FARMERS 'PARTICIPATION IN THE UTILIZATION OF RIVER WATER AS IRRIGATION WATER IN RICE FARM IN MANDAILING NATAL DISTRICT

Abstract

Agricultural development is a process of modernization of farming through changes in technology, namely a process of changing farming to move or change from subsistence farming to commercial farming. In line with the process of changing the nature of farming, agricultural development takes place changes in the moral economy of farmers, namely from a subsistence economic moral that prioritizes safety to a rational economic moral. Given the importance of water for plants, a systematic knowledge is compiled in the form of water management. irrigation which aims to activate and make efficient use of water, or vice versa if there is excess water drainage, requires a complex calculation accompanied by accurate measurement measurements, likewise irrigation requires a fairly precise feasibility study. One of the factors in efforts to increase food production, especially rice, is the occurrence of irrigation water in the fields according to the needs if the provision of irrigation water is carried out properly and correctly, it can uphold the increase in rice production so that national food needs can be met irrigation has an important role, namely providing water for plants and can be used to regulate the weakness of soil moisture to help fertilize the soil through ingredients carried by water can suppress weed growth can suppress the growth of certain pests and diseases and facilitate soil cultivation. Irrigation development to support increased food production and increase in farmers' income has also become an irrigation network program, both carrier and government channels.