Erik Rachim, Muhammad Basri, Fakhri Kahar
This study aims to analyze the relationship between the process of empowering farmers and farmer empowerment levels through farmer groups in Bammase Village, Takalar Regency, and the relationship between personal and environmental factors and a process of empowering farmers in farmer groups in Bammase Village Takalar Regency. The Method used in this study was survey. It was using quantitative approach. Sampling in each group was taken non-proportionally, meaning that only some members of farmer groups in two farmer groups would be interviewed thus the number of respondents could represent a total number of group members. All member of farmer group A would be taken as respondents by the number of 28, while on farmer group B only 28 respondents from the total amount, so that the total number were 56 respondents. The result of the study shows that process of empowerment contributes minimum impacts on empowerment levels. Empowerments executed by extension workers are only on providing seeds support and agricultural production tools also then how to cultivate the farm. It is in contrast with farmer empowerment levels due to high experience of farming by farmers.
Makassar State University, National Institute of Administration, Makassar, Indonesia
