AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY OF FARMING COMMUNITIES IN TALATA VILLAGE, EAST KOLAKA DISTRICT

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Abstract: The objectives of this research are: 1). To explain the agricultural technology introduced in Talata Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency. 2). To explain the introduction of agricultural technology in Talata Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency, changing people's behavior in farming. 3). To explain the influence of agricultural technology on the welfare of farmers in Talata Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method using a historical approach. The object of this research is the people of Talata Village, especially agricultural technology. Data was obtained through observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques are obtained through data reduction, data presentation, inference and verification and final conclusions. The results of the research show that: 1) The technology that has been introduced into Talata Village is technology for rice farmers, namely, Gliding Pipe (seeding tool), Tractor (Paddy Plowing Machine), Indo Combine Hervester (Rice Cutting Machine), Rotary Dryer (Rice drying machine) , milling (rice grinding machine), and technology for patchouli farmers, namely: Dros Nilam (patchouli cutting machine) and penulingan (a tool for cooking patchouli). 2) The introduction of agricultural technology in Talata Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency changed the community in farming, this is because before the advent of agricultural technology, the farming community in Talata Village processed rice fields or gardens manually by humans, cultivating gardens and rice fields required a lot of energy. enough, but with the arrival of agricultural technology some of it has been done by machines which in fact has changed people's behavior in farming, and interactions between individuals or vice versa have changed; 3) The introduction of agricultural technology has an impact on the welfare of the farming community in Talata Village, Tinondo District, East Kolaka Regency, because with the presence of agricultural technology, the farming community feels that it is easier to do their work, the welfare of the farming community in Talata Village can be seen from the indicator of where the people of Talata Village live. -The average house is no longer thatched with sago leaves but has a tin roof and some of the people of Talata Village are in the process of building stone houses, and other welfare is the education level of children, which on average has reached high school graduates.

Kata kunci

• Agricultural Technology
• Entry Process
• Influence
• Welfare