Pemberdayaan Petani Kelapa Dalam Meningkatkan Perekonomian Masyarakat Di Desa Lahang Hulu Kecamatan Gaung Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir
Keywords:
Empowerment, Economy, Coconut FarmersAbstract
The Plantation Service is expected to be able to make efforts to empower coconut farming communities in managing the harvest. Efforts that must be made by the relevant Department are by carrying out outreach such as: counseling, and providing knowledge about innovations in developing harvests to be processed into a product. However, what happens is a lack of attention from the relevant agencies so that people feel that their fate is not cared about by the government. Meanwhile, the majority of people depend on coconut plantations for their economy. The aim of this research is to determine the empowerment of coconut farmers in improving the community economy in Lahang Hulu Village, Gaung District, Indragiri Hilir Regency and the inhibiting factors. The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection through interviews, observation and documentation. The informants in this research were the Head of the Indragiri Hilir District Agriculture Service and the Head of Lahang Hulu Village, RT, RW and the Community in Lahang Hulu Village. The results of the research are the role of the Indragiri Hilir Regency Plantation Service in Empowering Coconut Farmers in Gaung District, according to plantation officers (Employees of the Indragiri Hilir Regency Plantation Service) who have carried out their duties in carrying out extension activities in terms of community empowerment in the field of Coconut Farming.