Local Institutional Participation in Agrotourism Management of Wonorejo Reservoir, Tulungagung, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

This research aimed to analize the participation of local formal and non formal institutions in agrotourism management of Wonorejo Reservoir.  Institutions studied were formal and non formal institutions operating in the reservoir area. There were 120 respondents from 12 local institutions comprising 6 formal institutions and 6 non formal constitutions.   Of each institution, there were 10 repondents.  Leaders of each institution were selected purposively to serve as key informants, the next nine respondents were selected by using snow ball method.  Agrotourism management observed included activities of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.  Data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis.  The result revealed that the participation rates of both local formal and non formal institutions in the agrotourism management were still low classified as Moderate Participation.  The participation rate of local formal institutions in agrotourism management was slightly higher than that of local non formal institutions.  Obstacles of local institutional participation in the agrotourism management were:                  1) Public Company Jasa Tirta I Tulungagung that was supposed to be the leading institution for developing agrotourism was only a branch of Public Company Jasa Tirta I Malang and did not have full authorities in agrotourism management; 2) There was not any coordination among local institutions. 3) There were uncertainties of duties and authorities among formal institutions; 4) agrotourism was only considered as a byproduct.

Key words:         Agrotourism management, institutional participation