PERAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM PENINGKATKAN PRODUKSI SAYURAN SAWI ORGANIK DI KELOMPOK TANI MERPATI DESA UMANEN LAWALU KECAMATAN MALAKA TENGAH KABUPATEN MALAKA

Abstract

Research entitled The Role of Agricultural Instructors in Increasing the Production of
Organic Mustard Vegetables was carried out from 31 August 2007 to 15 September 20017. The aim
of this research was to determine the extent of the role of agricultural instructors in increasing the
production of organic mustard greens and to determine the influence of the role of agricultural
instructors in increasing production of organic mustard greens. Research variables include the role
of agricultural instructors as educators, facilitators and motivators in increasing the production of
organic mustard greens. The sample in this research was the Merpati farmer group, totaling 25
people. The results of the analysis of the percentage of scoring scores on respondents' opinions on
the descriptionof the role of agricultural extension workers as educators, facilitators and motivators
obtained a percentage of 68.67% in the medium category in increasing farmers' knowledge by
testing mathematical methods. Based on the results of the analysis using the Spearman Rank
Correlation Test formula to determine the relationship between the role of agricultural instructors as
educators and facilitators, the influence is real and significant, while the role of instructors as
motivators has a real influence that remains insignificant in increasing the production of organic
mustard greens in the Merpati farmer group.