Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 10(1), pp. 64 - 76
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2022.100106
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Formulating Agricultural Extension Planning Based on Farmer Achievement: The Case of Organic Rice Farming Risk Mitigation in Indonesia

Ujang Maman ^1,*, Yusron Razak ², Murodi ³, Asep Saefuddin ⁴, Faisal Hendra ⁵, Zirmansyah ⁶, Nindyantoro ⁷, Lilis Imamah Ichdayati ¹, Junaidi ^1
1 Agribusiness Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
² Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
³ Muslim Community Development Program, Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Statistics, IPB University, Indonesia
⁵ Faculty of Humanity, University of Al-azhar Indonesia, Indonesia
⁶ Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Al-azhar Indonesia, Indonesia
⁷ Resource and Environment Department, Economic and Management Faculty, IPB University, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Currently, more than 65% of Indonesian farmers are at the age of 45 years or older. In next 30 years, it is estimated that Indonesia will experience a farmers' scarcity. The Indonesian government must raise millennial farmers who are relatively educated and have high creativity. But the coming of "new farmer" should be followed by changing agricultural extension model. The top-down extension is no longer suitable with basic characters of youth; they need a dialogical-participatory extension model which is based on their achievements. Therefore, by the case of mitigating organic rice farming system in Indonesia, this research aims to identify ORFS's risk mitigation attributes; achievement of mitigation implementation; and improvement priorities; and finally arrange agricultural extension planning based on this achievement. The sample of this research, by adopting Slovin Formula with less than 7% error probability, is 109 organic rice farmers in West Java, Indonesia. The in-depth interviews prove six mitigation attributes in cultivation and plant maintenance phase. Assisted by important-performance-analysis to determine farmer's achievement in implementation of these attributes, the agricultural extension planning should maintain the implementation of three attributes; remediate two attributes as main program, and extend the performance of one attribute as secondary program. The three attributes include promoting cultivation plant-based pesticide ingredient, training and outreach on manufacture and use of plant-based pesticides, and weeding plants without herbicides. The two attributes consist of socialization not to pollute organic agricultural land; and collaborate with relevant agencies to participate in the success of organic farming pilot project. The one attribute is giving sanctions for farmers who buy and use chemical inputs. The participatory extension model should be applied to implement above three kinds of extension planning.

KEYWORDS
Importance, Performance, Farmer Achievement, Extension Planning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ujang Maman , Yusron Razak , Murodi , Asep Saefuddin , Faisal Hendra , Zirmansyah , Nindyantoro , Lilis Imamah Ichdayati , Junaidi , "Formulating Agricultural Extension Planning Based on Farmer Achievement: The Case of Organic Rice Farming Risk Mitigation in Indonesia," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 64 - 76, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2022.100106.

(b). APA Format:
Ujang Maman , Yusron Razak , Murodi , Asep Saefuddin , Faisal Hendra , Zirmansyah , Nindyantoro , Lilis Imamah Ichdayati , Junaidi (2022). Formulating Agricultural Extension Planning Based on Farmer Achievement: The Case of Organic Rice Farming Risk Mitigation in Indonesia. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(1), 64 - 76. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2022.100106.