REKOMENDASI PROGRAM DAN KEGIATAN ALOKASI DANA DESA GUNA MENINGKATKAN PENDAPATAN PETANI JAGUNG

Abstrak

Lamatuka Village is one of the villages in Lebatukan Subdistrict, as a corn producer. On the one hand as a corn producer, on the other hand the population is still in the poverty line and is categorized as the poorest population in Lembata Regency. The purpose of this study is among others, first; identification of the causes of problems of low income of corn farmers, carried out by observation techniques and household interviews. Second, analyze the causal factors, using the application of fishbone analysis. Third, use the pareto chart to determine the most dominant factors and potential factors that also influence. Fourth, formulate the right solution, carried out by studying secondary data, in-depth interviews (key informance interviews) such as the Village Chief, Head of BPD, Community Leaders, and Agricultural Extension Officers. The list of key informance interview questions refers to the 5W-1H matrix. Fifth, provide recommendations as the most appropriate solution to the government of Lamatuka Village and Lembata Regency government so that it becomes
a program and village fund allocation activity in the planning of the Village Budget in 2019. From the results of the identification of the most dominant factors and potential factors that influence the problems of corn farmers, it was concluded that the work method factors became the most dominant
factor and the work material factor became a potential factor that contributed to the low income of corn farmers in Lamatuka Village. The work method factor is the most dominant factor that influences
that is equal to 30.98%, and the work material factor is a potential factor which also influences that is equal to 30.85%. Research recommendations include restructuring of BUMDesa and establishing a Business Unit to ensure the availability of superior seed varieties, fertilizers and insecticides. In addition, extension activities, assistance and simulations by agricultural extension officers and continuously for farmers.