FISHERIES EXTENSION STRATEGY FOR INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TANAH DATAR REGENCY, WEST SUMATERA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was carried out in December 2020 at the Food and Fisheries Service of
West Sumatra Province. This study aims to find out how the strategies used by extension
workers in forming independent target groups in the midst of the many problems that
occur in the community in Tanah Datar Regency. The method used in this study is a
survey method with a descriptive qualitative approach with a phenomenological
concept. The total population in this study were 5 respondents and 6 informants.
From the results of the study, it was found that the strategies carried out by extension
workers in Tanah Datar Regency can be seen from 5 indicators, namely approach,
counseling, coaching, training, and evaluation. The forms of approach taken by the
extension worker to the community are the mass approach, the group approach, and the
individual approach. Extension officers conduct counseling to community groups aimed
at increasing public knowledge about the material being taught. Extension workers also
carry out coaching in stages, this aims to increase public knowledge and provide
examples of how to do cultivation. In addition to coaching the extension workers, they
also make useful trainings to increase the skills of the community and they can manage
their own cultivation well. After everything is running, the extension worker evaluates
what the community lacks and must be done to increase independence in people's lives
in Tanah Datar Regency.