Farmers' perceptions of organic farming innovation attributes in Batur village, Getasan district, Semarang regency, Indonesia

Timothy Rayo Sebastian * and Tinjung Mary Prihtanti

Department  of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Business, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Jl. Diponegoro 66, Salatiga City, Central Java, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 914–921.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0922
Publication history: 
Received on 14 April 2024; revised on 21 May 2024; accepted on 24 May 2024
 
Abstract: 
The Organic Farming Village (DPO) Program is one of the Semarang Regency government's efforts to realize sustainable agriculture. The program takes the form of counseling and providing organic agricultural production facilities, which, among others, were given to four farmer groups that cultivate vegetables, namely Tranggulasi, Bangkit Merbabu, Minang Bangkit Merbabu, and Karya Muda Bangkit Merbabu in Batur Village, Getasan District, Semarang Regency. Perception and participation are essential aspects of the success of the (OFV) program. This research aims to determine the level of farmers' perceptions regarding the attributes of organic agricultural innovation. This research used a quantitative descriptive method with descriptive statistic technique for 46 organic farmer respondents who were determined using proportional random sampling. The research results show that the level of perception of innovation attributes, including relative advantage, suitability, complexity, testability, and observability of the results, is considered very high with percentage values ​​of 85%, 84%, 82%, 87%, and 79%;
 
Keywords: 
Innovation attributes; Organic farming; Perception; Vegetables; Indonesia
 
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