RESPONS PETANI TERHADAP TEKNOLOGI INFUS ASAP DALAM TEMPAT PENYIMPANAN JAGUNG DI KABUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH SELATAN, PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

Yasinta Letek Kleden, Prof. Dr. Ir. F. X. Wagiman, S.U.

2014 | Tesis | S2 Ilmu Hama Tumbuhan

Teknologi Infus Asap (TIA) dalam penyimpanan jagung mampu mengurangi kerusakan jagung sebesar 10 - 20 % akibat serangan Sitophilus zeamais, namun tidak diadopsi oleh petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan mengkaji tingkat respons petani terhadap penggunaan TIA dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tingkat respons tersebut. Penelitian dilaksanakan dalam bulan Agustus – November 2013 di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, Provinsi NTT. Petani responden sebanyak 100 orang diambil secara acak di Kecamatan Batu Putih dan Kecamatan Oenino. Wawancara meliputi aspek karakteristik petani responden, sikap, keaktifan petani, resiko, peran agen pembaharu dan peran pemimpin sosial. Uji t, analisis regresi berganda dan analisis jalur diaplikasikan untuk menentukan signifikansi pengaruh berbagai faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap tingkat respons petani tentang applikasi TIA. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa lebih dari 50 % petani responden menunjukkan respons yang rendah. Respons petani terhadap penggunaan TIA dipengaruhi signifikan oleh sikap (40%), peran pemimpin sosial (33%), umur (23%) dan risiko (22%). Sikap semakin positif, umur semakin muda, resiko semakin kecil dan peran pemimpin sosial semakin besar menyebabkan respons petani terhadap adopsi TIA semakin meningkat.

Smoke-infuse technology (SIT) for storing corn is able to reduce 10-20% of corn damage due to attack of Sitophilus zeamais, however it does not adopted by farmers. The study aimed to determine farmer response against the SIT application and factors affecting the response rate. The study was conducted during August – November 2013 in South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. One hundred of respondent farmers were taken at random in Districts of Batu Putih and Oenino. Interviews comprised aspects of farmer’s characteritics, attitude, farmer’s activity, risk, role of innovator agents, and role of social leader. The Z statistical test was used for testing hypothesis of low farmer’s response. Multiple linear regression and path analysis were applied to determine the significance effect of various factors against the rate of farmer’s response to the SIT application. Results proved that more than 50% of respondents showed low response. Farmer’s response to the SIT application was significantly affected by attitude (40%), role of social leader (33%), age (23%), and risk (22%). The more open of attitude, the younger of age, the bigger of role of social leader, and the smaller of risk, would be the more increasing of farmer’s response to adopt the SIT.

Kata Kunci : jagung, teknologi infus asap, adopsi, respons petani.