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II. RESEARCH METHODS However, due to Covid-19 pandemic, only 52 farmers were
able to be interviewed.
This study used quantitative approach and supported
by qualitative data obtained through survey. The study was The data collected consisted of primary and secondary
conducted for 4 months (March-June 2020) in Village of data. Primary data were collected through observation and
Cisarua, Parakan, and Tanjung Anom, Samarang direct interview using questionnaire, while secondary data
Subdistrict, Garut Regency. This research is explanatory were obtained from information provided from extension
research to answer whether a variable has a correlation with workers and documents in the form of extension reference
other variable. A total of 102 chili farmers were determined manual of BPP Samarang Subdistrict. The instrument used
as the population of this study, selected from three village at was questionnaire contained 99 questions with available
age of 20-40 years old. Determination of sample was done options of answer (close-ended question) based on variable
using Slovin’s formula with margin of error of 6 percent to and indicators determined. Before baing used to collect data,
produce sample size of 79.4, rounded to 80 respondents. questionnaire was tested for its reliability through reliability
test which resulted in Cronbach’s Alpha of 0,878, thus the
The data analysis applied were descriptive analysis to Data analysis was done using Software IBM SPSS
explain the performance of research variable, and multiple version 25. Moreover, formulation of strategy was resulted
linear regression to analyze factors affecting farmer from descriptive analysis and linear regression analysis.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION School or SD (62%), farm area cultivated was dominated
(40%) by farm area of 10.000 - 50.000 m2, farming
Characteristics of Respondent experience was averagely of 6 - 25 years, and number of
Result of descriptive analysis showed that age of dependent in family was dominated by 3 people (33%). In
respondent was dominated by age group of 39 - 40 years old detail, performance of individual characteristics of
(35%). Education level was dominated by Elementary respondent is depicted in Figure 2.
20-31 SMA
39-40 19% 17%
35%
32-36 SMP
23% 20% SD
37-38 62%
23%
486-1350
10000-50000 25% 6-9
16-25
40% 23%
25%
13-15 10-12
27% 25%
1400-4300
25%
5000-9000
10%
5-6
13% 2
27%
4
27%
3
33%
Based on Figure 2.1, performance of respondent High/SMP (19.3%), Senior High/SMA (17.3%), and Higher
characteristic in this study indicated that age group of farmer Education/PT of only 1.9 percent. Concerning farming area
was between 20 - 40 years. Age distribution in each group (Figure 2.3), farmers mostly cultivated chili in area of
was relatively equal, yet the percentage of age group of 30 - 10.000-50.000 m2 (40.4%), followed by 486-1.350 m2 and
40 years was slightly higher of 35 percent, while other age 1.400-4.300 m2 with the same value of 25%, and the rest of
group ranged of 19 - 23 percent. In term of formal education 9.6 percent of farmers performed chili farming in area of
distribution, (Figure 2.2), farmers mostly completed 5.000-9.000 m2.. In term of farming experience (Figure 2.4),
Elementary School/SD (61.5%), followed by Junior respondent mostly had experience of 13-15 years (26.9%),
Competence
100 86.4
78.9 73.1
80
60
40 23.1
17.3
20 9.6 5.8 3.8 3.8
0
Perencanaa Pelaksanaan Evaluasi
Figure 3 explains that the three competence indicators competence in performing farming business should be
of respondents, namely business planning, implementation, improved.
and control or evaluation were included in moderate
category. Most respondents (86.4%) assumed that business External Support
planning belonged to moderate category. Similarly, about In this study, external support was represented by
78.9 respondents believed that business implementation was facility and infrastructure, farmer group support, extension
in moderate category, and 73.1 percent of respondents activity, ease of access to information and technology, and
considered business control or evaluation also belonged to support of government program. Based on the result of
moderate category. This result indicated that farmer descriptive analysis, performance of external support
belonged to the moderate category as presented in Figure 4.
External Support
100 73 77 78.9 73.1
80 59.6
60
40 13.5 13.5 17.3 19.2 21.1
11.5 11.5 9.6 11.5 9.6
20
0
Figure 4 depicts that all indicators of external support infrastructure was still moderate, while about 59.6% of
which consisted of the support of facility and infrastructure, farmers considered that support of government program was
farmer group support, extension activity or program, and still moderate, thus improvement is necessary.
support of government program were included in moderate
category. Respondent mostly (78.9%) agreed that the Farmer Capacity in Performing Chili Farming
support of extension program was in moderate category as Farmer capacity in this study is represented by the
well as farmer group support as most respondents (77%) put managerial, technical, and socio-economic capacity. Result
this support into moderate category. Similarly, 73% of of descriptive analysis showed that each indicator belonged
respondents also perceived that support of facility and to the moderate category as illustrated in Figure 5.
80 67.3 69.2
57.6
60
40
21.2 21.2 21.2 17.3
20 11.5 13.5
0
Manajerial Teknis Sosial Ekonomi
In relation to farmer capacity (Figure 5), respondents Factors Affecting Farmer Capacity
majorly agreed that all capacity indicators were included in Analysis result of multiple linear regression on all
moderate category. About 69.2 percent of respondents indicators of variable shows that several indicators
assumed that socio-economic capacity belonged to moderate significantly affected youth capacity building (p<0.005),
category. Similarly, 67.3 percent of respondents considered namely individual characteristic (X1) which was represented
that managerial capacity was included in moderate category, by age (X11) and farming experience (X14), external support
and around 57.6 percent of total respondents perceived that (X3) which was reflected by the support of facility and
technical capacity was also in moderate category. Result of infrastructure (X31) and farmer group support (X32) with
this study indicated that capacity building of farmer in equation: Y = 3.180 - 0.025X11 - 0.026X14 +0.196X31 +
performing chili farming is required. 0.071X32 as presented in Table 1.
Effect of Individual Characteristics on Farmer Capacity experience of 6 - 25 years, but most of them (25% of each)
Result of regression analysis (Table 1) showed that have farmed for 10 - 12 years and 16 - 25 years. In addition,
individual characteristics (X1) significantly affected the number of dependent in family was dominated (33%) by
improvement of respondent capacity in chili farming quantity of 3 people. These results indicated that both
(p<0.005). The indicators that represented this effect were factors determined respondent capacity in performing chili
age (X11) and farming experience (X14). Based on the result farming. To say, age and farming experience of farmers
of descriptive analysis on individual characteristics (Figure should be considered to build their capacity in performing
2), it was found the age of respondent ranged of 19 - 40 chili farming. This result confirmed the study conducted by
years old, and the farmers majorly included in age group of Subagio (2008), Nasrul (2012), Herman (2008), Balaji
30 - 40 years old (35%). The majority of respondent (62%) (2015), and Veronice et.al. (2018) which found that factors
completed Elementary School/SD, farming area of 10.000 - contributed to capacity building included: farmer group
50.000 m2 was dominantly (405) owned by farmers. support, learning intensity of farmer, the role of extension
Moreover, farmers (25%) were found to have farming worker, effect of outsider, support of local wisdom, and
-0,029
-0,090
0,252
IV. CONCLUSION process The author would also like to thank the Director of
Bogor Polytechnic of Agricultural Development for
Based on the result of this study, it is concluded that: providing opportunity to the research team to conduct this
(1) Farmer capacity towards millennial farmer study. May Allah reward you with goodness. Aamiin.
characteristics was still below the expectation (belonged to
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