Study Of The Institutional Strengthening Of Water User Farmers Organizations In Effort To Improve The Economic Capability And Welfare Of Farmer

Abstract

The national development through the realization of economic independence by moving strategic sectors of the domestic economy. WUO is a social organization of farmers which especially in water management activities in connection with the interests of carrying out joint farming.The problems were identifying as follows: inadequate institutional management, funding and lack of institutional human resource capacity. The purpose of this study is to provide information on institutional strengthening WUO based on Minister of Agriculture Regulation Number 79 of 2012 and to formulate institutional strengthening strategies WUO. Analysis of the data used in this study is descriptive qualitative and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the institutional strengthening of WUO by an average point of 86.60% considered as a good category. The results of the SWOT analysis showed in Bena Irrigation Area is (Growth) Aggressive Strategy, is an internal strength strategy to take advantage of external opportunities.