ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATOR WITH EXTENSION IN THE DISTRICT MINAHASA. Extension workers has a strategic role in improving the welfare of farmers / ranchers. One of the factors that influence the success of the extension duties is the state socio-economic background or socio-economic characteristics of each extension. However, the extent of the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics with the implementation of the extension in Minahasa unknown. Based on these problems, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of these characteristics with the execution of tasks with good extension. This study uses survey data collection on respondents extension and analyzed descriptively. The collected data are presented in tables cross between variables (education and experience) were observed and analyzed by looking at the distribution Trends. The results showed that the factor of higher education Bachelor (S1) tend to be better than not on the Bachelor in execution of duty. On the other hand experience of long-serving and who have served a long time showed relatively recent trend duty (< 20 years) is better than the longtime (> 20 years). As a conclusion that the social and economic characteristics based on the educational background related to the implementation of the tasks. The higher the education the better performance of its duties educator.   Keywords: Characteristics , Social Economy, Duties , Extension

THE ROLE OF EXTENSION WORKER IN FOSTERING A JOINT VENTURE PIGBUSINESS GROUP “SINGKATUHANG”(A Case Study in Buha village, Mapanget SubDistrict). The research had been done from April until August 2019, in Buha village, Mapanget district, Manado city.   The aim of this research was to find out the role of  extension workers  (animal husbandry instructor) in fostering and changing the behavior (knowledge, skill and attitude) of farmers  in a joint venture pig business groups “Singkatuhang” (Bantik ethnic language means brotherhood) on how to manage the proper pig raising system. This research was a qualitative research, where the data were obtained using observation and interview methods, after data processing then descriptively explained. Primary data covering all group activities and pig breeding business were taken from “Singkatuhang” group leader or members and the head of field extension workers, while secondary data covering the general condition of the region and extension institutions were obtained from Buha village office and Manado city of Agricultures, Marines and Fisheries office.  An ordinal scale was used to measure behavior variables and Ratio scale was used to measure group profits. Based on the analysis results, it can be concluded that the role of extension  workers has been changed the farmers’ behavior and influenced (quietly increased) the farmers’ income in a joint venture pig business group “Singkatuhang” compared to the minimum wage in North Sulawesi province 2019.