Technology and local knowledge of farmers in soybean seeds source management in Jambi province

The Ministry of Agriculture has optimism that soybean self-sufficiency can be realized in 2018. Consistency to stay on track that has been targeted has made Soybean Seed Management Unit (UPBS) activities accelerate with the technology of seed multiplication to supply quality seeds. This study examined the dissemination of technology and the existence of local knowledge, especially on consumption farmers to breeders as the output of UPBS activities. The method used is a descriptive qualitative method through literature studies and studies in the social field to explore the potential, roles, constraints and opportunities faced by farmers and soybean seed breeders related to local knowledge. The data collected consists of secondary and primary data. Benefit and Cost Ratio (B/C Ratio) analysis to determine the feasibility of changing consumption farmers to breeder farmers. The results show that farmers’ local knowledge changes with technology dissemination. Changes occurred in the use of quality seeds of New Superior Varieties (VUB) with the application of soybean integrated crop management (PTT) models that were able to increase yields 16-27%. Local knowledge maintained in terms of attack control and infestation of plant pests (OPT) in the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). In this case, local knowledge of breeder farmers can compensate for location-specific technology. At the field level, a combination of technology and local knowledge was followed by an increase in income from consumer farmers to B/C soybean growers. The ratio of consumption farmers to 1.45 increased to 1.69 for breeder farmers.