PARTICIPATION OF SUBAK MEMBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIELD ECOTOURISM IN TABANAN REGENCY, BALI

Abstract

Subak group is a traditional organization in the field of water distribution and farming management in Bali. Mangesta Village is selected by UNESCO as on of the World Heritage Area. This research was conducted with the objectives of knowing: 1) Participation of subak members on the development of rice field ecotourism in mangesta village, penebel sub- district, tabanan regency, 2) Factors that influenced Participation of subak members on the development of rice field ecotourism in Mangesta village, Penebel sub-district, Tabanan regency. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. Sampling group was done purposively based on hamlet that had field ecotourism, while the sampling of farmers as the respondents was done by simple random sampling. The total sample was 60 farmers as partof wongaya betan subak group. They where some members of the wongaya betan subak group. The analysis method used is the proportion and multiple linear regression analysis with Backward method. The research results showed that the Participation of subak memberson the development of rice field ecotourism in Mangesta village was categorized as moderate. Attitude, education, intensity following of extension, and gender have significant effect on participation. While age, main job, experience as farmer, and encouragement from community leaders have no significant effect on participation.