Jurnal Sains Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Masyarakat Vol. 06 (04) 2022 | 445-455 https://doi.org/10.29244/jskpm.v6i4.997 Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. Published under Department of Communication and Community Development Science, IPB University E-ISSN: 2338-8269 | P-ISSN: 2338-8021 Hubungan Peran Pemuda Tani Indonesia dalam Pemberdayaan Petani dengan Taraf Hidup Petani (Studi Kasus: Program on-farm Petani Mandiri di Desa Tahalak) The Relationship of The Role of Pemuda Tani Indonesia in Empowerment of Farmers with Farmers' Standard of Living Indah Islami Ritonga *) , Endriatmo Soetarto, Martua Sihaloho Departemen Sains Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Masyarakat, Fakultas Ekologi Manusia, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Dramaga Bogor 16680, Indonesia *) E-mail korespondensi: islami_indah10@apps.ipb.ac.id Diterima: 30-05-2022 | Disetujui: 29-07-2022 | Publikasi Online: 31-07-2022 ABSTRACT Pemuda Tani Indonesia (PTI) is an agricultural organization that has an empowerment program, namely the on-farm program for independent farmers in Tahalak Village, Ujung Gading, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra. The purpose of this study was to describe the organizational performance of PTI, to analyze the role of PTI in empowering farmers, and to analyze the relationship between the role of Pemuda Tani Indonesia in empowering farmers and the standard of living of farmers. The research method used is exploratory sequential mixed methods with a qualitative approach followed by a quantitative approach. Data was collected by observation, in-depth interviews, FGDs, and literature studies. The selection of respondents and informants was done using purposive sampling technique. Based on the results of the study, the role of PTI in empowering farmers was mostly in the medium and high categories. The living standards of farmers in Tahalak Ujung Gading Village are mostly in the moderate category. The variable of PTI's role in empowerment with the standard of living of farmers has a moderate but not significant relationship. Keywords: empowerment, farmer's standard of living, Pemuda Tani Indonesia, performance of PTI ABSTRAK Pemuda Tani Indonesia (PTI) merupakan organisasi pertanian yang memiliki program pemberdayaan yaitu program on- farm petani mandiri di Desa Tahalak Ujung Gading Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan, Sumatera Utara. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan keragaan organisasi PTI, menganalisis peran PTI dalam pemberdayaan petani, dan menganalisis hubungan peran Pemuda Tani Indonesia dalam pemberdayaan petani dengan taraf hidup petani. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah tipe exploratory sequential mixed methods dengan pendekatan kualitatif yang diikuti pendekatan kuantitatif. Pengambilan data menggunakan metode kuesioner, wawancara mendalam, FGD, dan studi literatur. Penentuan responden dan informan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, peran PTI dalam pemberdayaan petani mayoritas berada pada kategori sedang dan tinggi. Taraf hidup petani di Desa Tahalak Ujung Gading mayoritas berada pada kategori sedang. Adapun variabel peran PTI dalam pemberdayaan dengan taraf hidup petani memiliki hubungan yang moderat namun tidak signifikan. Kata kunci: keragaan PTI, pemberdayaan, Pemuda Tani Indonesia, taraf hidup petani