Analysis of Farmers' Response and Suitability of Innovation to the Use of Coffee Processing Units in Post-Couplet Equipment Central Lombok District, Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims to know the response of farmers to the application of postharvest tools for coffee processing units in Central Lombok Regency, see the level of suitability of coffee processing technology as an innovation in farmer groups/farmers in Central Lombok Regency and know the relationship between the suitability of innovation and farmer responses to the use of postharvest coffee tools in Central Lombok Regency. The research results show that the reaction of farmers to the use of postharvest equipment for coffee processing units is in the "Good" category or knowing but not in detail, as evidenced by the acquisition of a combined mode score of 105 from an interval score of 89-109 obtained from the overall measurement results through indicators of knowledge (cognitive aspect), attitude (affective aspect) and ability to apply (psychomotor aspect). With the assessment results in the "Good" category, respondents have knowledge, attitudes, and skills with good understanding and ability but do not have detailed knowledge of postharvest coffee processing tools. These factors support in terms of education, human resources, communication, experience in farming and especially the needs of farmers in improving socio-economic conditions with modern innovations as a substitute for traditional methods, namely as one of the efforts that are expected to achieve increased added value and competitiveness and farmers' income through proper and correct postharvest handling. From a non-technical perspective, covering socio-economic and socio-cultural aspects, respondents felt a positive influence. Still, from a socio-cultural perspective, the community felt the direct and indirect impacts as positive things, including increasing the economy in their environment. Still, there are also adverse effects, namely the noise of machines due to modern processing methods and air pollution, which can interfere with breathing. There is a relationship between farmers' responses and the suitability of innovation in their use of postharvest equipment for coffee processing units, seen from the value of rs = 0,949, which is included in the robust category and has a positive value, namely the higher the farmer's response to the use of the postharvest equipment for the coffee processing unit, the higher the suitability of the innovation of the postharvest tool for the coffee processing unit in the government assistance program in Central Lombok Regency. On the other hand, the lower the response of farmers to the use of postharvest equipment for coffee processing units, the lower the suitability of innovations for postharvest equipment for coffee processing units in government assistance programs in Central Lombok Regency.