PERANAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KELOMPOK TANI JERUK SIAM MADU DI DESA SUMBERSEKAR KECAMATAN DAU KABUPATEN MALANG

Agricultural extension plays an important role and is inseparable from the development of the agricultural sector.Sumbersekar Village is geographically located in Dau District, Malang Regency and has an agricultural area with superior citrus commodities that have good potential. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research on farmers' assessment of the role of agricultural extension workers in Sumbersekar Village, Dau District, Malang Regency to find out the characteristics of farmers and the role of agricultural extension workers in the development of honey lime farmer groups in Sumbersekar Village which will be carried out in March-April 2024. The respondent criteria were farmers who were members of farmer groups in Sumbersekar Village. The number of samples was determined using proportional sampling with 100 respondents. The data analysis technique uses descriptive analysis. The variables used in this study are communicators, educators, and facilitators. Data collection technique by filling out questionnaires. Variable measurements were made using a likert scale with 5 categories. The characteristics of the honey chayote farmer group in Sumbersekar Village are 51-60 years old, high school education
and 11-20 years of farming. The role of agricultural extension workers in
the development of honey chayote farmer groups in Sumbersekar Village,
Dau District, Malang Regency was studied with the variables of
communicators, educators, and facilitators, resulting in findings that
respondents agreed with the performance of the role of extension workers