Research Article
Effectiveness of Farmer Groups in Managing Business Units for Farmer Empowerment
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-9-2021.2313666, author={Sri Hanggana and Suwarto Suwarto and Bandi Bandi and Sapja Anantanyu}, title={Effectiveness of Farmer Groups in Managing Business Units for Farmer Empowerment}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law, Social Sciences, and Education, ICLSSE 2021, 09 September 2021, Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICLSSE}, year={2021}, month={12}, keywords={farmer groups effectiveness of farmer groups business entity farmer empowerment}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-9-2021.2313666} }- Sri Hanggana
Suwarto Suwarto
Bandi Bandi
Sapja Anantanyu
Year: 2021
Effectiveness of Farmer Groups in Managing Business Units for Farmer Empowerment
ICLSSE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-9-2021.2313666
Abstract
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of farmer groups in managing business units and identify problems that reduce the effectiveness of farmer groups. The research location was in Kebakkramat District, Karanganyar Regency. The objects of this research were the farmer groups that manage government-assisted tractors. The data collection techniques used in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and documents. The results of the research were that there was only one effective farmer group, while the other nine farmer groups were less effective. Problems that reduced the effectiveness of farmer groups were difficulties in adding marketing areas, limited tractor operators, difficulties to gather members, and members are reluctant to become managers. Only the government will be able to overcome the problems by issuing regulations to form business entities and expand marketing.