Analisis Kompetensi Petani Pepaya California (Studi Kasus Kelompok Tani Merta Giri Kusuma Desa Abang, Kecamatan Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem)

Abstract

Competence Analysis of California Papaya Farmers (A Case Study of Merta
Giri Kusuma Farmer Group of Abang Village, Abang Sub-District of
Karangasem Regency)

The Ministry of Agriculture in the Strategic Plan 2015-2019 has a Gross Domestic
Product target of 3.80% growth in the agricultural sector. Increased farm productivity
is realized in the optimal utilization of land potential by applying the concept of
agribusiness maximally. Efforts to increase productivity are conducted by increasing
the competence of farmers namely knowledge, technical and managerial competence.
The purpose of the study is to determine the level of competence of farmers, the level
of productivity of California papaya farming, and the relationship between
competence with productivity of California papaya farming. The research was
conducted at Merta Giri Kusuma Farmer Group, Abang Village, Abang Sub-District,
Karangasem Regency for 5 months. There are 20 members as population or the
respondents taken by the census technique. Data analysis method used qualitative
descriptive analysis and Rank Spearman correlation statistical analysis. In general,
the competence of farmers is very significant ly related to the productivity of
California papaya farming. A very real relationship at the 0.01 level is technical
competence with a correlation coefficient of 0.835 and managerial competence with
a correlation coefficient of 0,599. While the competence that is significantly related
to the productivity of farming at the 0.05 level is the knowledge competence with the
correlation coefficient of 0.465.