R. Zaimah

Program AZAM Tani dalam mewujudkan pendapatan kedua isi rumah komuniti miskin di Seberang Perai

Abstrak Pembasmian kemiskinan telah menjadi salah satu agenda kerajaan semenjak pelaksanaan Dasar Ekonomi Baru. Sejak itu, pelbagai program pembasmian kemiskinan telah dilaksanakan oleh agensi kerajaan dan bukan kerajaan. Hal ini adalah kerana kebimbangan kerajaan kepada isu kemiskinan dan kesejahteraan rakyat. Oleh itu, suatu program telah dilaksanakan oleh kerajaan pada tahun 2010 iaitu Program AZAM Tani. Pelaksanaan program AZAM Tani dilihat sebagai satu impak positif kepada komuniti miskin. Namun begitu, adakah perlaksanaan AZAM Tani dapat membantu pesertanya memperoleh pendapatan tambahan. Oleh itu, objektif utama kajian ialah mengenalpasti sejauhmana program AZAM Tani berjaya mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan kedua kepada pesertanya. Selain itu, kajian ingin melihat hubungan di antara pengetahuan, kemahiran dan daya saing peserta dengan pelaksanaan program AZAM Tani. Kajian dilakukan di di Seberang Perai. Kajian menggunakan gabungan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Kaedah bancian digunakan dalam kajian yang melibatkan 54 orang responden. Hasil kajian mendapati 70 peratus responden telah berjaya mewujudkan pekerjaan kedua selepas mereka menyertai program AZAM Tani. Hasil ujian korelasi spearman menunjukkan hubungan yang positif di antara pengetahuan, kemahiran dan daya saing peserta dengan pelaksanaan program AZAM Tani. Implikasinya, program AZAM Tani berjaya mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan kedua dan ini membantu petani meningkatkan pendapatan mereka. Dalam masa yang sama, aspek pengetahuan, kemahiran dan daya saing peserta AZAM Tani perlu diberi perhatian dalam setiap program pembangunan komuniti akan datang kerana mempunyai hubungan positif dengan kejayaan program yang dilaksanakan. Kata kunci: program AZAM tani, komuniti miskin, petani, pendapatan, pekerjaan kedua Abstract Eradication of poverty has become one of the governments agenda since the implementation of the New Economic Policy. Since then, various poverty eradication programs have been implemented by government agencies and non-governmental organizations. This is because of the governments concern for the issue of poverty and the well-being of the people. Thus, the AZAM Tani program was implemented by the government in 2010. The implementation of the AZAM Tani program is seen as providing positive impact on the poor community. However, there is concern on whether the implementation of AZAM Tani can help participants to earn additional income. Hence, the main objective of this study is to identify the extent to which the AZAM Tani program has successfully created a second job opportunity for its participants. Additionally, the study wanted to see the relationship between knowledge, skills and competitiveness of participants with the implementation of the AZAM Tani program. This study was conducted in Seberang Perai. The study uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The survey method was used and involving 54 respondents. The findings show that 70 percent of respondents succeeded in creating a second job compared to just six percent before joining AZAM Tani. In addition, the Spearman correlation test also shows that the amount of income difference has a positive relationship with the combination of program implementation, knowledge, skills and competitiveness. If viewed through knowledge, the respondents are able to perform the second job. This can be seen as a positive association between knowledge and program implementation. Keywords: AZAM Tani program, poor community, peasant, income, second job https://doi.org/10.17576/geo-2018-1402-12