Jurnal Abidin, 2015
Jurnal Abidin, 2015
Jurnal Abidin, 2015
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to analyze the effective extension of media used by farmers in the
cultivation of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and goal attainment white root fungus control
counseling viewed from the aspect of knowledge, attitude and skills of farmers in the village
of Gunung Bungsu XIII Koto Kampar subdistrict, as well as analyzing media relations
counseling towards the achievement of objectives in the Village of Gunung Bungsu extension
XIII Koto Kampar subdistrict. The number of samples taken as many as 74 people from 14
farmer groups interviewed as respondents. Retrieval technique is purposive sampling of
respondents. Data analysis was done descriptively and then converted to Likert Scale's
Summated Rating (SLR) and Rank Spearman. The results showed that the use of agricultural
extension media field (PPL) is more effective than the media leaflets and goal attainment
extension as seen from the aspect of knowledge, attitudes and skills achieved enough. PPL
media relations with the achievement of the objectives of extension seen from the aspect of
knowledge has the power of a very strong relationship with a correlation value is 0,833 while
media relations leaflet with the achievement of the objectives extension as seen from the
aspect of knowledge has a low correlation with the strength of the correlation is 0,236.
Key words: effectiveness, media outreach, rubbers farmer, and controlling white root fungus