Analisis Kinerja Penyuluh Pertanian Lapangan (PPL) di Kabupaten Karo

Abstract

Agricultural Extension as a farmer empowerment system is a non-formal education system for farming families that aims to assist farmers in improving their technical skills, knowledge, developing a more positive attitude change and building self-reliance in managing their agricultural land. Agricultural extension as an intermediary in the technology transfer process, the main task and extension services are to facilitate the learning process, provide technology information, input information and input-output prices and market information. This study aims to analyze the performance of Field Agricultural Extension (FAE) and analyze the factors that affect the performance of Field Agricultural Extension (FAE) in Karo Regency. The analytical model used in this study is descriptive analysis by calculating the Work Achievement Value (WAV) from the Self Evaluation Value (SEV) of each instructor to see the instructor's work performance and multiple linear regression analysis to see the factors that affect the performance of the agricultural instructor in the field. in Karo Regency. The data used are primary data collected through direct interviews using questionnaires to selected respondents. The results showed that the Work Achievement Value (WAP) of Field Agricultural Extension (FAE) in Karo Regency was 76.14 with a good category. Factors that affect the performance of agricultural extension workers in Karo Regency are age, formal education, training, distance from work area, number of assisted villages and number of groups assisted by extension workers, while working period has no significant effect on agricultural instructor performance