissemination of technological innovations. Describing determinants that affect the role of agricultural extension and institutional capacity at the district level, and analyzing the effect of agricultural extension and institutional capacity to support increased production of rice, corn and soybeans. This study used a survey design on 115 agricultural extension respondents. The data collection was conducted on May to November 2016. Data processing used descriptive technique and simple regression. Based on the result, it concluded that the role of agricultural extension is in a quite good and balanced category so that farmers could adopt relatively quickly innovation. Availability of potential resource becomes indicator requiring special attention to support extension institutional capacity in Sukabumi because it is in a low category. Determinants that affect the role of agricultural extension and institutional capacity in implementing the tasks, functions and dissemination of technological innovation are the support of facilities and infrastructure and program incentives. The role of agricultural extension, determinants and institutional capacity of district level extension have a strong influence in supporting the success of the program, especially the increase in rice production.
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Wida Pradiana
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