Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 6 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 262-273
The Role of the Resource Centre in the Development of Environment-Friendly Agriculture in Siana’s Sub –District Mandrehe West Nias Regency
Serius Gulo1, Prof. Ir. Zulkifli Nasution2, Prof. Dr. R. Hamdani Harahap2
1Postgraduate Students In Natural Resources And Environment At The University
Of North Sumatra, Indonesia
2Postgraduate Lecturer In Natural Resources And Environment At The University
Of North Sumatra, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Serius Gulo
ABSTRACT
Resource Centre is an institution that is engaged in the field of environment friendly agricultural training located in West Nias Regency. Established since 2007 and has been carrying out extensive socialization and training and provides direct examples of environmentally friendly farming without chemical fertilizers (inorganic) in the land of Resource Centre Training and socialization that was provided in the form of cultivation, composting, pesticides, natural and reinforcement for the personal and group. The changes of agriculture to modern agriculture, eventually humans become less wise and not friendly with nature and the environment. Environmentally friendly farming is hopeful for farmers as producers and as consumers. Some of the obstacles that faced by is still a low the low understanding of the farmers against the application of environment-friendly agricultural system, lack of information, training and attention of local governments in expanding it. This research was conducted in the village of Siana’s sub-district Mandrehe West Nias Regency. Methods of analysis that used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis with total samples 116 heads of families. The results showed has not been successfully Resource Centre plays a role in developing environmentally-friendly agriculture in the surrounding of due villages, has limited funds and time because they were focus on their own land as local business. The response of the villagers around the Resource Centre plays a part in the cultivation, manufacture, compost fertilizer, pesticides and marketing of agricultural products, the development of environment-friendly agriculture in the village of Siana’s has not been successfully involved because of the existence of group that can be directly enjoyed by the citizens. Support from Government has not been programmed because the limitations of human and financial resources.
Key words: Institution Resource Centre, Community Response, Support From The Government.
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