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Anwas, Oos M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional
Dalam koleksi: Jurnal Matematika, Sains, dan Teknologi vol. 12 no. 1 (Mar. 2011), page 46-55.
Topik: Agricultural Extension Agents; Competency; Farmer Empowerment

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: JJ138.2 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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In line with the spirit of decentarlization and national development, the demands on agricultural extension agents is focus on farmer empowerment so they can improve their quality of life independetly. These efforts need to be supported by a professional agricultural agricultural extension agent. This study aimed to determine the competency of agricultural extension agents in empowering farmers. The research was conducted through a survey on govermment employee who work as agricultural extension agents in paddy farming area in Karawang district and in vegetable farmingarea in Garut district of West Java. Samples were taken randomly. The results demonstrated that the competency of agricultural extension agents were low, especially in the dimensions of entrepreneurial management, renewal management, and network system guiding. Competency dimensions in fair category were understanding the potential of the region, training management, learning management, communication management, and innovation. The t-test showed that tehre was no significant difference between the competency of agricultural extension agents who served in the rice agricultural area and those who served in the vegetables farming. There was also no significant difference between agricultural extension agents who continuid their formal education in public universities and those who continuid there formal education in private universities. he low competency of agricultural extension agents a chalenge to all parties, especcially the goverment (central and local), education institutions, cholleges that prepare extension workes and extension staff conserned.

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