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ABSTRACT
This research aimed to analyze the internal and external characteristics of paddy farmers Special
Effort Paddy Corn Soy (UPSUS PAJALE) in Rambah Baru village. This research was conducted
in Rambah Baru village, Rambah Samo dictricts, Rokan Hulu regency. Determination of location
by Multi-Stage Sampling based of considerations in Rokan Hulu there was an area that applying
UPSUS PAJALE program. The Methods correspond conducted census. The total sample for this
research was 52 farmers. The data analyzes of this research used descriptive method and Likert
Scale. The result showed the internal characteristics of paddy farmers at Rambah Baru village
viewed base of farmers age criteria are at the productive age 15-55 years old, the majority of
farmers education was Senior high school , number of family burden majority about ≤ 4 people,
long experience farming 19-35 years old, farmers's land area majority about 0.56 to 2 Ha and
cosmopolitan of the farmers was high. The external characteristics of paddy farmers were high
seen from the intensity extension with a score of 3.90, the accuracy of channel extension
included in the high category with a score of 3.54, the amount of resources included in the
category of high 3.70, affordability means of production included in the medium category with a
score of 3.30, availability of production facilities included in the medium category with a score
of 2.92 and the environmental carrying capacity in the high category with a score of 3.61.
Recapitulation where the highest intensity of extension in the high category with a score of 3.90
and the lowest was the availability of production facilities included in the medium category with
a score of 2.92.
Keywords: Characteristics, Paddy Farmers, Special Effort Paddy Corn Soy (UPSUS PAJALE)
PENDAHULUAN
Latar Belakang tropis dan sangat cocok untuk budidaya
Indonesia merupakan negara sedang berbagai macam komoditas pertanian.
berkembang dan juga negara agraris dengan Disamping itu sebagian besar penduduknya
wilayah daratan yang sangat luas dan di tinggal di daerah pedesaan dan hidupnya
dukung oleh stuktur geografis dan beriklim sangat tergantung pada sektor pertanian.
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