PENGUATAN KELEMBAGAAN KELOMPOK TANI GONDANG MANIS DAN KELOMPOK TANI MANIS RENGGO DI DESA GONDANG MANIS, JOMBANG, JAWA TIMUR

Abstract

Kelembagaan kelompok tani memiliki peran penting sebagai wahana belajar, wadah kerja sama, dan unit produksi dalam mendukung keberlanjutan usaha tani. Akan tetapi, kelembagaan kelompok tani di Desa Gondang Manis masih berada pada tahap administratif-formal dan belum berfungsi secara optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis kondisi kelembagaan Kelompok Tani Gondang Manis dan Kelompok Tani Manis Renggo, mengidentifikasi peran Penyuluh Pertanian Lapang (PPL) dan Balai Penyuluhan Pertanian (BPP), serta mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor penghambat dalam proses penguatan kelembagaan. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif melalui observasi, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), dan wawancara mendalam, dengan analisis akar masalah menggunakan diagram fishbone. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua kelompok tani telah terbentuk secara formal, tetapi fungsi kelembagaannya belum berjalan optimal. Kelompok Tani Gondang Manis relatif lebih aktif dibandingkan Kelompok Tani Manis Renggo, khususnya dalam komunikasi setiap anggota dan keteraturan pertemuan. Peran PPL dan BPP telah berjalan pada aspek teknis budidaya, tetapi belum terstruktur dan berkelanjutan dalam penguatan kelembagaan. Faktor penghambat berasal dari aspek internal dan eksternal, yaitu rendahnya partisipasi anggota, lemahnya administrasi, minimnya regenerasi pengurus, serta ketergantungan terhadap penyuluh. Penguatan kelembagaan perlu diarahkan pada peningkatan kemandirian kelompok, perbaikan administrasi, penguatan komunikasi, serta peningkatan partisipasi anggota secara berkelanjutan.

Farmer group institutions play an important role as a learning forum, a means of cooperation, and a production unit in supporting the sustainability of farming. However, the farmer group institutions in Gondang Manis Village remain at a formal-administrative stage and have not yet functioned optimally. This study aims to analyze the institutional conditions of the Gondang Manis Farmer Group and the Manis Renggo Farmer Group, to identify the roles of Agricultural Extension Workers (PPL) and the Agricultural Extension Center (BPP), and to identify the inhibiting factors in the institutional strengthening process. This study employed a qualitative approach through observation, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and in-depth interviews, with root-cause analysis using a fishbone diagram. The results show that both farmer groups have been formally established, but their institutional functions are not yet optimal. The Gondang Manis Farmer Group is relatively more active than the Manis Renggo Farmer Group, particularly in inter-member communication and the regularity of meetings. The roles of PPL and BPP have been carried out in the technical aspects of cultivation but are not yet structured and sustainable in institutional strengthening. The inhibiting factors arise from internal and external aspects, namely low member participation, weak administration, a lack of management regeneration, and dependence on extension workers. Institutional strengthening needs to be directed toward increasing group independence, improving administration, strengthening communication, and enhancing member participation in a sustainable manner.