Keragaan Penyuluhan Mendukung Usahatani Padi Sawah di Wilayah Lampung

Rice farming is still the economic support of most farmers wetland in the area of Lampung. Efforts to implement innovations related to rice farming tend to still need guidance and counseling. Aspects of extension submitted are expected according to the interests and needs of farmers. How is the extension to farmers in assisting rice farming so far not yet known for certain. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe the extent of extension care that occurred in Lampung area related to rice farming. The object of the study is the extension condition in rice production center of Lampung province area covering 16 sub-districts in 3 regencies: Lampung Tengah District (Sub-district: Trimurdjo, Seputih Raman, Seputih Surabaya), South Lampung District (Sub-district: Sragi, Palas, Natar Sub-district), Tanggamus District (Sub-district: Pugung, Talang Padang, Pulau Panggung), Pringsewu District (Sub-distric: Pringsewu, Pardasuka, Sukoharjo, Pagelaran, Banyumas, Gading Rejo, Ambarawa). The source of data is the farmers as the object of extension activities. Method of implementation with survey of data mining through discussion and interview in a structured.Number of respondents 121 farmers. Data and information taken in the form of extension conditions that occurred in the area of study, among others, include aspects of extension, distribution of extension, and so forth. Data analysis and presentation are descriptive statistically. The results of the study indicate that extension activities are still actively conducted on rice farming. Aspects discussed in the extension have a wide spectrum from cultivation to post-harvest, business, fertilizer and so on. Extension models tend to be conventional. Suggestions for institutional extension of agriculture in the future are: (a) Orientation of extension should shift its paradigm from teaching, technology transfer and so on become empowerment of farming society, (b) In the future in doing extension, the officers / counselor besides mastering competence (certification etc) Related to the field of duty then it should also do first based on his own practice experience; (C) Relating to turmoil with the birth of UURI No.23 th.2016 vs.UURI No.16 th.2006, Local Government should immediately by drafting the regulation and the certainty of container extension Keywords :appearance, extension, rice farmingÂ