Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Produktivitas padi di Kecamatan Indrapuri menunjukkan tren penurunan dari tahun 2021 hingga 2023, yang diduga dipengaruhi oleh penyusutan luas lahan dan berbagai kendala budidaya. Padahal, kelompok tani berperan penting dalam meningkatkan produktivitas melalui kegiatan belajar, kerjasama, dan pengelolaan produksi. Berdasarkan kondisi tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peranan kelompok tani serta hubungan antara peranan tersebut dengan produktivitas usahatani padi sawah di Kecamatan Indrapuri. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kecamatan Indrapuri pada Maret–April 2025. Populasi penelitian berjumlah 1.664 petani, dan sampel sebanyak 95 petani diperoleh melalui teknik simple random sampling menggunakan rumus Slovin dengan tingkat kesalahan 10%. Data yang digunakan meliputi data primer dan data sekunder. Metode analisis penelitian ini deskriptif dan analisis korelasi rank spearman Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran kelompok tani sebagai kelas belajar, wahana kerjasama, dan unit produksi berada pada kategori cukup berperan dengan skor masing-masing 2,05; 1,92; dan 1,86. Meskipun ketiga peran tersebut telah berjalan cukup baik, beberapa aspek di dalamnya masih memerlukan peningkatan. Berdasarkan analisis korelasi Spearman Rank, peran kelompok tani sebagai kelas belajar tidak memiliki hubungan signifikan dengan produktivitas usahatani padi, sementara peran sebagai wahana kerjasama dan unit produksi menunjukkan hubungan positif meskipun tergolong lemah.

Kata kunci: Kelompk tani, produktivitas, usahatani padi

Rice productivity in Indrapuri Subdistrict showed a declining trend from 2021 to 2023, which is presumed to be influenced by the reduction of cultivated land area and various cultivation constraints. In fact, farmer groups play an important role in increasing productivity through learning activities, cooperation, and production management. Based on this condition, this study aims to analyze the role of farmer groups and the relationship between these roles and the productivity of lowland rice farming in Indrapuri Subdistrict. This research was conducted in Indrapuri Subdistrict during March–April 2025. The research population consisted of 1,664 farmers, and a sample of 95 farmers was obtained using a simple random sampling technique based on the Slovin formula with a 10% margin of error. The data used included primary and secondary data. The analytical methods applied were descriptive analysis and Spearman rank correlation analysis. The results show that the role of farmer groups as a learning class, a cooperation forum, and a production unit falls into the moderately effective category, with scores of 2.05, 1.92, and 1.86, respectively. Although these three roles have been implemented fairly well, several aspects still require improvement. Based on the Spearman rank correlation analysis, the role of farmer groups as a learning class does not have a significant relationship with rice farming productivity, while their roles as a cooperation forum and a production unit show positive but weak relationships. Keywords: farmer groups, productivity, rice farming