THE INFLUENCE OF THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICERS ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF ROBUSTA COFFEE FARMERS ABOUT FARM CARD PROGRAM IN JUMO DISTRICT TEMANGGUNG REGANCY

Farm card program is tool of redemption transaction and payment of subsidized fertilizer for farmers. This research aimed to know the role of agricultural extension officers as a communicator, motivator and facilitator on the knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about farm card program in Jumo District Temanggung Regency, to know the knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about farm card program and to analized the influence of the role of agricultural extension officers role on the knowledge level ofrobusta coffee farmers about farm card program in Jumo District Temanggung Regency. This research was carried out on November 2017 until Januari 2018 in Jumo District Temanggung Regency. Research method wassurvey. Data analized with descriptive analysis and linear multiple regression analysis. Results of the research showed that the role of extension officers as a communicator, motivator, facilitator were good. The knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about farm card program were good. The role of extension officers as communicators did not affecton the knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about the farm card program, where as the role as motivator and facilitator influenced on the knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about farm card program. The role of agricultural extension officers as a communicator, motivator and facilitator simultaneously influence the knowledge level of robusta coffee farmers about farm card program in Jumo District Temanggung Regency.


INTRODUCTION
Coffee is one of the main commodities in the plantation sector in Indonesia. The role of coffee commodities for Indonesian economy is quite important, both as a source of income for coffee farmers, foreign exchange source, industrial raw materials producers, and employment providers through processing, marketing and trade (Chandra et al., 2013). The yield of agriculture and plantation contributes to the increase of state revenue. The government has a program that is still running until now one of them is the policy of subsidized fertilizer. Central Java Province is a province that creates innovation from the policy of subsidized fertilizer allocation. The form of support from Central Java provincial government on the policy is to issue a new policy related to procurement and distribution of subsidized fertilizer for farmers in Central Java (Putri, 2017).
Temanggung Regency is one of the producers of robusta coffee in Central Java province. Jumo Subdistrict is one of the districts in Temanggung Regency which has a plantation area of 1,640,51 Ha. The area of coffee harvest in Jumo sub district in 2015 was 606.46 Ha and the production amount was 460,71 quintals. The area of coffee harvest in 2016 is 614.46 Ha and the production amount was 472,71quintal (Badan Pusat Statistik, 2016). In accordance with the regulations set forth in the new policy in Central Java, Temanggung District also participates in the implementation of the farmer card program. Farmer program is implemented in January 2018. Tenuluh agriculture acts as a communicator, motivator and facilitator. Socialization is done to provide understanding and knowledge to farmers about farming cards. In accordance with the opinion of Indraningsih et al. (2011) which states that agricultural extensionists have a role as communicator, facilitator and motivator. The level of knowledge of farmers of robusta coffee on farmer card program in Kecamatan Jumo depends on extension ability in performing role as communicator, motivator and facilitator.
Based on this background, the research aimed to: 1) Know the role of agricultural extension as communicator, motivator and facilitator to the level of knowledge of farmers of robusta coffee about the farm card program in Jumo Subdistrict of Temanggung Regency; 2) To know the level of knowledge of farmers of robusta coffee on farm card program in Jumo Sub-district of Temanggung Regency; 3) To analyze the influence of agriculture extension role as communicator, motivator and facilitator to farmer knowledge level of robusta coffee about farmer card program in JumoSubdistrict of Temanggung Regency.

RESEARCH METHODS
Research Time and Place. This research was conducted in November 2017 until January 2018 in Jumo Sub-district of Temanggung Regency.
Research Method. The method used in this research was survey method, which is method used to collect information in form of opinion from a large number of people on certain topic. Information obtained from sample not from population (Hamdi and Bachruddin, 2014).

Data Collection Method.
Data collection method was done by interview, that is collecting data obtained by asking directly to respondent using questioner. Observation is recording of an object which is required from related institution that related with research. Data type used were primary data and secondary data.
Sampling Method. Jumo Sub-district consists of 13 villages, but only 8 villages produce robusta coffee. From these 8 villages, there are several coffee farming groups that fulfill the active criteria, incorporated in law and belong to the agricultural extension worker. List of robusta coffee producing villages in Jumo subdistrict is as follows: Jamusan 85

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis.
Multiple regression model is a regression model used to determine the level of influence between one dependent variable with some independent variables (Sukandar rumidi, 2012). The systematic formula is: (Sukandarrumidi, 2012

