The Role of Extension Workers Agriculture To Improvement Knowledge Paddy Farmers in Tondo Village, District Sirenja  Regency Donggala

Fadillah; Dance Tangkesalu; Adinda Elfara Rizki Adam

doi:10.63922/ijevss.v5i03.5047

Fadillah Tadulako University, Indonesia
Dance Tangkesalu Tadulako University, Indonesia
Adinda Elfara Rizki Adam Tadulako University , Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijevss.v5i03.5047

Keywords: extension worker agriculture, rice farmers, knowledge, likert chi square scale.

Abstract

Extension worker agriculture own contribution strategic in transform knowledge and skills farmers Research this aim for analyze role extension worker agriculture to improvement knowledge rice farmers in Tondo Village, District Sirenja, Regency Donggala. Research methods use approach descriptive qualitative with sample as many as 35 designated rice farmers through simple random sampling technique. Data analysis using Likert scale and Chi Square test. Research results show that role extension worker as mentor amounted to 72.36%, facilitators 57.6%, technicians 57.6% and organizers 49.14%. In total overall, role extension worker is in the category Enough good (62.30%). The calculated chi square value (528.39) is higher big from the chi square table (7.815). This is show that extension worker agriculture play a role real in educate farmers, even though the program counselling not optimal.

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