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Planning and formulating extension programs at the sub-district and village levels. According to the information from the PPL in Meurah Mulia Subdistrict, they are now planning and developing a pest prevention program by using vegetable pesticides by using organic materials and making organic fertilizer.
They carry out this program aimed at making farmers able to control pests by using organic materials that are easily available around their homes without having to buy chemicals that are far more expensive and safe for health.
According to information from farmers in Nibong Village the PPLs in the Meurah Mulia District BPP had already carried out the program and the farmers also received and responded well to the programs implemented by PPL because they were trained and guided directly by the instructors not only the material delivered but practiced directly in the field during the visit.
The extension agent is also a provider and disseminator of information about technology, agribusiness and market business models for rural farmers.
The extension agents here act as providers and disseminators of information about new technologies in conducting farming, namely by providing new innovations both in controlling pest and in increasing the production of lowland rice farming in Nibong Village, Meurah Mulia Subdistrict.
The extension agent also acts as a bridge between farmers and related agencies and consumers in selling their farm products so that farmers can partner in the market and can also find out market prices so that farmers in Nibong Village can get income that can meet their daily needs.
Extension agents as the development of agricultural human resources to increase production, productivity and income. Extension officers in charge of Nibong Village provide new innovations to farmers so that the capacity and potential of farmers can be increased to increase rice production in Nibong Village so that it can directly increase farmers' income and can meet food shortages in Meurah Mulia District and in North Aceh Regency, with efforts to increase production, productivity so that farmers can prosper.
Activities of participation between farmers and extension workers. Participation by farmers in Nibong Village is the presence of an attitude of cooperation in the implementation of extension programs by attending counseling meetings, demonstrating new methods for their farming, and asking questions to extension workers during counseling and field visits.
Whereas the participation of agricultural extension workers is that the extension agents play an active role in carrying out programs that have been planned together and also extension workers help farmers in dealing with problems that occur when farmers run rice farming and also to be able to achieve good results so that farmers can live with prosperity.
Functions of supervision, monitoring, evaluation, and positive feedback for future extension planning. The role of agricultural extension agents in supervising / pembanaan farmer community use to develop the business carried out by farmers such as identifying problems faced by farmers in Nibong both problems related to the production of farming ranging from seed supply, soil fertility, plant maintenance, pest control, harvest and post-harvest.
After coaching the instructor also plays a role to control the activities that have been planned in order to get good results and can make the lives of farmers more prosperous. After the activities are carried out, the extension workers also conduct an evaluation to see whether the program planned runs smoothly without any obstacles in the way of application, maintenance of plants and pest control. As well as providing positive feedback so that the planning carried out by the extension agent can run smoothly in front of him.