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Respondent Identity. The number of farmers in the study area showed that most of the respondents were in productive age of 95.75%. Based on the primary data obtained can be seen that farmer respondents are average classified in the productive age, so the opportunity to absorb information and inovation was greater. This is in accordance with the opinion of Cahyono (2011) which stated that the productive age of a farmer is 15-65 year. Productive age physically has greater power than old age, in addition productive farmers are easier in accepting innovation. Based on the primary data it is known that most of the respondents graduated from elementary school as many as 45 people (47.87%). The level of someone 'seducation or knowledge can influence the way of thinking to further develop and improve agricultural yields to a better. This is in accordance with the opinion of Iqbal et al. (2014), which stated that farmers with higher education generally will more quickly master and apply the latest farming technology that exists compared to farmers whose education level is still low.
Based on the primary data it is known that the experience of farming was at most > 10 years as many as 84 people (89.36%). Farmers of respondents have an average experience of farming that has been long enough. Farming experience by farmers of respondents who have long enough to make farmers have the knowledge and skills in farming .This is in accordance with the opinion of Marliati et al. (2008) which stated that the experience of farmers with an average of > 14 years is expected to support the success of agribusiness farmers and certainly supported by adequate formal and non formal education.
Farm Card Program. Problem in supervision, procurement and distribution of subsidized fertilizers still have constraints, among others : that has not been right target of subsidized fertilizer rights, permeation, scarcity and price increase at farm level.
The farm card program is expected to provide a solution for farmer to get fertilizer easily. The farmer card program intends to optimize the distribution of subsidized fertilizer in exactly six types, quantities, prices, quality, time and place. Purchasing subsidized fertilizer using farmer's card, ie farmer brings farmer card that has been registered by agriculture office, secondly the farmer hands over the farmer card to the officer then the officer will swipe the farm card at EDC. Thirdly the cards that have been swiped earlier, it would be valid whether the card validity or not, and the card owner whether it still has a balance or not, it can already be read through the server at BRI. Fourthly through the Indonesian Food Management Information System (SIMPI) data can be read related to the allocation of fertilizer. Fifthly, there will be allocation and data of farmers. Sixthly give fertilizer to farmers. Table below can be seen that the role of agricultural extension as a communicator belonging to the category of Good with a percentage of 78.72% and the average score of 19.28. Good category is in the range of scores between 18 -21. Assessment of the role of extension as a communicator based on the ability of extension in conveying information, the media used by the extension, the ability of the instructor in the language that is easy to understand and the approach taken in order to occur interactive communication.

Communicator . Based on
Motivator. Based on the table below can be seen that the role of agricultural extension as a motivator belonging to the category of Good with a percentage of 68.08% and the average score of 19.23. The Good category is in the range of scores between 18 and 21.
Assessment of the role of extension officer as motivator based on the ability of extension officer to motivate farmers to develop farming, to influence farmers to follow extension activities, extension ability to make farmers interested as well as following the farm card program and farmers ability in explaining in detail the usefulness and implementation of farmer cards.
Facilitator. Based on the table below can be seen that the role of agricultural extension as a facilitator pertained Good with a percentage of 62.77% and the average score of 19.38. The Good Category is within the range of score between 18 and 21. The role assessor of the extension as a facilitator is basedon extension performance in providing routine schedule for counseling, willingness of extensionist to listen to farmer's complaint to problems faced and facilitation of farming card from socializing to how the use of farm card.
Knowledge Level. Based on the table below it can be seen that the level of knowledge of Robusta coffee farmer on the farm card program pertained Good with a percentage of 63.83% and the average score of 72.87.Category Both are in the range score between 69 -84. Farmers knowledge level of the farm card program on the meaning of farmers' cards, benefits, technical implementation and use of the farming cards. The results of interviews with farmers showed that most farmers  admitted to information related to the farm card program has been informed by extension workers in extension activities.

Communicator The Number of Respondents Percentage -------respondent------------% ----
Knowledge of farmer card is generally understood but to be more specific is still not understood by some farmers.     Heteroscedasticity Test. Based on the results of Hetero scedasticity test seen that the Scatterplott graph did not form a pattern and the points spread randomly so it can be concluded that the data did not occur hetero scedasticity.

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis.
Based on the

Conclusion.
Based on the results and the discussion can be summarized as follows: 1) The role of agricultural extension officer as communicator, motivator and facilitator belonging in the category of Good in improving knowledge of robusta coffee farmer to the farm card in District Jumo Temanggung Regency; 2) The level of knowledge of robusta coffee farmer on farm card program is categorized as good because most farmers of robusta coffee have understood about the farm card program; 3) The role of agricultural extension officer as communicators does not affect the level of knowledge of robusta coffee farmers to farmcard program, while the role of extension as a motivator and facilitator affect the level of knowledge of robusta coffee farmers on the farm card program. The role of agricultural extension officer as communicators, motivators and facilitators simultaneously affect the level of knowledge of robusta coffee farmer to the farm card program in Jumo District, Temanggung.

Suggestion.
Extension officershould be more active in providing up-to-date information on farming planning and technical implementation of agricultural innovation, processing and marketing of coffee as market competition that is always increasing, so that farmers are more competitive in the market and do not survive in comfort zones; 2) Farmers should be more active follow the extension activities conducted by extension officer in order to improve farmers knowledge and insight about government programs such as peasant card program and other programs; 3) The next researcher needs to master the situation and condition of JumoDistrict so as not to obstruct the research process, whether in terms of culture or language so that communication with farmers can be smooth and clear and prepare good physical condition because climate in the area is quite extreme and often change.