Farmer Group Participation in Land Rehabilitation Effort Through KBR (Kebun Bibit Rakyat) Program in the Donoyudan Village, Kalijambe Sub-district, Sragen Regency

Critical land in Sragen regency and Bengawan Solo watershed area was caused by topography factors, high erosion, inappropriate land management, and low land closing. Bengawan Solo watershed management center delivers critical land education through a program called Kebun Bibit Rakyat (KBR) program. The purpose of this research is to find out the activities of Bengawan Solo watershed management center, the participation of farmer groups, and the effect of farmer groups participation towards KBR program. The samples of 86 farmer groups were collected using proportional random sampling. The methods to collect the data were questioner, interview, observation and documentation. Data analysis technique used was descriptive analysis, descriptive statistics, and simple linear regression. The activities of Bengawan Solo watershed management centre are technical and vegetative activities. The average result of statistics on farmer group participation is 21,27 and it is categorized as low. The result of simple linear regression show that there is an effect farmer groups participation to KBR program; it is about 38,9%. Re-evaluation in delivering the socialization should be done, provision of plant seeds should be adjusted to the community’s needs and capability, and utilizing teak trees as potential in Donoyudan Village should be the ativities of