Build of Farmer Walfare Through the Cocoa Village Model (CVM) Program in District of Blitar
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-168-5_19How to use a DOI?
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- Cocoa; CVM; and Cultivation
- Abstract
The problem of Cocoa development in East Java is productivity that is still far from its potential ability. The average productivity of cocoa only 0.7 tonnes/ha, whereas when applying the technology optimally cocoa cultivation, productivity can reach 2.5 tons/ha. It is therefore necessary strategic steps and innovation in the management of the cultivation of cocoa in order to encourage the development of the cocoa plant particularly in the area of cocoa production centers, such as in the villages of Blitar in the form of Cocoa Village Model (CVM) Program. The research purposes to know the existence of the cocoa plant and how far the understanding and skills of farmers in district of Blitar in managing the cocoa plant, before and after implementation of the CVM program. The research method is a survey by setting 40 cocoa farmers as respondents by randomly sample from three villages namely Krenceng, Modangan, and Sumberasri in District Nglegok, Blitar. The collection of data through observation and questionnaires filled out by respondents and interviews. Data were analyzed as descriptively using frequency analysis (proportion). Empowerment of farmers in terms of understanding, skills and performance in technological innovation cocoa cultivation showed the acceleration of change for the better by referring to the technical guidelines. Realization of institutional innovation group of cocoa farmers and their role in accelerating the achievement of cocoa production. CVM Program can successfully meet the expectations of farmers .
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TY - CONF AU - Pawana Nur Indah AU - Sri Widayanti PY - 2023 DA - 2023/05/23 TI - Build of Farmer Walfare Through the Cocoa Village Model (CVM) Program in District of Blitar BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Agriculture (ICA 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 174 EP - 182 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-168-5_19 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-168-5_19 ID - Indah2023 ER -