Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Urbanisasi yang pesat dan terbatasnyalahanpertanian di kotamendorongmasyarakatmengadopsi urban farming sebagaisolusialternatifuntukketahananpangan dan peningkatanekonomikeluarga. Penelitianinibertujuanuntukmengetahuipersepsipetaniterhadapperanpenyuluhpertaniandalamadopsiinovasiteknologi urban farming di Kota Banda Aceh, yang meliputiperansebagaifasilitator, inovator, motivator, edukator, dan komunikator. Penelitianmenggunakanpendekatankuantitatifdeskriptifdenganmetodesurveiterhadap 10 petaniaktif di wilayah urban farming. Hasil penelitianmenunjukkanbahwatingkatpersepsipetaniterhadapperanpenyuluhberada pada kategori "cukupbaik" denganskor rata-rata 57,8%. Peran edukatormemperolehskortertinggi (59,3%), sedangkanperaninovatormendapatskorterendah (56,7%). Hal inimenunjukkanbahwameskipunpetanimenghargaipenyuluhandalamaspekedukasi, kontribusidalammemperkenalkanteknologibarumasihkurangdirasakan. Sebagian besarrespondenmemberikanjawabannetralterhadapindikator yang diukur, menandakanbahwakehadiranpenyuluhbelumsepenuhnya optimal dalampraktik urban farming. Dinas Pertanian diharapkanmeningkatkankapasitaspenyuluh, terutamadalampendampinganinovasi dan pendekatanpraktis di lapangan.
Kata Kunci: PersepsiPetani, PenyuluhPertanian, Urban Farming, InovasiTeknologi, Banda Aceh

Rapid urbanization and limited agricultural land in cities have encouraged communities to adopt urban farming as an alternative solution for food security and family economic improvement. This study aims to assess urban farmers' perceptions of the role of agricultural extension agents in adopting technological innovations in urban farming in Banda Aceh City. The study uses a descriptive quantitative approach with a survey method involving 10 active urban farmers. The results show that farmers' perceptions of the extension agents' roles are in the "fairly good" category, with an average score of 57.8%. The role of educator received the highest score (59.3%), while the role of innovator had the lowest (56.7%). This indicates that while farmers appreciate the educational aspect of extension services, the contribution to introducing new technologies is still lacking. Most respondents answered neutrally to the indicators, indicating that the presence of extension agents is not yet fully optimized in urban farming practices. The Agricultural Office is encouraged to enhance extension agents' capacity, particularly in innovation support and practical field approaches. Keywords: Farmer Perception, Agricultural Extension, Urban Farming, Technology Innovation, Banda Aceh