READINESS OF HUMAN RESOURCES ASPECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERNIZATION OF IRRIGATION IN INDONESIA IN THE MACAN IRRIGATION AREA
Irrigation modernization in Indonesia is basically an effort to realize a participatory irrigation management system oriented towards fulfilling irrigation service levels in an effective, efficient and sustainable manner in order to support food and water security, through increasing the reliability of water supply, infrastructure, irrigation management, management institutions, and human resources. There are five pillars of modernization of Indonesian irrigation, pillar one availability of water, pillar two of irrigation infrastructure, pillar three of irrigation management, pillar four of irrigation institutions, and pillar five of human actors in irrigation management. The pillars of Irrigation Modernization are interrelated with one another. The most important pillar is the fifth pillar, namely the aspect of human resources; because the main implementers of irrigation modernization are humans. To measure the readiness of irrigation modernization in Indonesia, the Irrigation Modernization Readiness Index (IKMI) activity was carried out. So far, the average IKMI score from several irrigation areas in Indonesia is 58.27 in the sufficient category. To realize the modernization of irrigation, of course, the readiness of the human resources itself is needed. In this study, the human resources studied are agencies, weir operation guards, and Watergate guards in the Macan irrigation area. The current condition is based on the results of questionnaires and interviews on the readiness of the human resource aspect for irrigation modernization in the Macan irrigation area in the average range of 2.25 of the expected target 5. To achieve human capital in the context of irrigation modernization, of course, it is necessary to understand irrigation modernization as a whole; and increase in education, training, and understanding of technology.
Human Resources, Irrigation Modernization, Macan Irrigation Area