Gambaran Perilaku dan Non Perilaku Petani di Desa Ciputri Kecamatan Pacet Kabupaten Cianjur dalam Pengolahan Limbah Sayuran

Abstract

Sektor hortikultura menghasilkan limbah sayuran dalam jumlah besar, namun pengelolaannya di Desa Ciputri, Kecamatan Pacet, Kabupaten Cianjur, masih belum optimal. Kegiatan yang umumnya petani lakukan mengenai limbah dibiarkan menumpuk, dibakar, atau dibuang ke sungai. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi permasalahan limbah sayuran serta mendeskripsikan faktor perilaku dan non perilaku petani dalam pengolahannya. Penelitian menggunakan mix methods dengan 23 petani yang dipilih menjadi responden melalui sensus dan 5 informan kunci. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan kuesioner, kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa limbah sayuran mengalami akumulasi karena perilaku dan non perilaku. Mayoritas petani memiliki pengetahuan pada kategori cukup dan sikap pada kategori tinggi, menunjukkan adanya kesadaran serta penerimaan terhadap pengolahan limbah. Namun, keterbatasan pengetahuan teknis serta sarana dan prasarana, seperti lahan pengolahan, rumah kompos, alat pencacah, dan bahan fermentasi, menjadi kendala utama dalam penerapan pengolahan limbah secara optimal dan berkelanjutan.

The horticultural sector generates large amounts of vegetable waste; however, its management in Ciputri Village, Pacet Subdistrict, Cianjur Regency, remains suboptimal. Farmers commonly leave vegetable waste to accumulate, burn it, or dispose of it in rivers. This study aimed to identify vegetable waste management problems and describe the behavioral and non-behavioral factors influencing farmers’ waste processing practices. The study employed a mixed-methods approach involving 23 farmers selected through a census and five key informants. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and questionnaires, then analyzed using descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods. The results indicated that vegetable waste accumulated due to behavioral and non-behavioral factors. Most farmers had a moderate level of knowledge and a high level of attitude toward vegetable waste processing, indicating awareness of and acceptance toward waste management practices. However, limited technical knowledge and inadequate facilities and infrastructure, including processing land, composting facilities, shredding equipment, and fermentation materials, remained the main obstacles to implementing effective and sustainable vegetable waste processing.