<p>Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) Menganalisis tingkat konvergensi komunikasi dalam pengembangan kapasitas pelaku agribisnis perikanan air tawar. (2) Menganalisis hubungan perilaku komunikasi dalam mengakses informasi dengan konvergensi komunikasi pengembangan kapasitas pelaku agribisnis perikanan air tawar.Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan angket/kuesioner dan wawancara kelompok terhadap anggota kelompok pelaku agribisnis. Analisis data dilakukan dengan statistik deskriptif dan inferensial dengan Uji Rank Spearman. Hasil analisis deskriptif terhadap 284 pelaku agribisnis perikanan air tawar menunjukkan bahwa tingkat konvergensi komunikasi dalam pengembangan kapasitas tergolong rendah, ditandai dengan masih rendahnya mutu layanan informasi dan partisipasi pelaku agribisnis dalam berbagi informasi. Pengembangan kapasitas pelaku agribisnis perikanan air tawar dapat dilakukan dengan peningkatan perilaku komunikasi mengakses informasi, karena perilaku komunikasi berhubungan positif dan nyata dengan konvergensi komunikasi dalam pengembangan kapasitas pelaku agribisnis. Kemampuan kontak dengan pihak di luar komunitas dan intensitas penggunaan media merupakan bagian dari perilaku komunikasi yang berperan dalam peningkatan konvergensi komunikasi pelaku agribisnis sehingga perlu mendapat prioritas.</p><p><strong>Kata kunci:</strong> pengembangan kapasitas, konvergensi komunikasi, akses informasi</p>
Sektor pertanian khususnya tanaman pangan sering dihadapkan kepada resiko kegagalan panen. Hal ini disebabkan karena perubahan iklim dan bencana yang dialami sektor pertanian. Asuransi Usaha Tani Padi (AUTP) merupakan suatu upaya untuk mengatasi resiko kegagalan panen bagi petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi tingkat persepsi petani terhadap Program Asuransi Usaha Tani Padi di Kabupaten Solok, dan menganalisis komunikasi AUTP dalam rangka meningkatkan perencanaan komunikasi program AUTP di Kabupaten Solok. Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1). Persepsi petani terhadap program AUTP di Kabupaten Solok secara umum adalah kurang baik, yang direfleksikan dengan kurang baiknya persepsi petani terhadap sosialisasi AUTP, polis AUTP, klaim AUTP, dan manfaat AUTP. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa informasi yang diberikan cukup sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan relevan dengan permasalahan yang dihadapi petani, namun masih kurangnya sosialisasi program, sehingga ketentuan-ketentuan pada mekanisme program belum terakomodasi sesuai keinginan petani. Artinya, program AUTP yang ada selama ini belum diinisiasi dari sistem sosial masyarakat, khususnya petani, tujuan dan ketentuan program yang ada saat ini hanya merupakan hasil ketetapan dari pemerintah.
The process of achieving food security in Indonesia is inseparable from the role of extension as the educative technical personnel and empowerment of farmers. The extention is incorporated and authorized into the agricultural scope organization unit to carry out extension activities, one of which is the AEC. The research aims to look at the role of the AEC in extention food commodities. This type of research was descriptive which was designed qualitatively using the focus group discussion (FGD) method which aimed to explored specific problems related to the role of the AEC in Tanah Datar District. The results showed that the AEC in Tanah Datar District had carried out its role in conducting food commodity counseling well, but it was still not optimal due to limited facilities and infrastructure, accommodation and financing, and lack of resources and extension staff. In addition, the role of extensions has only reached the aspect of providing inputs, cultivation and harvesting. Extensions had not fully helped independent farmers in marketing matters. Therefore, it is important to increase the role of extension agents so that they can carry out their functions properly in conducting food commodity counseling.
The process of achieving food security in Indonesia is inseparable from the role of extension as the educative technical personnel and empowerment of farmers. The extention is incorporated and authorized into the agricultural scope organization unit to carry out extension activities, one of which is the AEC. The research aims to look at the role of the AEC in extention food commodities. This type of research was descriptive which was designed qualitatively using the focus group discussion (FGD) method which aimed to explored specific problems related to the role of the AEC in Tanah Datar District. The results showed that the AEC in Tanah Datar District had carried out its role in conducting food commodity counseling well, but it was still not optimal due to limited facilities and infrastructure, accommodation and financing, and lack of resources and extension staff. In addition, the role of extensions has only reached the aspect of providing inputs, cultivation and harvesting. Extensions had not fully helped independent farmers in marketing matters. Therefore, it is important to increase the role of extension agents so that they can carry out their functions properly in conducting food commodity counseling.
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