Sikap Petani terhadap Rumah Pintar Petani (RPP) di Desa Pulosari, Kecamatan Kebakkramat, Kabupaten Karanganyar

FARMER ATTITUDES TOWARD RUMAH PINTAR PETANI (RPP) IN THE PULOSARI VILLAGE KEBAKKRAMAT DISTRICT KARANGANYAR REGENCY Aziz Ihfaningrum, Totok Mardikanto, Bekti Wahyu Utami Study Program of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sebelas Maret Surakarta ABSTRACT This research aims to analyzed condition of RPP, farmers attitude, the factors forming farmers attitude, and direct or indirect influence of the factors shaping the attitudes and behavior of farmers against Rumah Pintar Petani (RPP) in Pulosari Village, Kebakkramat District, Karanganyar Regency. The basic method was descriptive research. It was located in the Pulosari Village considering that the RPP is the first RPP that was opened by Governor of Central Java and have good coverage in the media. The data were collected using primary and secondary data. The analysis data were used median score and path analysis. The method of determining sample was cluster random sampling. The number of respondents surveyed in this research were 45 respondents. This RPP still in the pilot phase as a medium that can serve the farmers needs. Farmers attitude towards the agreed criteria of RPP. Shapping factors of attitudes consisted of experience, formal education, the influence of others, openness to the RPP, and features of RPP. Results of path analysis showed that at the 95%, confidence level experience respondent has influence 10.24%, influence by others 14.97%, and openness to the RPP 19.36%. While the non-formal education and the characteristics of RPP have the results were not significant, but non-formal education can affect a small amount, namely 8.52% and 1.08% while the RPP characteristics. Keyword : Attitude, Farmer, Rumah Pintar Petani (RPP), Path Analysi