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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2015 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 826-830
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2015.826.830
Effect of Farmers Socio-economic Toward Adoption Level of Agricultural Technology in Sigi Regency Indonesia
Max Nur Alam

Abstract: The objectives of this study were to (1) Know the adoption level of agricultural technology on Field School Program of Integrated Plant Management in Sigi Regency Indonesia and (2) Analyze the effect of farmers socio-economic toward agricultural technology adoption on Field School Program of Integrated Plant Management. The study was conducted in Sigi Regency Indonesia. The number of respondents in this study were 67 household heads. Sampling was done by simple random. Descriptive statistic was used to answer the first objective and multiple regression analysis was used to answer the second objective. The result showed that, technology adoption on Field School Program of Integrated Plant Management was still low in Sigi Regency Indonesia, it was because the resource of farmers was still low. The household income, age of household heads, land area of rice farming, frequency of following agricultural extension, frequency of visiting demonstration plot and education of household heads affected technology adoption on Field School Program of Integrated Plant Management in Sigi Regency Indonesia. The increasing of farmers resource was very needed so that farmers could adopt the better agricultural technology.

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Max Nur Alam , 2015. Effect of Farmers Socio-economic Toward Adoption Level of Agricultural Technology in Sigi Regency Indonesia. Journal of Applied Sciences, 15: 826-830.

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