Evaluation of government grant program (Case Study: “Dana Pokok Pikiran (POKIR)” or Principal Grant by Legislator in Farmers Groups in Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia)

The study aimed to evaluate the Government Grant Program known as “Dana Pokok Pikiran” or “Pokir” by legislators in Farmer Groups in Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The survey method was used in this study. It was conducted in Kuranji District, Padang City. The subject of this study was farmer groups in Kuranji District. The sample was ten farmer groups whose funding by legislators in the last three years. The respondent was stakeholders in the farmer groups. The data was collected with a questionnaire and then analysed with statistic descriptive. The result showed that the respondent stated the “Pokir” Grant 90% was implemented effectively, 50% was implemented efficiently, and 80% was sufficient. Furthermore, 90% of respondents stated that the “Pokir” Grant was spread evenly, 80% were well responsive, and 100% said the “Pokir Grant was right on target. The study concludes that almost all respondents stated the “Pokir” Grant was correct in following the program’s objectives, except for efficiency purposes.


Introduction
The livestock sub-sector is part of the agricultural sector, which often receives attention from legislative members.Many farmers' groups obtained the Government Grant Program or "Dana Pokok Pikiran" or "Pokir" grants from these legislators.The "Pokir" grant, which is the community's aspiration entrusted to legislative members, will be budgeted and discussed in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) draft.This grant aims to strengthen farmer groups to increase production and work productivity.Surya [1] says that the variables of government assistance, experience and the business environment simultaneously (together) significantly affect work productivity.
Pokir grant has often been done and is usually distributed to farmers in various forms, such as breed assistance (calf), broodstock assistance, facilities and infrastructure, feed assistance and cage assistance.However, the success of these various assistance programs still needs to improve.After receiving aid, even groups of farmers no longer run businesses as a group or businesses on their behalf.It had an impact that showed by the slow increase in the cattle population.The Padang City Agriculture Service in "Padang dalam Angka 2023" [2] recorded 14.482 head cattle population in Padang City in 2022.It spread across farmers' groups and individuals.Its population has experienced a downward trend from time to time, while on the other hand, the government has always distributed various types of program assistance.
In order to ensure grants are well-spent, it is necessary to assess the level of success of various government programmes, particularly those funded by Pokir grants.It's critical to determine government assistance programmes, such as Pokir grants, to determine their effectiveness, assess their success, and plan for the future.Dunn [3] asserts that a program's evaluation can be used to determine the degree to which it is effective, efficient, adequate, sensitive, and accurate.If the goals are unmet, developing a more appropriate programme model, implementation strategy, and monitoring system will be necessary.
Based on that explanation, this study aims to evaluate the Government Grant Program known as "Dana Pokok Pikiran" or "Pokir" by legislators in Farmer Groups in Kuranji District, Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Research location
The research was conducted in the centre developing farm in Padang City, West Sumatra Province, Kuranji District.It was determined purposively because Kuranji District has farmers who obtain the "Pokir" grants from legislature members.

Research approach
The research approach used the survey method.Wirartha [4] defined the survey method as using observation, data collection, and deductive reasoning to provide a big picture of the subject under investigation and reliable information about the problem's subject.

Data collecting
Primary data were obtained from the observations and in-depth interviews with farmers and respondent extension officers as key informants (key informants).The secondary data was obtained from documents from stakeholders in Padang City.

Research respondent
The respondents were ten farmers' groups who were determined purposively.In this study, the respondents were the farmers in Kuranji District who obtained a "Pokir" grant from the Padang City Legislature in the last three years.The human research participants in this report has been performed based on the Declaration of Helsinki.

Data analysis
The descriptive statistic was used to analyse the data analysis presented in percentages.The data categorised used the formula [5] below: Implementation rate percentage= total of implementation by respondents total of ideal score x 100% The data was demonstrated in percentages.The percentages of evaluation "Pokir" grants are categorised into three categories: Good (84.01-100%),Moderate (52.01-84.00%)and Poor (20.00-52.000%)[6].

Result and discussion
The evaluation of "Pokir" grants given by members of the Legislature of Padang City in Farmers' groups in Kuranji District, Padang City, is shown in Table 1.

