Sumbangan koperasi terhadap pembangunan sosial komuniti pekebun kecil sawit (Contribution of cooperation to social development of palm oil small holders)
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Penglibatan masyarakat dalam organisasi koperasi bukan sahaja dapat membantu mereka untuk mendapat manfaat ekonomi tetapi juga memberi ruang kepada aktiviti sosial yang dijalankan oleh pihak koperasi. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai sumbangan sosial yang diberikan oleh Koperasi Penanaman Sawit Mampan terhadap ahli komuniti pekebun kecil sawit. Seramai 46 ahli Koperasi Penanaman Sawit Mampan (KPSM) Saratok telah terlibat sebagai responden dalam kajian ini. Borang soal selidik digunakan sebagai instrumen bagi mendapatkan data kajian dan analisa deskriptif telah dijalankan. Analisa ini merangkumi analisis min, kekerapan, peratusan serta sisihan piawai. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa koperasi KPSM Saratok telah memberi sumbangan sosial terhadap komuniti pekebun kecil sawit dari aspek peningkatan hubungan pekebun kecil sawit (PKS), peningkatan penglibatan komuniti dalam aktiviti sawit, pemantauan aktiviti pertanian komuniti, penyediaan peluang pekerjaan, peningkatan kemahiran dan kemudahan dalam pengurusan aktiviti.
Kata kunci: hubungan komuniti, pekebun kecil sawit, pembangunan sosial, pengurusan koperasi, sumbangan koperasi, sumbangan sosial
Abstract
Community involvement in cooperative organizations will not only help them to gain economic benefit but also provide space for social activities carried out by the co-operatives. The study aims to assess the social contribution provided by the Sustainable Palm Oil Cooperative (KPSM) to members of the smallholder community. A total of 46 members of KPSM Saratok have been involved as respondents in this study. The questionnaire was used as the instrument for obtaining data which then being descriptively analysed. The analysis included mean analysis, frequency, percentage and standard deviation. The findings show that KPSM Saratok has contribute to the palm oil smallholder community in terms of enhancing the smallholders’ relationships, enhancing the community’s participation in palm oil activities, monitoring community agricultural activities, providing job opportunities, improving skills, facilities and the management of activities.
Keywords: community relationship, palm oil smallhoder, social development, cooperation management, cooperation contribution, social contribution
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