HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, PERSEPSI DAN PERILAKU PETANI DALAM PENGGUNAAN PESTISIDA PADA LINGKUNGAN DI KELURAHAN MAHARATU KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

This research aims to study farmer’s knowledge, perception and behavior on pesticide handling according to his social economic level, to study the perception and behavior of pesticide handling according to the farmer’s knowledge, to study the behavior of pesticide handling according to the farmer’s perception, and to formulate alternative guideline for pesticide handling to reduce the risk to environment.This collected data was interview and observation. It used cross sectional technique in data collection, using 50 samples from a total population of 266 people. The data were processed and analysed in a cross tabulation, followed with a statistic correlation test Range Spearman’s. The result of research shows that the farmer’s levels of social economy in Maharatu Village, Pekanbaru City is low, levels of knowledge, perception, and behavior towards pesticide handling by farmers are relatively high. The social economic level shows a significant correlation but gives small effect to the behavior in pesticide handling. The farmer’s levels of social economic shows a significant correlation and gives big effect to the knowledge and perception in pesticide handling. The farmer’s knowledge shows a significant correlation and gives big effect to the perception and behavior in pesticide handling. The farmer’s perception about pesticide shows a significant correlation and gives big effect to the behavior in pesticide handling to the environment.

Keywords: Perception, Behaviour, Pesticide, Environment.