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The Evaluation of the Implementation of IPM-FFS Rice Cultivate Season September to December 2006 in Pare III Sub-village, Sidorejo Village, Godean District of Sleman Regency
Thesis Abstract:
The research aimed to evaluate the process, outcomes, and impacts of integrated pest management-farmer field school (IPM-FFS) to change farmer’s behavior on IPM implementation. The research program consisted of four steps; namely, baseline survey, evaluation of IPM-FFS activity, survey of post IPM-FFS, and survey of rice production and farmer income. Data were obtained by interviewing 10 respondents out of 25 farmers who participated in IPM-FFS. Survey was carried out before and after their participation in IPM-FFS. The questionnaire was made based on the IPM National Program Bappenas standard and criteria. Evaluation for IPM-FSS activities comprised of preparation and execution of IPM-FFS. It was conducted by following and recording all IPM-FFS activities during one planting season.
Evaluation results of IPM-FFS activities showed that the IPM-FFS held in Pare III Sub-village did not proceed according to IPM-FFS standard in both preparation and execution phases. It had less time and introduction processs for the IPM-FFS preparation. Some standard activities of IPM-FFS were not conducted--the number of field guide was only one instead of two persons, weekly meetings were only conducted as many as 10 times out of 12, and there were no labels for the IPM and non-IPM plots where labels must be given. According to the farmers, the positive impacts of the IPM-FFS were: (1) it directly tended to increase their knowledge and skills on observation of paddy ecosystem (i.e., against paddy pests and their natural enemies and on pesticides and culture of healthy crops) and (2) it decreased the severity of rat attack, pesticide usage, and production cost. The indirect positive impacts of the IPM-FFS were increase in production and farmer’s income.