Application Of The Farmer Guidance Model For Farming, Avoiding Self From The Coronavirus, And Integrated Pest Control In A Sustainable Way In The South Sulawesi Technical Irrigation Area

Abstract

The aims of the study were to determine: (1) knowledge, attitudes, motivations, and behavior of farmers to avoid Corona Virus and to carry out integrated pest control in technical irrigation areas before and after being trained on how to avoid Corona Virus and integrated pest control before and after the experiment, (2) the effect of training on how to avoid the Corona Virus and carry out integrated pest control on increasing the knowledge, attitude, motivation, and behavior of farmers to avoid Corona Virus in carrying out integrated pest control in technical irrigation areas.

This type of research is experimental research. The research location is the Langkemme irrigation area, Soppeng Regency. The area was selected by purposive sampling method. The experimental area is Rompegading Village and the control area is Pattojo Village. The two villages are located in Liliriaja District, Soppeng Regency. The selection of the two villages was done by purposive sampling method. The experimental sample and control sample, each of 25 farmers, were selected by purposive sampling method. Thus, the total sample is 50 farmers. The variables considered in this study were: knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of farmers to avoid Corona Virus and carry out integrated pest control in technical irrigation areas before and after being given training. The experimental design used was the pretest-posttest control group design. The research instruments were: knowledge test, attitude questionnaire, motivation questionnaire, and behavioral observation sheet. Knowledge data is collected through tests. Attitude and motivation data were collected through a questionnaire. Behavioral data was collected by observing farmers. The data analysis used is descriptive statistical analysis and infrensial statistical analysis. The inferential analysis model used is independent t test.

The results showed that: (1) the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of farmers to avoid the corona virus and carry out integrated pest control in technical irrigation areas, both the experimental group and the control group before training, were in the low category. After the training the experimental group was in the high category, while the control group remained in the low category, (2) the training had a very significant effect on increasing the knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and behavior of farmers to avoid the corona virus and carry out integrated pest control in the area. technical irrigation.