Analisis Kelayakan Teknologi Pertanian Minapadi Organik (Studi Kasus di Desa Meat, Kecamatan Tampahan, Kabupaten Toba)

Abstract

Technological feasibility Refers to the extent to which an innovation can be adopted technically, economically, socially, and ecologically by the target community. In the agricultural context, technological feasibility includes: (1) technical feasibility, such as suitability to climate and soil; (2) economic feasibility, such as costs and yields; (3) socio-cultural feasibility, such as community acceptance and farming habits; and (4) environmental feasibility, such as impacts on the surrounding ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility and feasibility of organic minapadi farming technology to be developed in Meat Village from technical, economic, and social aspects. Minapadi is an agricultural cultivation system that combines rice and fish plants in one place or field. The research method used in this study is a case study that examines the comparison between the implementation of organic minapadi farming technology with GAP standards from technical, economic, and social aspects. The results of the study show that overall, organic minapadi technology is considered feasible to be developed in Meat Village, with the note that assistance, technical training, and strengthening of farmer institutions are needed. From the three technical, economic, and social aspects, organic rice-fish farming technology demonstrates a high level of feasibility and merits further development in Meat Village. Its potential economic benefits, socio-cultural suitability, and technical alignment with environmentally friendly agricultural principles make this technology a superior alternative for the future of agriculture in the region.