Abstract:
Farmers is spearheading the development of sustainable agriculture.This research is aimed to : (1) Analyze studying the instruction programs that have been designed shows in that the group farming, (2) The know appearing problems regarding the programs by the group of farmers to executed carried and to (3) Analyze farmers participation in instruction programs which is done by agriculture investigator. The research is done in the village of Bukit Batu, Bukit Batu sub district, district of Bengkalis Riau Province. The research is conducted for 8 months, started from April to Desember 2012. Survey method is used in this research and respondents is taken using purposive sampling technique by taking a sample of 34 respondents consisting of 3 men and 5 members of the management group of 4 plus 2 board group of farming Agricultural Extension Center, district extension coordinator and instructor Bukit Batu Village. This is a descriptive qualitative research which is analyzed using Likert’s Summated Rating Scale (LSRS). programs group of farming coaching through counseling in the village of Bukit Batu, 3 dimensional views of the coaching programs, programs implementation, and farmer group participation. The results showed that the development and implementation of the group of farming already running "good" but the farmer group members' participation in coaching is "Medium", the guidance problem is the lack of infrastructure, human resources and participation the "moderate". Recommended to the government to improve infrastructure and provide the necessary extension in the development of farmers.
