Dampak Program Bantuan Bibit Jagung pada Kesejahteraan Petani pada Kesejahteraan Petani di Desa Jumateguh Kecamatan Siempat Nempu Kabupaten Dairi

Abstract

The corn seed assistance program is an effort by the government to improve welfare, especially for farming communities in rural areas. Jumateguh Village is one of the locations where the corn seed assistance program is provided by the government. Assistance is distributed by the village government to improve the welfare of farmers. Even though corn seeds have been given assistance, it is still found that not many changes have been experienced by farmers. This research was conducted in Jumateguh Village, Siempat Nempu District, Dairi Regency. This study aims to determine the impact of the corn seed assistance program on the welfare of farmers in Jumateguh Village, Siempat Nempu District, Dairi Regency. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method so that researchers can describe in detail and depth the phenomena that occur in the field. The data collection techniques in this study are observation, interviews and documentation. The informants in this study consist of key informants of the Head of Jumateguh Village, the main informants of the farming community in Jumateguh Village, and additional informants, namely non-farmer communities who know about the corn seed assistance program in Jumateguh Village. To see the impact of corn seed assistance in improving the welfare of farmers, use the impact theory in Edi Suharto's book to see how conditions before and after the assistance program is provided and use farmer welfare indicators to measure the success of the assistance program. The data obtained in the field is then analyzed to draw conclusions and research results. This study shows that there is not much impact of changes resulting from the corn seed assistance program on farmers because the quality of the seeds provided is not in accordance with the condition of the land in the village, the limited capital of farmers in buying additional fertilizers, the absence of assistance and counseling from relevant agencies regarding the procedures for managing aid seeds, as well as the occurrence of social inequality and social jealousy among farmers due to the absence of criteria for receiving assistance corn seeds carried out by the village government, many farmers feel that they deserve assistance, but do not get assistance, thereby reducing the trust of the farming community in the village government and affecting social relations between farmers in the village.