Program Analysis of Rural Farmer School in Ngantru Village, Bojonegoro Regency

The purpose of this research was to analyze the process of farmer empowerment in Rural Farmer School (Sekolah Peternakan Rakyat/SPR) Mega Jaya founding and to find the impact of the program that might improve farmer resources in social-culture and economic aspects. The research was held in Rural Farmer School (SPR) Mega Jaya in Ngantru Village, Bojonegoro Regency for three months from 1^st March until 1^st June 2018. The material of this research was the human instrument which was the researchers themselves. The method of this research was qualitative, seven informants were chosen purposively and data collected were literacy study, interview, and observation. The data analysis used inductive qualitative method through data collection, data assessment, verification, and conclusion. The process of farmers' empowerment in Rural Farmer School is pre-evaluation, prototyping, implementation, affirmation, and independence of the program. The Rural Farmer School program had both positive and negative sides. This program affected mostly in social-culture. It affected some aspects such as increasing mutual assistance, motivation, security, and kinship but it decreased farmers' working hours. The program also affected the economic side, such as increasing workforce, asset, and infrastructure. There was a negative side that appears on the financial aspect that caused the expenditures increasing of self-help development.