the role of extension workers in the development of farmer groups

in Nisam Subdistrict extension agents and Gapoktan are expected to play a role in fulfilling agricultural capital, fulfilling production facilities, marketing agricultural products (including providing various information made by farmers).

The main point to be conveyed is the need to avoid institutional development with the concept of a uniform blue print appoarch because it has shown failure. Gapoktan in Nisam Subdistrict is expected to carry out the partnership function fairly and mutually beneficial.

The main role of Gapoktan is First, Gapoktan is functioned as a central institution in a system that is built eg involved in subsidized seed suppliers that is tasked to recap the list of seed requests and member names. Second, Gapoktan is charged with increasing local food needs.

Third, starting in 2007, Gapoktan is considered a rural economic business entity (LUEP) so that it can receive capital strengthening funds, namely loan funds that can be used to buy farmers' grain at the time of the harvest, so that the price of grain will not be too cheap when harvesting.

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