Abstract
Empowerment of Subak Penarungan as an Agribusiness Institution in PenarunganVillage, Sub-District of Mengwi, Badung Regency
 The preservation of subak or Balinese irrigation organization is important because itssustainability in Bali based on the Tri Hita Karana concepts. Subak-based economicbusiness is a food-based agribusiness or paddy fields. The studies on empowerment ofsubak as an agribusiness institution aimed to improve the economy and welfare offarmers, so that the agricultural culture is in demand and not abandoned by the SubakPenarungan community. This study aimed to determine (1) the potentials of subakrelated to natural resources, human resources, and financial resources, (2) the effortsmade to empower Subak Penarungan as an agribusiness institution. The research wasconducted in Subak Penarungan, Mengwi Sub-district, Badung Regency. The selectionof research site was done purposively. The population of this study is active members ofSubak Penarungan, amounting to 167 people. The sample size was determined by usingSlovin formula, so the number of respondents was 63 people. The data analysis used adescriptive qualitative analysis method. The findings showed that the potential of Subakpenarungan was in good category with the average score of 3.55, and the results ofresearch on the efforts of empowerment of Subak Penarungan was in good category,with average achievement score of 3.50. Based on the results of this study, it can besuggested to farmers that the assistance in the form of agricultural machine toolsprovided by the government for subak should be utilized properly, so as to increase theirproductivity.
Highlights
The preservation of subak or Balinese irrigation organization is important because its sustainability in Bali based on the Tri Hita Karana concepts
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tingkat pendidikan formal anggota Subak Penarungan cukup baik untuk mendukung berjalannya suatu upaya yang diberikan, karena sebagian besar responden telah menempuh pendidikan minimal sembilan tahun, mulai dari tamatan SMP sampai Perguruan tinggi yaitu sebanyak 49 orang (77,78%), hal ini berarti responden di Subak Penarungan memiliki kemampuan yang baik dalam menerima suatu pengetahuan baru, sehingga pengetahuan dan penerapan ataupun segala materi yang diberikan penyuluh dapat lebih mudah dipahami dan dimengerti oleh petani, oleh karena itu proses pemberdayaan dapat berjalan dengan baik
Parameter fasilitas fisik termasuk kategori sedang karena kategori tiga memperoleh frekuensi terbanyak yaitu sebanyak 27 (42,86%) responden, dengan ratarata pencapaian skor sebesar [3,36], yang berarti sebagian besar petani berpendapat bahwa pemanfaatan fasilitas fisik yang terdapat di Subak Penarungan belum maksimal
Summary
The preservation of subak or Balinese irrigation organization is important because its sustainability in Bali based on the Tri Hita Karana concepts.
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