Farmers Group as Community Change Agents (Study of the Role of Farmers’ Group “Mugi Rahayu” Tegalsari Village, Ponorogo District in Improving Farmer Performance)

Keywords

farmer groups, change themselves

Abstract

Farmer groups as a container for farmers have the aim to improve and develop the ability of farmers and their families and play a role in increasing farmers’ income. Assistance of farmers through farmer groups needs to be carried out more intensively, directed and planned, so that farmers are able to increase their role and function not only as suppliers of food but also able to have a function to empower themselves. The type of research used in this study is qualitative research with phenomenological design. Farmer groups as non-formal education institutions carry out several activities in an effort to improve the ability of their members, including: (1) holding regular member meetings; (2) assisting members (farmers); and (3) cooperating with partners. Farmers as adult students understand that their participation in farmer groups has several benefits, among others, that farmers are able to solve problems faced together when there are problems that cannot be solved by themselves. Changes in the farmers themselves can only be done by the farmers themselves, facilitated by farmer campers and parties who are partners of farmer groups, carried out in a participatory, equal and responsible manner by involving various parties.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ellyn Sugeng Desyanty
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Farmers Group as Community Change Agents (Study of the Role of Farmers’ Group “Mugi Rahayu” Tegalsari Village, Ponorogo District in Improving Farmer Performance)
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Technology (ICET 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 171
EP  - 175
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125926641
ID  - SugengDesyanty2018/12
ER  -