Persepsi Generasi Muda Rumah Tangga Petani terhadap Budidaya Padi Sawah di Subak Piak, Kecamatan Penebel, Kabupaten Tabanan

Abstract

Perception Of Farmers 'Young Household Generation On Waste Rice Cultivation
In Subak Piak,PenebelDistrict, Tabanan Regency

The phenomenon of shifting labor in the agricultural sector, on average aged 40 years
and over, young workers choose to work in the non-agricultural sector. Tend to choose
jobs in sectors that can provide higher wages and are in urban areas. The study aimed to
analyze the perceptions of the young generation of farmer households on rice cultivation
in Subak Piak, Penebel District, Tabanan Regency. The location determined using
deliberate method with qualitative descriptive analysis method. The results of the study
that the perception of the young generation of farmer households in terms of social,
economic and technical aspects are categorized as good. The social aspect, caring about
the existence and sustainability of the subak system and sekaa manyi, plunging into the
agricultural sector does not have to be a farmer by becoming a broker, they still think
that being a farmer is less prestigious than jobs outside the sector. Economic aspects, the
level of income in rice cultivation is not sufficient to meet all the needs of the family
requires having a job other than the agricultural sector. Technical aspects, innovation in
rice cultivation is needed so that yields increase. Subak Piak can involve the young
generation of farmers in various activities such as upakara, ngembak toya, mutual
cooperation in cleaning, maintenance of irrigation channels. Youth organizations can
become a forum for young people to take part in various activities carried out by subak
so that the presence and sustainabilityof subak and other traditional groups can still be
maintained, even though they prefer or have more promising jobs than being farmers.