Satisfaction of the Farming Community Towards the Performance of Agricultural Extension Service: A Case Study in Benjeng Subdistrict of Gresik Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Nowadays, there are still many common weaknesses in the public service that is run by the government officials, so it has not met the quality expected by the public. It is indicated by the presence of public complaints submitted from the mass media, which can give an unfavorable image to the government. Therefore, people"s satisfaction with public services need to be measured through the Decree of the Minister of Administrative Reform (KEMENPAN) No. KEP/25M.PAN/2/2004 (Date: February 24, 2004) on General Guidelines for the Arrangement of Community Satisfaction Index of Government Agencies Service Unit. This study is conducted in Benjeng Subdistrict, as one of the sub district in Gresik Regency with a vast area of farm land and high production of rice. The sample of this study is taken by purposive method from the administrator of farmer groups from each group in Benjeng Subdistrict. The measurement of the Community Satisfaction Index is done by calculating an index of 14 indicators of adoption result from KEMENPAN 2004. The result of this study shows that the community in Benjeng Subdistrict is satisfied with the agricultural extension services provided by BP3K of Benjeng Subdistrict with a point of 79.00 and grade B for the service quality. There are 12 factors that support the satisfaction and 2 factors that inhibit the satisfaction. Increasing the effectiveness of teamwork implementation with other parties and reproduces plot need to be done in order to maintain and increase the community satisfaction.