Planning Counseling Methods in Supporting Sustainable Forestry Development in Simalungun Regency

Simalungun Regency is an agricultural area and the main occupation of community agriculture. To support development in agriculture, especially field forestry, it very necessary to be accompanied by extension workers. Forestry workers provide guidance assist farmers either form demonstrations or examples work farming solve all problems faced. The existence forestry Regency, socio-economic life knowledge have changed for better. Seeing difficult challenges that will faced workers, accurate method delivering material so are willing adopt from worker. data analysis technique using Process Hierarchy Analysis (AHP) breaking down into groups then arranged a hierarchy with decision system selecting health counseling determining top priority several criteria existing alternatives make decisions selection planning. weight value each alternative based on evaluation weighting has been carried out higher indicates its level importance. So independence farmer selected as sustainable strategy accordance planning methods