Effectiveness
The "Pokir" grants from legislature members for cattle farmers' groups in Padang have generally been effective, especially regarding the results and objectives achieved.The majority of farmer groups claimed that it had impacted the outcomes and attainment of business objectives.According to Steers [7], effectiveness evaluates a goal's success.The output of the cattle population maintained by the group did not significantly increase, so the results still needed to be more effective when using indicators of increasing the cattle population maintained.In Andriani's [8] and Jeongyoon et al. [9] opinion, production and goals are mutually related to effectiveness; the more significant the output contribution, the more effective a programme is.However, it would also be inappropriate to evaluate the success of this programme solely based on indicators of population growth, as population growth and declines can also be influenced by other variables, such as the volume of slaughtered animals and the occurrence of infectious diseases like foot and mouth disease (FMD).

Efficiency
The results showed that "Pokir" grants were inefficient in the farmers' group.It is led by the need for the more positive impact of the program on increasing group activities, speed in completing work and easy setup for group activities.This result is in accordance with the opinion of Yabbar [10] that an inefficiency occurs when the input used is too large but not accompanied by an increase in output or when the input used is too large, even though the output goal remains the same.Even though each implemented program aims to achieve efficiency, the inefficiency of this aid program is also caused by the weak supervision carried out over the use of the program, both direct and indirect supervision.Abdullah [11] argues that supervision can be in the form of direct, indirect, preventive, and repressive supervision.This is important considering that supervision has a function to measure performance as a basis for decision-making and future group action.

Adequacy
The "Pokir" grants did not produce the best results for the adequacy goal; its indicator is only in the moderate range.These findings show that the programme has yet to satisfy the needs of the farmer group, solve group issues, or live up to group expectations.According to Kimko et al. [12], adequacy is fullness, roundness, equivalence, wholeness, and universality.These goals cannot all be immediately met by one programme.The adequacy criterion also highlights the close connection between alternative policies and anticipated outcomes.This requirement is reasonable, given the countless needs of farmer groups and the issues different groups face.Yastini [13] revealed that groups in cattle agribusiness development need more access to information or technology, which harms their ability to access business capital, manage their groups effectively, and form business partnerships.Therefore, it is necessary to proceed gradually and methodically to meet the group's needs and resolve any issues that may arise.

Equalisation
According to the study's findings, the "Pokir" Grants programme for cattle farmers' groups in Padan is in a good category for equity indicators.The viability of the recipient group's programme, the accuracy of the recipient's target, and the recipient group's capacity for financial accountability are examples of the beneficial distribution category.This shows that the government, as the program's sponsor, is trying to be as equitable as possible to ensure that the necessary funding is provided for suitable targets.According to Putera [14], equity in public policy can mean the same thing as justice that is promised and attained through goals.Before this, Dunn [3] claimed that approaches with a smoothing orientation produced or sought a fair distribution.

Responsibility
The objective of responsiveness through the "Pokir" grants program from legislature members in the group of cattle breeders in Padang City has only been achieved in the moderate category.This indicates that this government programme cannot resolve the recipient farmer group's problems.It also needs to make more contributions to the growth of the group and the creation of work programmes.According to Dunn's [3] assertion that responsiveness relates to how far a policy can satisfy the needs, preferences, or values of specific groups of people, this result amply demonstrates whether this programme has been able to meet the needs of the recipient group.According to Ruhimat [15], members' capacity, cooperation with other parties, and business capital can all be strengthened to increase member satisfaction.

Appropriate
According to research, the government programme of the "Pokir" grant has successfully realised the group's objectives in a good category.These outcomes demonstrate that the legislature produced something valuable and helpful through the "Pokir" grant.Because accuracy is the application of laws that resolve issues faced by the community, this government programme is a means of resolving issues in groups of cattle breeders in Padang City [16].You have met a need in the group if, after receiving the programme, you can address the issues the recipient group faces.It also adheres to Dunn's [3] assertion that accuracy is a rationalisation strategy to satisfy an essential public need.

Conclusion
It concluded that most representatives of the farmers' group in Kuranji District, Padang City, stated that the Government's program in the form of the "Pokir" grants from legislature members was in accordance with the program's objectives but was still classified as in the moderate category because the program's efficiency goals had not been achieved.

Table 1 .
The decree of "Pokir" grants farmers' group