Assessment of group effectiveness: fish farmers group in the minapolitan area of Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

Fish farmer groups are forums for farmers to share knowledge, tools, technology and aquaculture innovations with other members. This study aims to analyze the factors that shape the effectiveness of fish farmer groups and assess the level of effectiveness of fish farmer groups in the minapolitan area. The study location was determined to be the minapolitan area of Haur Gading, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, South Kalimantan. A total of 9 groups of fish farmers who are still active with 54 fish farmers, were used as respondents for this study. Primary data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis. The results show that assessing the three aspects of group characteristic factors in the fish farmer group is high. Meanwhile, five aspects of the working factors of fish farmer groups are still classified as moderate. External factors from the group are aspects of support from formal and informal leaders are high, but from the aspect of physical condition, the group's location is moderate. Then, the level of group effectiveness from the satisfaction aspect of the fish farmer group is high, but from the productivity aspect, it is still moderate. Several things need to be improved, so that fish farmer groups in the Minapolitan area become more effective, namely encouraging the involvement and initiative of members in group activities, improving group facilities, and increasing the productivity of group members.