Persepsi Petani terhadap Penerapan Sistem Jajar Legowo pada Kelompok Tani Sukatani di Desa Tukdana

Abstract

Sistem jajar legowo menawarkan keunggulan yang signifikan, namun penerapannya di kalangan petani di Kabupaten Indramayu, termasuk Desa Tukdana, masih terbatas. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis persepsi petani terhadap sistem Jajar Legowo pada budidaya padi Kelompok Tani Sukatani di Desa Tukdana serta hubungan antara persepsi petani dengan karakteristik petani (umur, pendidikan, dan luas lahan). Penelitian dilaksanakan pada September 2024 - Desember 2025 dengan 30 responden petani padi menggunakan mixed method melalui observasi, wawancara, dan kuesioner skala likert mengenai pengetahuan dan sikap yang dikonstruksi menjadi variabel persepsi. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan petani terhadap jajar legowo masih terbilang rendah, sikap pada kategori sedang, serta terdapat korelasi positif signifikan antara pengetahuan dan sikap sebesar r = 0,609. Persepsi berkorelasi sangat lemah dengan umur (r = 0,346 ; p > 0,05) dan pendidikan (r = -0,310; p > 0,05), namun memiliki hubungan signifikan dengan luas lahan (r = 0,458; p < 0,05). Uji regresi sederhana menunjukkan bahwa luas lahan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap persepsi (p= 0,011), sedangkan umur (p = 0,061) dan pendidikan (p= 0,095) tidak berpengaruh nyata. Faktor pendukung utama pembentukan persepsi yang lebih baik meliputi penyuluhan aktif, petani pelopor, dan kemudahan akses informasi, sementara penghambatnya adalah rendahnya kehadiran penyuluhan, kebiasaan konvensional, dan minimnya dukungan program khusus.

The Jajar Legowo planting system offers significant advantages, yet its adoption among farmers in Indramayu Regency, including those in Tukdana Village, remains limited. This study aims to analyze farmers’ perceptions of the Jajar Legowo system in rice cultivation within the Sukatani Farmers’ Group in Tukdana Village, as well as examine the relationship between farmers’ perceptions and their characteristics (age, education level, and land size). The research was conducted from September 2024 to December 2025 with 30 rice farmers as respondents, using a mixed-methods approach through observation, interviews, and Likert-scale questionnaires measuring knowledge and attitudes, which were constructed into the perception variable. The findings indicate that farmers’ knowledge of the Jajar Legowo system remains relatively low, their attitudes fall into the moderate category, and there is a significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (r= 0,609). Farmers’ perceptions show a very weak correlation with age (r= 0,346; p > 0,05) and education (r = -0,310; p > 0,05), but a significant relationship with land size (r= 0,458; p < 0,05). A simple regression test further shows that land size significantly influences perception (p= 0,011), while age (p= 0,061) and education (p= 0,095) have no significant effect. Supporting factors for positive perceptions include active agricultural extension, the presence of pioneer farmers, and accessible information, whereas inhibiting factors consist of low attendance in extension activities, strong conventional farming habits, and limited program support.