Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kapasitas Petani (Kasus Petani Sayuran di Kabupaten Malang dan Pasuruan)

Abstract

Farmer’s capacity most important together with priority of agricultural development base on human resources. Only, farmer capacity have to high becames succesful and sustainable of agricultural program. The research was carried out in Malang and Pasuruan district as centre of vegetables in East Java Province. The main objective of the research are: to study the level of farmer capacity and to analyze dominant factor have to effect on farmer capacity. The result of the research showed that: the level of farmer capacity have to low. There have significant differences level of farmer capacity between in Malang and Pasuruan district. The level of farmer capacity in Malang district was higher then farmer’s capacity in Pasuruan district. Characteristic’s of innovation was determinant factors to develop farmer capacity. It has significant effect to increasing level of farmer capacity. Agricultural extension should be develop information to the farmer that differ between in Malang and Pasuruan district. When the agricultural extension to make program has to be concern with characteristic of innovation