Efektivitas Program Pemberdayaan dan Hubungannya dengan Keberdayaan Rumah Tangga Anggota Kelompok Tani pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19

Abstract

Pandemi COVID-19 turut berdampak terhadap pelambatan distribusi hasil pertanian termasuk kopi dan pecapaian tujuan program pemberdayaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas program pemberdayaan dan hubungannya dengan keberdayaan rumah tangga anggota kelompok tani pada masa pandemi COVID-19. Data primer diperoleh melalui wawancara terstruktur menggunakan kuesioner terhadap 30 petani. Data sekunder diperoleh dari BPS dan lembaga terkait. Data kualitatif dikumpulkan melalui wawancara mendalam dengan informan dan observasi lapang. Uji korelasi rank spearman digunakan untuk menganalisis hubungan antar variabel penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi penurunan pada aktivitas program pemberdayaan pada masa pandemi dan keberdayaan anggota kelompok tani di Kelompok Tani Mekar Wangi Jaya juga semakin berdaya. Semakin efektif program pemberdayaan, maka rumah tangga anggota kelompok tani pada masa pandemi COVID-19 semakin berdaya.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the distribution of agricultural products, including coffee beans and influenced the achievement of empowerment program. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the empowerment program and its relationship with household empowerment of farmer group members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary data were obtained through structured interviews using questionnaires to 30 farmers. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with informants and field observations. Rank spearman correlation test was used to analyaze correlations between the research variables. The results showed that there was a decline in empowerment program activities during the pandemic and the power of farmer group members at the Mekar Wangi Jaya Farmers Group also decreased. Farmer group empowerment program has positive correlation with power and welfare of the farmer group member.