Digitalization of Agriculture through the Kostratani Program on Rice Field Agribusiness in Barebbo District, Bone Regency

Abstract

English

Kostratani or Agricultural Strategic Command is the center of agricultural development activities at the sub-district level to optimize the tasks, functions, and roles of the Agricultural Extension Center (BPP) by utilizing and maximizing IT functions to realize national food sovereignty. With the existence of Kostratani, it is hoped that the Ministry of Agriculture can have a database that is truly accurate and not only increases production and quality, but also improves farmers' welfare through empowering extension workers at BPP. BPP Barebbo is one of the BPP Kostratani models under the guidance of the Agricultural Development Polytechnic (Polbangtan) of Gowa. BPP Barebbo is located in Kampuno Village, Barebbo District, Bone Regency, South Sulawesi Province. This study aims to determine and obtain an overview of the implementation of Kostratani and the benefits received by recipients of lowland rice agribusiness services in Barebbo District. This research was conducted in February-April 2022 at BPP Barebbo, Bone Regency. The basic method of this research is a case study with a qualitative approach. The informants of this research were the BPP Coordinator, agricultural extension workers, and farmers. Research data obtained by interview and observation. Data were analyzed qualitatively without statistical tests. The results show that BPP Barebbo has implemented the functions and roles of BPP Kostratani but there are still recipients of rice agribusiness services who have not felt the benefits, namely the downstream system. It is hoped that BPP Barebbo can maintain its implementation and increase the benefits that can be received by rice farmers.

Bahasa Indonesia

Kostratani atau Komando Strategis Pertanian adalah pusat kegiatan pembangunan pertanian pada tingkat kecamatan untuk optimalisasi tugas, fungsi, dan peran Balai Penyuluh Pertanian (BPP) dengan memanfaatkan dan memaksimalkan fungsi TI untuk mewujudkan kedaulatan pangan nasional. Dengan adanya Kostratani, diharapkan Kementerian Pertanian dapat memiliki satu database yang benar-benar akurat dan tidak hanya meningkatkan produksi dan kualitas, tetapi juga meningkatkan kesejahteraan petani melalui pemberdayaan penyuluh di BPP. BPP Barebbo merupakan salah satu model BPP Kostratani di bawah binaan Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian (Polbangtan) Gowa. BPP Barebbo terletak di Desa Kampuno Kecamatan Barebbo Kabupaten Bone Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan memperoleh gambaran implementasi Kostratani dan manfaat yang diterima oleh penerima jasa agribisnis padi sawah di Kecamatan Barebbo. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Februari-April 2022 di BPP Barebbo Kabupaten Bone. Metode dasar penelitian ini adalah studi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Informan penelitian ini adalah Koordinator BPP, penyuluh pertanian, dan petani. Data penelitian diperoleh dengan wawancara dan observasi. Data dianalisis secara kualitatif tanpa uji statistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa BPP Barebbo sudah mengimplementasikan fungsi dan peran BPP Kostratani namun pada penerima jasa agribisnis padi masih ada yang belum merasakan manfaatnya yaitu sistem hilir. Diharapkan BPP Barebbo dapat mempertahankan implementasinya dan meningkatkan manfaat yang dapat diterima oleh petani padi.

Keywords

• Kostratani
• BPP
• agribusiness
• rice fields.
• agribisnis
• padi sawah.