Pemberdayaan Subak Penarungan sebagai Lembaga Agribisnis di Desa Penarungan, Kecamatan Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung

Abstract

Empowerment of Subak Penarungan as an Agribusiness Institution in Penarungan
Village, Sub-District of Mengwi, Badung Regency

The preservation of subak or Balinese irrigation organization is important because its
sustainability in Bali based on the Tri Hita Karana concepts. Subak-based economic
business is a food-based agribusiness or paddy fields. The studies on empowerment of
subak as an agribusiness institution aimed to improve the economy and welfare of
farmers, so that the agricultural culture is in demand and not abandoned by the Subak
Penarungan community. This study aimed to determine (1) the potentials of subak
related to natural resources, human resources, and financial resources, (2) the efforts
made to empower Subak Penarungan as an agribusiness institution. The research was
conducted in Subak Penarungan, Mengwi Sub-district, Badung Regency. The selection
of research site was done purposively. The population of this study is active members of
Subak Penarungan, amounting to 167 people. The sample size was determined by using
Slovin formula, so the number of respondents was 63 people. The data analysis used a
descriptive qualitative analysis method. The findings showed that the potential of Subak
penarungan was in good category with the average score of 3.55, and the results of
research on the efforts of empowerment of Subak Penarungan was in good category,
with average achievement score of 3.50. Based on the results of this study, it can be
suggested to farmers that the assistance in the form of agricultural machine tools
provided by the government for subak should be utilized properly, so as to increase their
productivity.