FARMER ORGANIZATION (P3A)

Farmer water user organizations should be irrigation water have since become part of agricultural life. Organizations such as this related to the village, which is the center of social activities in the village, although there are stand-alone - formed by the traditional farmers and in accordance with their needs so that was mengakar in the community.

Started on the government to order a new era of reform, such as now, the government established the organization encourage farmers in the water with the formal administrative completeness. So each village has a recommended irrigation area formed organization (formed by the farmers themselves), and based on their needs and in accordance with the norms and values that develop in specific regions of each.

Farmer irrigation organization that is now called the association of farmers of water (P3A) does not depend on outside parties, growing slowly and gradually, trying to pay for themselves in accordance with the ability of the members. This organization may receive assistance, but does not cleave of assistance.

Farmer water user organizations should maintain local knowledge and technology, the knowledge that since a while first received by the people from generation to generation from their fathers. Member organization is also always open to knowledge from outside to add their insights in accordance with the experience of others if appropriate and useful. In addition, the organization is to maintain the physical environment, social, cultural, political, and economic development.

Farmer water user organizations (P3A) betujuan to accommodate the aspirations and problems of farmers related to the water for farming and planting crops. Vessel bertemunya farmers to exchange thoughts, opinions and rainfall make decisions to solve problems faced by farmers together, both can be solved alone or who need assistance from outside. Provide services to meet the needs of farmers, especially the demand for irrigation water pertaniannya business. In the stages of its development organization is expected to become an independent business unit that is capable of providing a means of agricultural production (saprotan) and so forth and in marketing efforts. In addition, this organization also play a role in the development and management of irrigation systems.

With the development of the organization and this community of farmers can be expected to have the ability to assess the potential, motivation and circumstances themselves, and have the skills to plan and implement activities in the irrigation management, sustainable and independent.