Open AccessAnalysis of Farmers’ Perception and Attitudes of Water Quality in Margodadi Embung, South Lampung
Author(s) -
Tastaptyani Kurnia Nufutomo,
Firdha Cahya Alam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/830/1/012096
Subject(s) - respondent , agriculture , agricultural science , manure , irrigation , water quality , perception , plough , mathematics , geography , quality (philosophy) , sampling (signal processing) , business , environmental science , engineering , agronomy , psychology , political science , biology , ecology , law , archaeology , neuroscience , philosophy , electrical engineering , epistemology , filter (signal processing)
Margodadi Embung (retention basin) is water pond that was designed for irrigation and conservation which is located in South Lampung, Indonesia. This Embung is surrounded through numerous farm fields, consisting of the cassava plant, corn plants, palm trees, and paddy fields. This research was aimed to know the farmers’ perception and attitudes of water quality in Margodadi Embung, South Lampung. Sampling was conducted using random sampling on farmers’ around the Embung, with the parameter of respondent profile, farming attitudes, knowledge about the Embung, and perception of the Embung water quality. The outcomes confirmed that the farmers had been using manure and chemical fertilizers for his or her fields, and also, they wiped clean their farm animals in Embung after plowing on the farm. Most of the farmers thought that the water quality is still good and fortunately, it was proved with the DO and BOD parameters that still be permitted according to Government Regulation no 82, 2001. However, it was indicated that the knowledge of the farmers of water quality will influence the perception and attitudes of the farmers towards the Margodadi Embung.