Analysis of the Role of Community in the Development of Irrigation Networks in Luwu Timur District, Indonesia

Abstract

National Food Security is one of the main objectives of agricultural development carried out by the government through increasing food production in both irrigated and rainfed land.Until now, there are still fundamental problems to achieve national food security, namely the availability of water resources and infrastructure for channeling irrigation water, while food needs are increasing.This condition causes various conflicts in the utilization of water resources.The control of this conflict requires handling in the form of the development of irrigation networks and improving the ability of human resources and management of water resources in a sustainable and equitable manner.Government policy in development is urgently needed to support the sector, including the management of irrigation systems at the farm level.Problem statement; The influence of participation, character, culture, and policy on the development of irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District.This research aims to analyze the factors of participation, character, culture, and policy towards the development of irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District. The method used to conduct this research is the statistical approach, Structural Equation Modeling-Amos (SEM-AMOS).The results of the analysis obtained that variable 1).Community participation has little role in developing irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District 2). Community characteristics play a role in the development of irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District.3) Community culture has little role in the development of irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District and 4) Policies play a role in the development of irrigation networks in Luwu Timur District.