EFEKTIVITAS SEKOLAH LAPANG IKLIM STASIUN KLIMATOLOGI DELI SERDANG DALAM MENDUKUNG KETAHANAN PANGAN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of SLI activities on the climate adaptive behavior of farmers to support food security in Deli Serdang Regency. The researcher used a quantitative approach with the correlational method. The population is all farmers of the Paluh Getah II Farmer Group, Tanjung Rejo Village, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency. The research sample was 56 respondents using the total sample technique. Data collection techniques were carried out through questionnaires. The results showed that there was an effect of SLI activities in the form of conveying information about climate and weather and their deviations, farming innovation, technology transfer and farming analysis able to change the climate adaptive behavior of SLI farmers at Deli Serdang Climatology Station to reduce the risk of crop failure due to extreme weather so that food security can be realized. This is evidenced by the value of t arithmetic > t table which is 3.144 > 2.586 at a significance level of 0.05.