PERAN KELOMPOK TANI DALAM PENERAPAN SRI SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION) DI KECAMATAN KALIKAJAR KABUPATEN WONOSOBO

This research was conducted in Kalikajar Sub District Wonosobo Regency. The purpose of this research were to understand how far the role of farmer group in the application of system of rice intensification (SRI), influencing the factors in the role of farmer group in SRI application, and to understand the influence of the farmer group�s role in the SRI application in Kalikajar Sub Wonosobo Regency. The method were used in this research was descriptive analysis. The farmer group was determined by criteria that the farmer group has been attend SRI field study in Kalikajar Sub District. From each of farmer group is taken 12 sample by using simple random sampling with total 60 sample. The data were analyzed by proportion test, multiple linear regression analysis and simple linear regression analysis. The result of this research showed that more than 50% at sample evaluated that using rates the role of farmer group in high category which means that the farmers evaluated the farmers group often runned its role as learning media, cooperation media and production unit. Farmer�s attitude and the role of extension agents positively affected to the role of farmer group in SRI application which mean the role of farmer group increasing as the increasing of supported farmer attitude and the role of farmer group increased as increased of the role extension agent. The farmer�s level of education, land scale, farmer�s experience, frequence of the attendance, and the role of farmer group�s leader have no affect in the role of farmer group in SRI application. The role of farmer group as learning media, cooperation media, and production unit has positively affected to SRI application in Kalikajar Sub District Wonosobo Regency which means the application of SRI increased as the increased of the role farmer grou