PENGARUH FAKTOR PRODUKSI DAN PERAN PENYULUH TERHADAP PRODUKSI PADI DI KAWASAN TRANSMIGRASI DESA RASAU JAYA III, KALIMANTAN BARAT

Abstract

DESTRIANA NUR. Pengaruh Faktor Produksi dan Peran Penyuluh Terhadap Produksi Padi di Kawasan Transmigrasi Rasau Jaya III, Kalimantan Barat. Dibimbing oleh HENRY KASMANHADI SAPUTRA dan MUHAMMAD IQBAL NURULHAQ.

Produksi padi merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam mendukung ketahanan pangan nasional. Desa Rasau Jaya III merupakan salah satu sentra produksi padi di Kabupaten Kubu Raya yang memiliki karakteristik lahan tadah hujan dengan produksi yang masih relatif rendah. Kondisi tersebut diduga dipengaruhi oleh pengelolaan faktor-faktor produksi yang belum optimal serta efektivitas peran penyuluh pertanian dalam mendampingi petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis pengelolaan faktor-faktor produksi dan pelaksanaan peran penyuluh terhadap produksi serta menganalisis pengaruh peran penyuluh dan kategori lahan terhadap produksi usaha tani padi di Desa Rasau Jaya III. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Rasau Jaya III Kecamatan Rasau Jaya, Kabupaten Kubu Raya dengan melibatkan 32 petani yang tergabung dalam Kelompok Tani Reksa Jaya. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara purposive sampling. Data diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, kuesioner, uji tanah dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif, sedangkan penilaian peran penyuluh menggunakan skala diferensial semantik yang mencakup tujuh dimensi, yaitu motivator, edukator, katalisator, komunikator, konsultan, fasilitator dan organisator. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan usaha tani padi masih menghadapi berbagai kendala, antara lain penggunaan benih turunan, pemupukan yang belum berimbang, ketergantungan pada pupuk bersubsidi, serta penanganan pascapanen yang masih sederhana. Kondisi tanah tergolong masam dengan Ph 4,57 – 5,74 sehingga menjadi salah satu faktor pembatas produksi. Penilaian petani menunjukkan bahwa peran penyuluh sebagai motivator, edukator, katalisator, komunikator dan konsultan berada pada kategori baik hingga sangat baik, sedangkan peran sebagai fasilitator dan organisator masih tergolong kurang baik.

Kata kunci : peran penyuluh, faktor produksi, produksi padi, lahan tadah hujan, usaha tani padi.

DESTRIANA NUR. The Influence of Production Factors and Agricultural Extension Services on Rice Production in the Rasau Jaya III, Transmigration Area, West Kalimantan. Supervised by HENRY KASMANHADI SAPUTRA and MUHAMMAD IQBAL NURULHAQ.

Rice productivity is one of the key factors in supporting national food security. Rasau Jaya III Village is one of the rice production centers in Kubu Raya Regency, characterized by rainfed land with relatively low rice productivity. This condition is presumed to be influenced by suboptimal management of production factors and the effectiveness of agricultural extension workers in assisting farmers. This study aimed to identify and analyze the management of production factors and the implementation of agricultural extension services, as well as to examine the influence of extension workers roles and land categories on rice farming productivity in Rasau Jaya III Village. This study was conducted in Rasau Jaya III Village, Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya Regency, involving 32 rice farmers who were members of the Reksa Jaya Farmer Group. Respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through field observations, interviews, questionnairs, soil testing and documentation. The data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive and quantitative approaches. The role of agricultural extension workers was assessed using a semantic differential scale covering seven dimensions: motivator, educator, catalyst, communicator, consultant, facilitator, and organizer. The results showed that rice farming management still faces several constraints, including the use of farmer-saved seeds, unbalanced fertilizer application, dependence on subsidized fertilizers and simple post-harvest handling practices. The soil was classified as acidic, with a pH ranging from 4.57 to 5.74, which became one of the limiting factors affecting rice productivity. Farmers perceived the roles of agricultural extension workers as motivator, educator, catalyst, communicator, consultant to be in the good to very good category. However, their roles as facilitators and organizers were perceived as less satisfactory, indicating that improvements are needed in facilitating farmers access to production inputs, institutional support and farmer organization development.

Keywords : Agricultural extension, production factors, rice faming, rice production, rainfed land.