Peran Resource Centre dalam Pengembangan Pertanian Ramah Lingkungan di Desa Siana’a Kecamatan Mandrehe Kabupaten Nias Barat

Abstract

Resource Centre is an institution that is engaged in the field of environment friendly agricultural training located in West Nias Regency. Established since 2007 and has been carrying out extensive socialization and training and provides direct examples of environmentally friendly farming without chemical fertilizers (inorganic) in the land of Resource Centre. Training and socialization that was provided in the form of cultivation, composting, pesticides, natural, and reinforcement for the personal and group. The changes of agriculture is currently undergoing a very significant change, from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture , eventually humans become less wise and not friendly with nature and the environment. Environmentally friendly farming is hopeful for farmers as producers and as consumers. Some of the obstacles that faced by is still a low the low understanding of the farmers against the application of environment-friendly agricultural system, lack of information, training and attention of local governments in expanding it. This research was conducted in the village of Siana’s Sub-district Mandrehe west Nias regency about the role of Resource centre in the development of environment-friendly agriculture in the village of Siana'a sub-district Mandrehe West Nias Regency. Methods of analysis that used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis with total samples 116 heads of families. The results showed has not been successfully Resource Centre plays a role in developing environmentally-friendly agriculture in the surrounding of due villages, has limited funds and time because they were focus on their own land as a local business. The response of the villagers around the Resource Centre plays a part in the cultivation, manufacture, compost fertilizer, pesticides, and marketing of agricultural products, the development of environmentally-friendly agriculture in the village of Siana'a has not been successfully involved because of the existence of group that can be directly enjoyed by the citizens. Support from Government has not been programmed because the limitations of human and financial resources.

Resource Centre merupakan sebuah lembaga yang berperan dan bergerak dalam bidang pelatihan pertanian yang ramah lingkungan yang berada di Kabupaten Nias Barat. Berdiri sejak 2007 dan telah banyak melaksanakan sosialisasi serta pelatihan dan memberikan contoh langsung pertanian ramah lingkungan tanpa memakai pupuk kimia (anorganik) dilahan Resource Centre. pelatihan dan sosialisasi yang diberikan berupa budidaya tanaman, pembuatan kompos, pestisida nabati/alami, penguatan individu maupun kelompok. Perubahan pertanian saat ini mengalami perubahan yang sangat signifikan, dari pertanian tradisional menuju pertanian modern akhirnya manusia menjadi kurang bijaksana, dan tidak bersahabat dengan alam dan lingkungan. Pertanian ramah lingkungan sangat memberikan harapan yang baik bagi petani sebagai produsen maupun masyarakat sebagai konsumen. Beberapa kendala yang dihadapi antara lain adalah masih rendahnya pemahaman para petani terhadap penerapan sistem pertanian ramah lingkungan, kurangnya informasih dan pelatihan serta kurangnya perhatian pemerintah setempat dalam mengembangkannya. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di kabupaten Nias Barat desa Siana’a Kecamatan Mandrehe, tentang Peran Resource Centre dalam pengembangan pertanian ramah lingkungan di desa siana’a kecamatan mandrehe kabupaten Nias Barat. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif dengan jumlah sampel 116 kepala keluarga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan belum sepenuhnya Resource Centre berperan dalam mengembangkan pertanian ramah lingkungan di desa sekitar disebabkan keterbatasan dana dan waktu karena fokus pada lahan sendiri sebagai bisnis lokal. Tanggapan masyarakat desa sekitar Resource Centre berperan sebagian dalam budidaya tanaman, pembuatan pupuk kompos, pestisida, serta pemasaran hasil tani, pengembangan pertanian ramah lingkungan di desa Siana’a belumnya sepenuhnya berperan karena belum adanya kelompok yang dibentuk didesa tersebut yang dapat langsung dinikmati warga. Dukungan pemerintah pihak terkait belum diprogramkan dilatar belakangi sumber daya manusia dan dana yang sangat terbatas.